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Argentina

Argentina is a leading exporter of soybean and its processed products, maize, wheat, sunflower, and beef, with production concentrated on the fertile temperate Pampas. The country was an early and widespread adopter of no-till farming, which underpins its rainfed grain and oilseed systems. Extensive grass-fed and feedlot cattle, Patagonian sheep, and irrigated viticulture in the arid west round out a sector strongly oriented toward export markets.

Stable overview + dated statisticsUpdated: 2026-07-12

Farming systems (stable overview)

Climate zones

  • Temperate (Pampas)
  • Humid subtropical (northeast)
  • Semi-arid (west and Gran Chaco)
  • Arid and cold (Patagonia)

Agroecological zones

  • Pampas
  • Gran Chaco
  • Cuyo (Andean foothills)
  • Patagonia

Dominant crop systems

  • Rainfed soybean, maize, wheat, and sunflower on the Pampas, widely under no-till
  • Expanding rainfed grain and oilseed cropping in the northern Chaco
  • Irrigated viticulture and horticulture in Cuyo (Mendoza, San Juan)
  • Irrigated fruit in the northern Patagonian river valleys

Major livestock systems

  • Extensive grass-fed beef cattle on the Pampas
  • Feedlot finishing of cattle
  • Extensive sheep grazing in Patagonia
  • Dairy in the central Pampas

Irrigation: The core Pampas cropping belt is essentially rainfed; irrigation is concentrated in the arid west (Cuyo viticulture) and the Patagonian valleys, where it is essential.

Latest verified data

Each value is the most recent available observation, shown with its own year and unit. Figures are periodically revised — treat them as dated, sourced statistics, not evergreen facts.

Latest available agricultural indicators, with year and unit
IndicatorValueUnitYear
Agricultural land42.44% of land area2023
Arable land14.76% of land area2023
Arable land per person0.89hectares per person2023
Cereal yield4,854.2kg per hectare2024
Cereal production85,727,345.71metric tons2024
Agriculture value added5.81% of GDP2024
Employment in agriculture(est.)7.25% of total employment2024
Fertilizer consumption50.19kg per hectare of arable land2023

Source: World Bank Open Data (World Development Indicators) (opens in a new tab) · dataset version 2026-07-01 · retrieved 2026-07-12

Commodity market data

5,583 official observations across 51 commodities. Figures are shown on each commodity page with the unit, status and release its source published.

Commodities with official market series for this country
CommodityMetrics recorded
AlmondsArea harvested, Production, Yield, Index value, Imports, Import value
AvocadosArea harvested, Production, Yield, Index value, Imports, Import value
BananasArea harvested, Production, Yield, Index value, Imports, Import value
Barley GrainArea harvested, Production, Yield, Beginning stocks, Domestic use, Ending stocks, Exports, Feed use, Imports, Index value, Export value, Import value
Black PeppercornsExports, Export value, Imports, Import value
Cassava RootsArea harvested, Production, Yield, Index value
ChickpeasArea harvested, Production, Yield, Index value, Exports, Export value, Imports, Import value
Cocoa BeansImports, Import value
Cotton LintProduction, Beginning stocks, Ending stocks, Exports, Imports, Index value, Export value, Import value
CottonseedProduction, Beginning stocks, Domestic use, Ending stocks, Exports, Index value, Export value, Imports, Import value
DatesImports, Import value
Dried ChilliesArea harvested, Production, Yield, Index value, Exports, Export value, Imports, Import value
Dried Tobacco LeafArea harvested, Production, Yield, Index value, Exports, Export value, Imports, Import value
Dry BeansArea harvested, Production, Yield, Index value, Exports, Export value, Imports, Import value
Dry Bulb OnionsArea harvested, Production, Yield, Index value, Exports, Export value, Imports, Import value
Dry PeasArea harvested, Production, Yield, Index value, Exports, Export value, Imports, Import value
Flax FibreArea harvested, Production, Yield
FlaxseedArea harvested, Production, Yield, Index value, Exports, Export value, Imports, Import value
Fresh ApplesArea harvested, Production, Yield, Index value, Exports, Export value, Imports, Import value
Fresh OrangesArea harvested, Production, Yield, Index value, Exports, Export value, Imports, Import value
Fresh PineapplesArea harvested, Production, Yield, Index value, Imports, Import value
Fresh StrawberriesArea harvested, Production, Yield, Index value
Fresh TomatoesArea harvested, Production, Yield, Index value, Exports, Export value, Imports, Import value
Green CoffeeImports, Import value
GroundnutsArea harvested, Production, Yield, Beginning stocks, Domestic use, Ending stocks, Exports, Index value, Imports, Import value
HazelnutsImports, Import value
Head CabbageExports, Export value
Hen EggsProduction, Index value, Producer price, Imports, Import value
LentilsArea harvested, Production, Yield, Index value, Exports, Export value, Imports, Import value
Maize GrainArea harvested, Production, Yield, Beginning stocks, Domestic use, Ending stocks, Exports, Feed use, Imports, Index value, Export value, Import value
Milled RiceBeginning stocks, Domestic use, Ending stocks, Exports, Imports, Export value, Import value
Millet GrainArea harvested, Production, Yield, Domestic use, Feed use, Index value, Exports, Export value, Imports, Import value
Oat GrainArea harvested, Production, Yield, Beginning stocks, Domestic use, Ending stocks, Exports, Feed use, Imports, Index value, Export value, Import value
PistachiosExports, Export value, Imports, Import value
RapeseedArea harvested, Production, Yield, Beginning stocks, Domestic use, Ending stocks, Exports, Imports, Index value, Export value, Import value
Raw Cow MilkProduction, Index value, Exports, Export value, Imports, Import value
Raw WoolProduction, Index value, Producer price, Exports, Export value
Rice PaddyArea harvested, Production, Yield, Index value, Exports, Export value, Imports, Import value
Rye GrainArea harvested, Production, Yield, Domestic use, Feed use, Index value
Safflower SeedArea harvested, Production, Yield, Index value
Sesame SeedExports, Export value, Imports, Import value
Sorghum GrainArea harvested, Production, Yield, Beginning stocks, Domestic use, Ending stocks, Exports, Feed use, Imports, Index value, Export value, Import value
SoybeansArea harvested, Production, Yield, Beginning stocks, Domestic use, Ending stocks, Exports, Imports, Index value, Export value, Import value
SugarcaneArea harvested, Production, Yield, Index value
Sunflower SeedArea harvested, Production, Yield, Beginning stocks, Domestic use, Ending stocks, Exports, Imports, Index value, Export value, Import value
Sweet PotatoesArea harvested, Production, Yield, Index value, Exports, Export value, Imports, Import value
Tea LeafArea harvested, Production, Yield, Index value, Exports, Export value, Imports, Import value
Vanilla BeansImports, Import value
WalnutsArea harvested, Production, Yield, Index value, Exports, Export value, Imports, Import value
Ware PotatoesArea harvested, Production, Yield, Index value, Exports, Export value, Imports, Import value
Wheat GrainArea harvested, Production, Yield, Beginning stocks, Domestic use, Ending stocks, Exports, Feed use, Imports, Index value, Export value, Import value

How these figures are recorded

Cereal yield over time

201320192024
Argentina — Cereal yield (kg per hectare). Bars start at zero.
Show data table
Argentina — Cereal yield in kg per hectare by year
Yearkg per hectare
20134,720.5
20144,617.3
20154,983.1
20165,105
20175,317.1
20184,662.9
20195,261.5
20205,139.8
20215,410.4
20224,821.7
20233,992.9
20244,854.2

Source: World Bank Open Data (World Development Indicators) (opens in a new tab) · dataset version 2026-07-01 · retrieved 2026-07-12

Derived indicator

Arable land as a share of agricultural land: 34.8 % of agricultural land (2023)

Derived value — formula arable-share-of-agricultural-land v1.0.0 (calc v1). Inputs: AG.LND.ARBL.ZS (14.8) ÷ AG.LND.AGRI.ZS (42.4). A derived ratio, not an observed statistic. Sensitive to rounding and to differing revision cycles of the two source series; omit rather than extrapolate when a common year is unavailable.

Documented crops & livestock

Agricultural institutions

  • Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA) — National institute for agricultural technology, research, and extension.
  • Servicio Nacional de Sanidad y Calidad Agroalimentaria (SENASA) — National agri-food health and quality service.
  • Bolsa de Cereales de Buenos Aires — Grain exchange publishing widely used crop-progress and production estimates.

Agricultural authorities

Official public bodies verified against government sources. AgricultureID is independent and not affiliated with them.

  • Secretaría de Agricultura, Ganadería y PescaSecretariat

    Argentina’s national agriculture, livestock and fisheries authority, published within the Ministry of Economy on the national government portal. It states that it works to strengthen and increase agricultural and livestock production across the country.

All agricultural authorities

Data coverage & limitations

Covered by the World Bank WDI snapshots for land, production, yield, economy, inputs, and environment indicators.

What AgricultureID has indexed for Argentina
LayerStatusWhat is held
Agricultural authoritiesCovered1 record
Official registriesNot yet indexed—
Compliance requirementsNot yet indexed—
Support programmesNot yet indexed—
Biosecurity listingsNot yet indexed—
Variety registrationsNot yet indexed—
Input authorisationsNot yet indexed—
Extension resourcesNot yet indexed—
Market statisticsCovered377 records
Soil survey observationsNot yet indexed—
Border requirementsNot yet indexed—
Farm economics figuresNot yet indexed—
Climate, drought and water valuesCovered27 records

This page describes what AgricultureID has indexed, not what exists. A layer shown as not yet indexed means nobody has looked, and never that the thing is absent in that country. How coverage is worked out.

  • Statistics are dated, versioned, and periodically revised; always read them with their year and dataset version.
  • National statistical definitions (of agricultural land, farm, and employment) differ from those of other countries, limiting strict cross-country comparison.
  • National output is highly sensitive to interannual rainfall variability on the Pampas and to shifting trade and macroeconomic policy.

Sources

This article draws on the following authoritative sources. See our sources & methodology for how they are selected.

  1. [1]World Bank Open Data — World Development Indicators (opens in a new tab)

    World Bank

    Authoritative

    Cited for: Agricultural statistics (WDI)

    Type:
    Intergovernmental organization
    Jurisdiction:
    Global
    Accessed:
    2026-07-12
  2. [2]FAO — Food and Agriculture Organization (opens in a new tab)

    Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)

    Authoritative

    Cited for: Global production and food-systems context

    Type:
    Intergovernmental organization
    Jurisdiction:
    Global
    Accessed:
    2026-07-12
  3. [3]FAOSTAT — FAO statistical database (opens in a new tab)

    Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)

    Authoritative

    Cited for: Production, area, and trade statistics

    Type:
    Intergovernmental organization
    Jurisdiction:
    Global
    Accessed:
    2026-07-12
  4. [4]USDA FAS — Foreign Agricultural Service (opens in a new tab)

    USDA Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS)

    Authoritative

    Cited for: International grain, oilseed, and beef trade estimates

    Type:
    Government agency
    Jurisdiction:
    Global (U.S. perspective)
    Accessed:
    2026-07-12