Wheat — Area harvested, per capita in Argentina
Argentina: Wheat — Area harvested, per capita was 0.1388 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Wheat — Area harvested, per capita in Argentina, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
Argentina recorded 0.1388 ha per person for wheat — area harvested, per capita in 2024.
That represents a change of up 13.3% on the previous year and up 20.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wheat — area harvested, per capita in Argentina peaked at 0.2818 ha per person in 1964 and was at its lowest, 0.0716 ha per person, in 2012.
That places Argentina 7th out of 110 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Wheat — Area harvested, per capita in Argentina, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.2133 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.1777 ha per person | -16.7% |
| 1963 | 0.265 ha per person | +49.1% |
| 1964 | 0.2818 ha per person | +6.4% |
| 1965 | 0.2081 ha per person | -26.2% |
| 1966 | 0.2322 ha per person | +11.6% |
| 1967 | 0.2549 ha per person | +9.8% |
| 1968 | 0.2521 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 1969 | 0.2208 ha per person | -12.4% |
| 1970 | 0.155 ha per person | -29.8% |
| 1971 | 0.177 ha per person | +14.2% |
| 1972 | 0.2015 ha per person | +13.8% |
| 1973 | 0.158 ha per person | -21.6% |
| 1974 | 0.1663 ha per person | +5.2% |
| 1975 | 0.2037 ha per person | +22.5% |
| 1976 | 0.2585 ha per person | +26.9% |
| 1977 | 0.1555 ha per person | -39.8% |
| 1978 | 0.1794 ha per person | +15.4% |
| 1979 | 0.1782 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 1980 | 0.1825 ha per person | +2.5% |
| 1981 | 0.2098 ha per person | +14.9% |
| 1982 | 0.2546 ha per person | +21.3% |
| 1983 | 0.2424 ha per person | -4.8% |
| 1984 | 0.1986 ha per person | -18.1% |
| 1985 | 0.1781 ha per person | -10.3% |
| 1986 | 0.1595 ha per person | -10.5% |
| 1987 | 0.1543 ha per person | -3.2% |
| 1988 | 0.1475 ha per person | -4.4% |
| 1989 | 0.1645 ha per person | +11.5% |
| 1990 | 0.162 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 1991 | 0.1368 ha per person | -15.6% |
| 1992 | 0.1263 ha per person | -7.7% |
| 1993 | 0.1399 ha per person | +10.8% |
| 1994 | 0.1508 ha per person | +7.8% |
| 1995 | 0.1391 ha per person | -7.8% |
| 1996 | 0.1999 ha per person | +43.7% |
| 1997 | 0.1586 ha per person | -20.7% |
| 1998 | 0.1484 ha per person | -6.4% |
| 1999 | 0.1672 ha per person | +12.7% |
| 2000 | 0.1722 ha per person | +3.0% |
| 2001 | 0.1818 ha per person | +5.6% |
| 2002 | 0.1591 ha per person | -12.5% |
| 2003 | 0.1493 ha per person | -6.2% |
| 2004 | 0.1562 ha per person | +4.6% |
| 2005 | 0.1269 ha per person | -18.8% |
| 2006 | 0.1398 ha per person | +10.2% |
| 2007 | 0.1444 ha per person | +3.3% |
| 2008 | 0.1055 ha per person | -26.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0801 ha per person | -24.1% |
| 2010 | 0.1098 ha per person | +37.0% |
| 2011 | 0.1077 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0716 ha per person | -33.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0811 ha per person | +13.2% |
| 2014 | 0.1152 ha per person | +42.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0909 ha per person | -21.1% |
| 2016 | 0.1268 ha per person | +39.5% |
| 2017 | 0.1315 ha per person | +3.7% |
| 2018 | 0.1355 ha per person | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 0.1496 ha per person | +10.4% |
| 2020 | 0.1415 ha per person | -5.4% |
| 2021 | 0.1445 ha per person | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 0.1209 ha per person | -16.4% |
| 2023 | 0.1224 ha per person | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 0.1388 ha per person | +13.3% |
Argentina compared with similar countries
- Argentina's 0.1388 ha per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0185 ha per person, 7.5× the median. (29 countries reporting)
- Argentina's 0.1388 ha per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0036 ha per person, 38.8× the median. (11 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.234 ha per person | 0.1777 ha per person | 0.2818 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1833 ha per person | 0.155 ha per person | 0.2585 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1892 ha per person | 0.1475 ha per person | 0.2546 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1529 ha per person | 0.1263 ha per person | 0.1999 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1415 ha per person | 0.0801 ha per person | 0.1818 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.112 ha per person | 0.0716 ha per person | 0.1496 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1336 ha per person | 0.1209 ha per person | 0.1445 ha per person | 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 wheat — area harvested, per capita in Argentina?
- Wheat — area harvested, per capita in Argentina was 0.1388 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest wheat — area harvested, per capita recorded in Argentina?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2818 ha per person in 1964.
- What is the lowest wheat — area harvested, per capita recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0716 ha per person in 2012.
- How does Argentina rank for wheat — area harvested, per capita?
- Argentina ranks 7th out of 110 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wheat — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in Argentina?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Argentina data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Wheat — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Wheat — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Wheat — Area harvested ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Wheat — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Wheat — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.