Millet yields in Argentina
Argentina: Millet yields was 1.17 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Millet yields in Argentina, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
Argentina recorded 1.17 tonnes per hectare for millet yields in 2024.
The figure is down 13.2% on the previous year and down 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, millet yields in Argentina peaked at 2.27 tonnes per hectare in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.9067 tonnes per hectare, in 1972.
That places Argentina 39th out of 89 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Millet yields in Argentina, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.29 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 1.35 tonnes per hectare | +4.4% |
| 1963 | 1.06 tonnes per hectare | -21.3% |
| 1964 | 1.13 tonnes per hectare | +6.1% |
| 1965 | 0.9843 tonnes per hectare | -12.7% |
| 1966 | 1.14 tonnes per hectare | +15.9% |
| 1967 | 1.19 tonnes per hectare | +4.3% |
| 1968 | 1.09 tonnes per hectare | -8.5% |
| 1969 | 0.9919 tonnes per hectare | -8.9% |
| 1970 | 0.9515 tonnes per hectare | -4.1% |
| 1971 | 1.21 tonnes per hectare | +27.1% |
| 1972 | 0.9067 tonnes per hectare | -25.0% |
| 1973 | 1.14 tonnes per hectare | +26.2% |
| 1974 | 1.1 tonnes per hectare | -4.0% |
| 1975 | 1.03 tonnes per hectare | -6.3% |
| 1976 | 1.27 tonnes per hectare | +23.8% |
| 1977 | 1.33 tonnes per hectare | +4.7% |
| 1978 | 1.35 tonnes per hectare | +1.4% |
| 1979 | 1.3 tonnes per hectare | -3.7% |
| 1980 | 1.03 tonnes per hectare | -20.8% |
| 1981 | 1.27 tonnes per hectare | +23.1% |
| 1982 | 1.17 tonnes per hectare | -8.0% |
| 1983 | 1.11 tonnes per hectare | -4.6% |
| 1984 | 1.2 tonnes per hectare | +7.3% |
| 1985 | 1.26 tonnes per hectare | +5.3% |
| 1986 | 1.14 tonnes per hectare | -9.6% |
| 1987 | 1.24 tonnes per hectare | +8.5% |
| 1988 | 1.37 tonnes per hectare | +10.6% |
| 1989 | 1.16 tonnes per hectare | -15.2% |
| 1990 | 1.32 tonnes per hectare | +14.0% |
| 1991 | 1.51 tonnes per hectare | +14.3% |
| 1992 | 1.61 tonnes per hectare | +6.8% |
| 1993 | 1.66 tonnes per hectare | +2.9% |
| 1994 | 1.47 tonnes per hectare | -11.7% |
| 1995 | 1.36 tonnes per hectare | -7.1% |
| 1996 | 1.05 tonnes per hectare | -22.7% |
| 1997 | 1.03 tonnes per hectare | -2.6% |
| 1998 | 1.26 tonnes per hectare | +22.5% |
| 1999 | 1.42 tonnes per hectare | +12.7% |
| 2000 | 1.51 tonnes per hectare | +6.9% |
| 2001 | 1.77 tonnes per hectare | +16.6% |
| 2002 | 1.91 tonnes per hectare | +7.9% |
| 2003 | 1.84 tonnes per hectare | -3.2% |
| 2004 | 1.58 tonnes per hectare | -14.4% |
| 2005 | 1.74 tonnes per hectare | +10.1% |
| 2006 | 1.59 tonnes per hectare | -8.6% |
| 2007 | 1.42 tonnes per hectare | -10.9% |
| 2008 | 1.42 tonnes per hectare | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 1.72 tonnes per hectare | +21.8% |
| 2010 | 1.37 tonnes per hectare | -20.8% |
| 2011 | 1.7 tonnes per hectare | +24.5% |
| 2012 | 1.76 tonnes per hectare | +3.6% |
| 2013 | 1.83 tonnes per hectare | +3.9% |
| 2014 | 1.19 tonnes per hectare | -35.1% |
| 2015 | 2.27 tonnes per hectare | +91.7% |
| 2016 | 1.55 tonnes per hectare | -31.7% |
| 2017 | 1.92 tonnes per hectare | +23.8% |
| 2018 | 1.25 tonnes per hectare | -34.9% |
| 2019 | 1.89 tonnes per hectare | +51.1% |
| 2020 | 1.55 tonnes per hectare | -18.1% |
| 2021 | 1.52 tonnes per hectare | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 1.63 tonnes per hectare | +6.8% |
| 2023 | 1.34 tonnes per hectare | -17.5% |
| 2024 | 1.17 tonnes per hectare | -13.2% |
Argentina compared with similar countries
- Argentina's 1.17 tonnes per hectare is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.25 tonnes per hectare, 93% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.14 tonnes per hectare | 0.9843 tonnes per hectare | 1.35 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.16 tonnes per hectare | 0.9067 tonnes per hectare | 1.35 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.19 tonnes per hectare | 1.03 tonnes per hectare | 1.37 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.37 tonnes per hectare | 1.03 tonnes per hectare | 1.66 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.65 tonnes per hectare | 1.42 tonnes per hectare | 1.91 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.67 tonnes per hectare | 1.19 tonnes per hectare | 2.27 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.44 tonnes per hectare | 1.17 tonnes per hectare | 1.63 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Argentina
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 1.97 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0553 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 824.26 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.6693 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.0765 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 5.5% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 5.5% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.6% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is millet yields in Argentina?
- Millet yields in Argentina was 1.17 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest millet yields recorded in Argentina?
- The highest recorded value was 2.27 tonnes per hectare in 2015.
- What is the lowest millet yields recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9067 tonnes per hectare in 1972.
- How does Argentina rank for millet yields?
- Argentina ranks 39th out of 89 countries with data for 2024.
- Is millet yields rising or falling in Argentina?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Argentina data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Millet yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.