Wheat yields in Argentina
Argentina: Wheat yields was 2.92 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Wheat yields in Argentina, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
In 2024, wheat yields in Argentina stood at 2.92 tonnes per hectare.
That represents a change of up 2.7% on the previous year and up 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wheat yields in Argentina peaked at 3.5 tonnes per hectare in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.9833 tonnes per hectare, in 1968.
That places Argentina 71st out of 125 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.37 tonnes per hectare | 0.9833 tonnes per hectare | 1.84 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.54 tonnes per hectare | 1.27 tonnes per hectare | 1.74 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.82 tonnes per hectare | 1.4 tonnes per hectare | 2.31 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.21 tonnes per hectare | 1.89 tonnes per hectare | 2.6 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.46 tonnes per hectare | 1.96 tonnes per hectare | 2.83 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.04 tonnes per hectare | 2.66 tonnes per hectare | 3.5 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.84 tonnes per hectare | 2.29 tonnes per hectare | 3.38 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Argentina
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 37.79 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 5.5% (2025)
- Rural population 3.51 million (2025)
- Rural population growth -0.7% (2025)
- Rural population 7.6% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.8% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.6% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 5.5% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 5.5% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 17.66 million hectares (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wheat yields in Argentina?
- Wheat yields in Argentina was 2.92 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest wheat yields recorded in Argentina?
- The highest recorded value was 3.5 tonnes per hectare in 2010.
- What is the lowest wheat yields recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9833 tonnes per hectare in 1968.
- How does Argentina rank for wheat yields?
- Argentina ranks 71st out of 125 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wheat yields rising or falling in Argentina?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.9%. 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 (2025) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Wheat yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Harvested production per unit of harvested area for wheat.