Soya beans — Area harvested in Argentina
Argentina: Soya beans — Area harvested was 16.37 million ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Soya beans — Area harvested in Argentina, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
Argentina recorded 16.37 million ha for soya beans — area harvested in 2024.
That represents a change of up 14.0% on the previous year and down 15.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, soya beans — area harvested in Argentina peaked at 19.50 million ha in 2016 and was at its lowest, 980 ha, in 1961.
Argentina ranks 2nd of 107 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Soya beans — Area harvested in Argentina, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 980 ha | — |
| 1962 | 9,649 ha | +884.6% |
| 1963 | 19,302 ha | +100.0% |
| 1964 | 12,220 ha | -36.7% |
| 1965 | 16,422 ha | +34.4% |
| 1966 | 15,689 ha | -4.5% |
| 1967 | 17,290 ha | +10.2% |
| 1968 | 20,200 ha | +16.8% |
| 1969 | 28,200 ha | +39.6% |
| 1970 | 25,970 ha | -7.9% |
| 1971 | 36,330 ha | +39.9% |
| 1972 | 68,000 ha | +87.2% |
| 1973 | 157,030 ha | +130.9% |
| 1974 | 334,440 ha | +113.0% |
| 1975 | 355,940 ha | +6.4% |
| 1976 | 433,500 ha | +21.8% |
| 1977 | 660,000 ha | +52.2% |
| 1978 | 1.15 million ha | +74.2% |
| 1979 | 1.60 million ha | +39.1% |
| 1980 | 2.03 million ha | +26.9% |
| 1981 | 1.88 million ha | -7.4% |
| 1982 | 1.99 million ha | +5.6% |
| 1983 | 2.28 million ha | +14.9% |
| 1984 | 2.91 million ha | +27.6% |
| 1985 | 3.27 million ha | +12.3% |
| 1986 | 3.32 million ha | +1.4% |
| 1987 | 3.53 million ha | +6.5% |
| 1988 | 4.37 million ha | +23.8% |
| 1989 | 3.93 million ha | -10.1% |
| 1990 | 4.96 million ha | +26.2% |
| 1991 | 4.77 million ha | -3.8% |
| 1992 | 4.94 million ha | +3.4% |
| 1993 | 5.12 million ha | +3.7% |
| 1994 | 5.75 million ha | +12.4% |
| 1995 | 5.93 million ha | +3.2% |
| 1996 | 5.91 million ha | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 6.39 million ha | +8.1% |
| 1998 | 6.95 million ha | +8.8% |
| 1999 | 8.18 million ha | +17.6% |
| 2000 | 8.64 million ha | +5.6% |
| 2001 | 10.40 million ha | +20.4% |
| 2002 | 11.41 million ha | +9.7% |
| 2003 | 12.42 million ha | +8.9% |
| 2004 | 14.30 million ha | +15.2% |
| 2005 | 14.03 million ha | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 15.13 million ha | +7.8% |
| 2007 | 15.98 million ha | +5.6% |
| 2008 | 16.39 million ha | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 16.77 million ha | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 18.13 million ha | +8.1% |
| 2011 | 18.76 million ha | +3.5% |
| 2012 | 17.58 million ha | -6.3% |
| 2013 | 19.42 million ha | +10.5% |
| 2014 | 19.25 million ha | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 19.35 million ha | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 19.50 million ha | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 17.34 million ha | -11.1% |
| 2018 | 16.32 million ha | -5.9% |
| 2019 | 16.58 million ha | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 16.71 million ha | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 16.47 million ha | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 15.87 million ha | -3.6% |
| 2023 | 14.36 million ha | -9.6% |
| 2024 | 16.37 million ha | +14.0% |
Argentina compared with similar countries
- Argentina's 16.37 million ha is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 15,182 ha, 1078.3× the median. (29 countries reporting)
- Argentina's 16.37 million ha is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 10,155 ha, 1612.1× the median. (18 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Soya beans — Area harvested in Argentina changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | +884.6% | 980 ha | 9,649 ha |
| 1973 | +130.9% | 68,000 ha | 157,030 ha |
| 1974 | +113.0% | 157,030 ha | 334,440 ha |
| 1963 | +100.0% | 9,649 ha | 19,302 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 15,550 ha | 980 ha | 28,200 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 482,121 ha | 25,970 ha | 1.60 million ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.95 million ha | 1.88 million ha | 4.37 million ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.89 million ha | 4.77 million ha | 8.18 million ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.55 million ha | 8.64 million ha | 16.77 million ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.22 million ha | 16.32 million ha | 19.50 million ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.96 million ha | 14.36 million ha | 16.71 million ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Argentina
- 1 Brazil 45.91 million ha compare
- 3 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 1.69 million ha compare
- 3 India 12.94 million ha compare
- 4 China 10.32 million ha compare
- 5 China, mainland 10.32 million ha compare
- 5 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 156,000 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 soya beans — area harvested in Argentina?
- Soya beans — area harvested in Argentina was 16.37 million ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest soya beans — area harvested recorded in Argentina?
- The highest recorded value was 19.50 million ha in 2016.
- What is the lowest soya beans — area harvested recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was 980 ha in 1961.
- How does Argentina rank for soya beans — area harvested?
- Argentina ranks 2nd out of 107 countries with data for 2024.
- Is soya beans — area harvested rising or falling in Argentina?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Argentina data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Soya beans — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.