Rice — Area harvested in Argentina
Argentina: Rice — Area harvested was 190,950 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Rice — Area harvested in Argentina, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, rice — area harvested in Argentina stood at 190,950 ha.
That represents a change of up 10.4% on the previous year and down 21.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rice — area harvested in Argentina peaked at 289,200 ha in 1999 and was at its lowest, 46,000 ha, in 1961.
That places Argentina 37th out of 133 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.
Rice — Area harvested in Argentina, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 46,000 ha | — |
| 1962 | 53,060 ha | +15.3% |
| 1963 | 52,300 ha | -1.4% |
| 1964 | 54,020 ha | +3.3% |
| 1965 | 67,880 ha | +25.7% |
| 1966 | 46,795 ha | -31.1% |
| 1967 | 61,830 ha | +32.1% |
| 1968 | 70,800 ha | +14.5% |
| 1969 | 87,500 ha | +23.6% |
| 1970 | 101,900 ha | +16.5% |
| 1971 | 77,200 ha | -24.2% |
| 1972 | 83,100 ha | +7.6% |
| 1973 | 76,550 ha | -7.9% |
| 1974 | 82,700 ha | +8.0% |
| 1975 | 92,500 ha | +11.9% |
| 1976 | 87,270 ha | -5.7% |
| 1977 | 90,600 ha | +3.8% |
| 1978 | 95,000 ha | +4.9% |
| 1979 | 102,400 ha | +7.8% |
| 1980 | 82,200 ha | -19.7% |
| 1981 | 81,800 ha | -0.5% |
| 1982 | 113,600 ha | +38.9% |
| 1983 | 92,100 ha | -18.9% |
| 1984 | 128,385 ha | +39.4% |
| 1985 | 108,750 ha | -15.3% |
| 1986 | 112,900 ha | +3.8% |
| 1987 | 94,680 ha | -16.1% |
| 1988 | 91,700 ha | -3.1% |
| 1989 | 104,900 ha | +14.4% |
| 1990 | 116,620 ha | +11.2% |
| 1991 | 86,265 ha | -26.0% |
| 1992 | 140,700 ha | +63.1% |
| 1993 | 139,650 ha | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 141,340 ha | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 184,115 ha | +30.3% |
| 1996 | 193,215 ha | +4.9% |
| 1997 | 224,408 ha | +16.1% |
| 1998 | 211,705 ha | -5.7% |
| 1999 | 289,200 ha | +36.6% |
| 2000 | 189,050 ha | -34.6% |
| 2001 | 151,870 ha | -19.7% |
| 2002 | 124,010 ha | -18.3% |
| 2003 | 132,890 ha | +7.2% |
| 2004 | 169,178 ha | +27.3% |
| 2005 | 158,938 ha | -6.1% |
| 2006 | 169,025 ha | +6.3% |
| 2007 | 164,635 ha | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 182,460 ha | +10.8% |
| 2009 | 193,800 ha | +6.2% |
| 2010 | 215,670 ha | +11.3% |
| 2011 | 257,445 ha | +19.4% |
| 2012 | 235,372 ha | -8.6% |
| 2013 | 232,700 ha | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 243,200 ha | +4.5% |
| 2015 | 232,590 ha | -4.4% |
| 2016 | 207,740 ha | -10.7% |
| 2017 | 204,100 ha | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 198,170 ha | -2.9% |
| 2019 | 183,285 ha | -7.5% |
| 2020 | 185,300 ha | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 199,993 ha | +7.9% |
| 2022 | 186,070 ha | -7.0% |
| 2023 | 173,002 ha | -7.0% |
| 2024 | 190,950 ha | +10.4% |
Argentina compared with similar countries
- Argentina's 190,950 ha is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 40,875 ha, 4.7× the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Argentina's 190,950 ha is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 50,796 ha, 3.8× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 60,021 ha | 46,000 ha | 87,500 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 88,922 ha | 76,550 ha | 102,400 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 101,102 ha | 81,800 ha | 128,385 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 172,722 ha | 86,265 ha | 289,200 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 163,586 ha | 124,010 ha | 193,800 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 221,027 ha | 183,285 ha | 257,445 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 187,063 ha | 173,002 ha | 199,993 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Argentina
- 34 Uganda 230,000 ha compare
- 35 Italy 226,130 ha compare
- 36 Russian Federation 206,200 ha compare
- 38 Dominican Republic 187,682 ha compare
- 39 Paraguay 186,514 ha compare
- 40 Guinea-Bissau 168,574 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 rice — area harvested in Argentina?
- Rice — area harvested in Argentina was 190,950 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest rice — area harvested recorded in Argentina?
- The highest recorded value was 289,200 ha in 1999.
- What is the lowest rice — area harvested recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was 46,000 ha in 1961.
- How does Argentina rank for rice — area harvested?
- Argentina ranks 37th out of 133 countries with data for 2024.
- Is rice — area harvested rising or falling in Argentina?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.5%. 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, published as part of Rice — 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.