Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested in Argentina
Argentina: Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested was 87,969 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested in Argentina, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, roots and tubers, total — area harvested in Argentina stood at 87,969 ha. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.2% on the previous year and down 15.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, roots and tubers, total — area harvested in Argentina peaked at 273,628 ha in 1969 and was at its lowest, 87,969 ha, in 2024.
That places Argentina 66th out of 191 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested in Argentina, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 258,821 ha | — |
| 1962 | 199,884 ha | -22.8% |
| 1963 | 221,250 ha | +10.7% |
| 1964 | 234,221 ha | +5.9% |
| 1965 | 263,063 ha | +12.3% |
| 1966 | 221,887 ha | -15.7% |
| 1967 | 230,470 ha | +3.9% |
| 1968 | 265,943 ha | +15.4% |
| 1969 | 273,628 ha | +2.9% |
| 1970 | 259,790 ha | -5.1% |
| 1971 | 246,200 ha | -5.2% |
| 1972 | 206,050 ha | -16.3% |
| 1973 | 179,110 ha | -13.1% |
| 1974 | 182,820 ha | +2.1% |
| 1975 | 171,650 ha | -6.1% |
| 1976 | 167,610 ha | -2.4% |
| 1977 | 168,760 ha | +0.7% |
| 1978 | 170,900 ha | +1.3% |
| 1979 | 164,700 ha | -3.6% |
| 1980 | 169,070 ha | +2.7% |
| 1981 | 162,900 ha | -3.6% |
| 1982 | 157,920 ha | -3.1% |
| 1983 | 151,940 ha | -3.8% |
| 1984 | 159,550 ha | +5.0% |
| 1985 | 152,455 ha | -4.4% |
| 1986 | 154,404 ha | +1.3% |
| 1987 | 145,324 ha | -5.9% |
| 1988 | 155,075 ha | +6.7% |
| 1989 | 138,225 ha | -10.9% |
| 1990 | 114,826 ha | -16.9% |
| 1991 | 122,073 ha | +6.3% |
| 1992 | 117,719 ha | -3.6% |
| 1993 | 137,087 ha | +16.5% |
| 1994 | 141,257 ha | +3.0% |
| 1995 | 124,516 ha | -11.9% |
| 1996 | 135,400 ha | +8.7% |
| 1997 | 144,742 ha | +6.9% |
| 1998 | 149,974 ha | +3.6% |
| 1999 | 147,000 ha | -2.0% |
| 2000 | 114,629 ha | -22.0% |
| 2001 | 122,000 ha | +6.4% |
| 2002 | 124,500 ha | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 110,181 ha | -11.5% |
| 2004 | 104,152 ha | -5.5% |
| 2005 | 97,303 ha | -6.6% |
| 2006 | 101,143 ha | +3.9% |
| 2007 | 101,154 ha | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 100,853 ha | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 99,223 ha | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 100,582 ha | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 101,330 ha | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 102,918 ha | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 103,544 ha | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 104,338 ha | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 105,582 ha | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 106,451 ha | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 105,597 ha | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 104,593 ha | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 105,807 ha | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 110,116 ha | +4.1% |
| 2021 | 116,166 ha | +5.5% |
| 2022 | 94,102 ha | -19.0% |
| 2023 | 89,942 ha | -4.4% |
| 2024 | 87,969 ha | -2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 241,019 ha | 199,884 ha | 273,628 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 191,759 ha | 164,700 ha | 259,790 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 154,686 ha | 138,225 ha | 169,070 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 133,459 ha | 114,826 ha | 149,974 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 107,514 ha | 97,303 ha | 124,500 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 104,074 ha | 100,582 ha | 106,451 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 99,659 ha | 87,969 ha | 116,166 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Argentina
- 63 Sudan (former) 95,574 ha compare
- 64 Serbia and Montenegro 95,347 ha compare
- 65 Liberia 88,648 ha compare
- 67 Mexico 76,912 ha compare
- 68 Romania 75,940 ha compare
- 69 Dominican Republic 74,712 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 roots and tubers, total — area harvested in Argentina?
- Roots and tubers, total — area harvested in Argentina was 87,969 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest roots and tubers, total — area harvested recorded in Argentina?
- The highest recorded value was 273,628 ha in 1969.
- What is the lowest roots and tubers, total — area harvested recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was 87,969 ha in 2024.
- How does Argentina rank for roots and tubers, total — area harvested?
- Argentina ranks 66th out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
- Is roots and tubers, total — area harvested rising or falling in Argentina?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.7%. 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 Roots and Tubers, Total — 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.