Potatoes — Area harvested in Argentina
Argentina: Potatoes — Area harvested was 59,019 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Potatoes — Area harvested in Argentina, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, potatoes — area harvested in Argentina stood at 59,019 ha. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.8% on the previous year and down 19.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, potatoes — area harvested in Argentina peaked at 203,733 ha in 1965 and was at its lowest, 59,019 ha, in 2024.
Argentina ranks 47th of 153 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Potatoes — Area harvested in Argentina, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 202,890 ha | — |
| 1962 | 143,431 ha | -29.3% |
| 1963 | 165,726 ha | +15.5% |
| 1964 | 178,823 ha | +7.9% |
| 1965 | 203,733 ha | +13.9% |
| 1966 | 164,876 ha | -19.1% |
| 1967 | 163,177 ha | -1.0% |
| 1968 | 199,789 ha | +22.4% |
| 1969 | 202,791 ha | +1.5% |
| 1970 | 189,710 ha | -6.5% |
| 1971 | 178,600 ha | -5.9% |
| 1972 | 147,080 ha | -17.6% |
| 1973 | 117,150 ha | -20.3% |
| 1974 | 126,620 ha | +8.1% |
| 1975 | 110,750 ha | -12.5% |
| 1976 | 107,800 ha | -2.7% |
| 1977 | 111,360 ha | +3.3% |
| 1978 | 115,400 ha | +3.6% |
| 1979 | 109,500 ha | -5.1% |
| 1980 | 112,470 ha | +2.7% |
| 1981 | 116,700 ha | +3.8% |
| 1982 | 102,220 ha | -12.4% |
| 1983 | 108,140 ha | +5.8% |
| 1984 | 113,450 ha | +4.9% |
| 1985 | 106,255 ha | -6.3% |
| 1986 | 109,204 ha | +2.8% |
| 1987 | 105,196 ha | -3.7% |
| 1988 | 111,385 ha | +5.9% |
| 1989 | 101,849 ha | -8.6% |
| 1990 | 78,826 ha | -22.6% |
| 1991 | 85,073 ha | +7.9% |
| 1992 | 81,819 ha | -3.8% |
| 1993 | 100,087 ha | +22.3% |
| 1994 | 105,257 ha | +5.2% |
| 1995 | 88,516 ha | -15.9% |
| 1996 | 99,400 ha | +12.3% |
| 1997 | 112,153 ha | +12.8% |
| 1998 | 116,169 ha | +3.6% |
| 1999 | 113,000 ha | -2.7% |
| 2000 | 80,000 ha | -29.2% |
| 2001 | 88,000 ha | +10.0% |
| 2002 | 90,000 ha | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 75,000 ha | -16.7% |
| 2004 | 70,000 ha | -6.7% |
| 2005 | 63,000 ha | -10.0% |
| 2006 | 68,000 ha | +7.9% |
| 2007 | 68,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 68,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 66,479 ha | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 67,896 ha | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 68,923 ha | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 70,710 ha | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 71,954 ha | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 72,922 ha | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 74,338 ha | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 75,500 ha | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 74,845 ha | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 74,231 ha | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 76,171 ha | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 79,940 ha | +4.9% |
| 2021 | 86,222 ha | +7.9% |
| 2022 | 64,306 ha | -25.4% |
| 2023 | 60,695 ha | -5.6% |
| 2024 | 59,019 ha | -2.8% |
Argentina compared with similar countries
- Argentina's 59,019 ha is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 15,744 ha, 3.7× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Argentina's 59,019 ha is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 3,144 ha, 18.8× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 180,582 ha | 143,431 ha | 203,733 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 131,397 ha | 107,800 ha | 189,710 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 108,687 ha | 101,849 ha | 116,700 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 98,030 ha | 78,826 ha | 116,169 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 73,648 ha | 63,000 ha | 90,000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 72,749 ha | 67,896 ha | 76,171 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 70,036 ha | 59,019 ha | 86,222 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Argentina
- 44 Mexico 64,918 ha compare
- 45 Tajikistan 63,315 ha compare
- 46 Spain 61,390 ha compare
- 48 Turkmenistan 53,855 ha compare
- 49 Italy 49,090 ha compare
- 50 Ethiopia PDR 48,500 ha compare
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 potatoes — area harvested in Argentina?
- Potatoes — area harvested in Argentina was 59,019 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest potatoes — area harvested recorded in Argentina?
- The highest recorded value was 203,733 ha in 1965.
- What is the lowest potatoes — area harvested recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was 59,019 ha in 2024.
- How does Argentina rank for potatoes — area harvested?
- Argentina ranks 47th out of 153 countries with data for 2024.
- Is potatoes — area harvested rising or falling in Argentina?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Argentina data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Potatoes — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.