Yields of key staple crops in Argentina
Argentina: Yields of key staple crops was 2.92 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Yields of key staple crops in Argentina, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
The most recent figure for yields of key staple crops in Argentina is 2.92 tonnes per hectare, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 2.7% on the previous year and up 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, yields of key staple crops in Argentina peaked at 3.5 tonnes per hectare in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.9833 tonnes per hectare, in 1968.
Argentina ranks 71st of 125 countries on this measure, 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 yields of key staple crops in Argentina?
- Yields of key staple crops in Argentina was 2.92 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest yields of key staple crops recorded in Argentina?
- The highest recorded value was 3.5 tonnes per hectare in 2010.
- What is the lowest yields of key staple crops recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9833 tonnes per hectare in 1968.
- How does Argentina rank for yields of key staple crops?
- Argentina ranks 71st out of 125 countries with data for 2024.
- Is yields of key staple crops 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) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Yields of key staple crops. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.