Agricultural production in Argentina
According to FAOSTAT, Argentina produced 85.7 million t of cereals (6th in the world), 3.9 million t of vegetables, 7.7 million t of fruit, 6.4 million t of meat (9th in the world) and 10.9 million t of milk (18th in the world) in 2024. Its largest crops by volume were maize (57.5 million t), soybeans (48.2 million t) and wheat (18.5 million t).
- Products recorded
- 135
- World #1
- 1
- products
- World top 10
- 39
- products
- Year
- 2024
Argentina is the world’s largest producer of maté leaves, and ranks second or third for 9 other products.
Among its twelve largest crops, the biggest ten-year change was in lemons and limes (+126%), followed by sunflower seed (+89%).
Livestock numbers: 52.8 million cattle, 6.1 million pigs, 12.4 million sheep and 4.1 million goats.
Totals by group
| Group | Tonnes | World rank | Share | 10-year change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All cereals | 85,727,346 | 6 | 2.74% | +54% |
| All sugar crops | 12,255,902 | 23 | 0.55% | −42% |
| All milk | 10,908,039 | 18 | 1.11% | −3.8% |
| All fruit | 7,667,283 | 25 | 0.8% | +1.4% |
| All meat | 6,427,706 | 9 | 1.72% | +23% |
| All vegetables | 3,917,959 | 31 | 0.33% | +12% |
| All citrus fruit | 3,726,021 | 11 | 2.25% | +44% |
| All roots and tubers | 2,421,605 | 56 | 0.26% | −7.7% |
| All eggs | 1,077,000 | 13 | 1.08% | +70% |
| All pulses | 840,892 | 22 | 0.87% | +19% |
| All tree nuts | 19,211 | 55 | 0.1% | +35% |
All products by volume, 2024
| Product | Tonnes | World rank | Share | 10-year change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maize | 57,494,500 | 4 | 4.72% | +74% |
| Soybeans | 48,213,207 | 3 | 12.12% | −9.7% |
| Wheat | 18,510,280 | 13 | 2.32% | +33% |
| Sugar cane | 12,255,902 | 15 | 0.63% | −42% |
| Cow milk | 10,908,039 | 18 | 1.37% | −3.8% |
| Soya bean oil | 5,275,641 | 4 | 8.81% | −18% |
| Barley | 5,097,340 | 10 | 3.59% | +76% |
| Sunflower seed | 3,895,156 | 3 | 7.46% | +89% |
| Beef (cattle meat) | 3,178,044 | 4 | 4.56% | +19% |
| Sorghum | 2,495,532 | 9 | 3.88% | −28% |
| Chicken meat | 2,304,000 | 13 | 1.8% | +19% |
| Lemons and limes | 2,154,138 | 4 | 9.28% | +126% |
| Potatoes | 2,111,561 | 33 | 0.54% | −6.8% |
| Beer | 2,063,900 | 19 | 1.12% | +11% |
| Grapes | 1,918,974 | 9 | 2.53% | −27% |
| Raw sugar | 1,711,106 | 22 | 0.91% | −4.3% |
| Sunflower-seed oil, crude | 1,709,511 | 3 | 7.55% | +59% |
| Groundnuts (peanuts) | 1,482,827 | 8 | 2.58% | +27% |
| Tomatoes | 1,391,496 | 19 | 0.74% | +47% |
| Seed cotton | 1,269,399 | 9 | 1.74% | +25% |
| Rice (paddy) | 1,264,770 | 38 | 0.15% | −20% |
| Hen eggs | 1,077,000 | 11 | 1.15% | +70% |
| Oranges | 1,061,237 | 15 | 1.58% | +3.8% |
| Maté leaves | 986,738 | 1 | 49.4% | +273% |
| Skim milk of cows | 982,067 | 30 | 0.69% | +12% |
| Wine | 881,305 | 9 | 3.61% | −41% |
| Other vegetables, fresh n.e.c. | 845,294 | 23 | 0.3% | −6.3% |
| Pork (pig meat) | 785,778 | 21 | 0.63% | +78% |
| Onions, dry | 682,424 | 32 | 0.63% | +1.3% |
| Pears | 670,592 | 2 | 2.43% | −4.7% |
| Oats | 564,909 | 12 | 2.52% | +27% |
| Edible offal of cattle, fresh, chilled or frozen | 540,944 | 4 | 5.58% | +19% |
| Raw hides and skins of cattle | 513,896 | 4 | 5.87% | +19% |
| Molasses | 499,302 | 21 | 0.68% | −13% |
| Apples | 494,063 | 25 | 0.5% | −31% |
| Cheese from whole cow milk | 477,436 | 12 | 2.08% | −13% |
| Beans, dry | 474,764 | 15 | 1.57% | +11% |
| Cotton seed | 430,000 | 10 | 1.05% | +51% |
| Tangerines and mandarins | 384,066 | 17 | 0.74% | −21% |
| Tea leaves | 356,753 | 10 | 1.09% | −1.2% |
| Olives | 347,381 | 11 | 1.36% | +1.6% |
| Carrots and turnips | 305,049 | 27 | 0.68% | +11% |
| Cotton lint | 295,014 | 11 | 1.19% | +55% |
| Pumpkins and squash | 260,419 | 25 | 0.75% | −4.3% |
| Cattle fat, unrendered | 250,186 | 4 | 7.33% | +19% |
| Tallow | 248,600 | 5 | 3.02% | +43% |
| Rye | 217,699 | 13 | 1.88% | +318% |
| Peas, dry | 215,308 | 14 | 1.52% | +49% |
| Cassava | 201,735 | 48 | 0.06% | +8.5% |
| Whole milk powder | 185,157 | 4 | 3.69% | −28% |
| Bananas | 177,082 | 53 | 0.13% | +0.7% |
| Plums | 173,850 | 12 | 1.37% | −2.3% |
| Peaches and nectarines | 173,292 | 17 | 0.62% | −31% |
| Green garlic | 156,791 | 14 | 0.53% | +7.1% |
| Chillies and peppers, green | 152,895 | 26 | 0.34% | +5.0% |
| Fat of pigs | 139,252 | 9 | 1.22% | +78% |
| Grapefruit and pomelos | 126,580 | 11 | 1.28% | −3.2% |
| Watermelons | 125,303 | 56 | 0.12% | −1.3% |
| Chick peas, dry | 116,985 | 12 | 0.69% | +33% |
| Sweet potatoes | 108,309 | 43 | 0.12% | −37% |
| Pig fat, rendered | 107,588 | 12 | 1.74% | +81% |
| Tobacco, unmanufactured | 80,786 | 14 | 1.34% | −36% |
| Melons | 80,481 | 30 | 0.28% | −1.7% |
| Whey, dry | 71,515 | 13 | 2.17% | −9.0% |
| Edible offal of pigs, fresh, chilled or frozen | 70,621 | 13 | 0.86% | +78% |
| Tea, packed | 70,568 | 11 | 0.97% | −12% |
| Honey | 69,298 | 6 | 3.49% | −8.8% |
| Canary seed | 58,441 | 2 | 19.74% | +10% |
| Oil of maize | 54,700 | 12 | 1.78% | +40% |
| Game meat, fresh, chilled or frozen | 51,419 | 11 | 2.5% | +2.8% |
| String beans | 51,286 | 7 | 4.3% | +7.3% |
| Strawberries | 49,527 | 25 | 0.46% | +48% |
| Groundnut oil | 46,722 | 15 | 0.73% | −18% |
| Rapeseed | 45,162 | 43 | 0.05% | −60% |
| Sheep meat | 37,444 | 45 | 0.32% | −38% |
| Butter of cow milk | 34,703 | 31 | 0.58% | −31% |
| Skim milk and whey powder | 32,843 | 22 | 0.7% | −13% |
| Wool, greasy | 32,040 | 16 | 1.89% | −30% |
| Olive oil | 31,000 | 11 | 1.18% | +46% |
| Quinces | 30,330 | 7 | 4.36% | +12% |
| Turkey meat | 30,203 | 19 | 0.59% | −18% |
| Peas, green | 30,029 | 23 | 0.14% | +7.1% |
| Artichokes | 28,195 | 10 | 1.63% | −35% |
| Apricots | 27,548 | 25 | 0.6% | +2.7% |
| Linseed | 24,998 | 12 | 0.83% | +45% |
| Cottonseed oil | 22,976 | 17 | 0.55% | +58% |
| Horse meat, fresh or chilled | 22,304 | 6 | 2.98% | +9.6% |
| Walnuts, in shell | 18,518 | 18 | 0.43% | +36% |
| Broad beans and horse beans, dry | 17,381 | 27 | 0.28% | +8.2% |
| Cereals n.e.c. | 17,245 | 21 | 0.22% | +6.0% |
| Lentils, dry | 16,283 | 15 | 0.21% | −43% |
| Margarine and shortening | 12,038 | 56 | 0.09% | −27% |
| Raw hides and skins of sheep or lambs | 11,463 | 31 | 0.53% | −38% |
| Asparagus | 10,829 | 15 | 0.12% | +6.3% |
| Duck meat | 10,122 | 26 | 0.14% | +7.2% |
| Safflower seed | 9,184 | 10 | 1.33% | +197% |
| Whole milk, evaporated | 8,833 | 31 | 0.31% | −17% |
| Ghee from cow milk | 8,807 | 10 | 1.34% | +75% |
| Cherries | 7,526 | 35 | 0.24% | +6.2% |
| Anise, coriander, cumin and fennel | 7,242 | 15 | 0.27% | +97% |
| Peppermint, spearmint | 6,963 | 2 | 21.33% | −0.8% |
| Goat meat | 6,926 | 66 | 0.09% | −17% |
| Millet | 6,630 | 52 | 0.02% | +148% |
| Tung nuts | 6,145 | 3 | 1.46% | −2.1% |
| Beeswax | 5,212 | 3 | 8.08% | +7.1% |
| Edible offal of sheep, fresh, chilled or frozen | 5,120 | 47 | 0.26% | −38% |
| Avocados | 4,123 | 48 | 0.04% | +2.1% |
| Cream, fresh | 3,604 | 49 | 0.1% | −3.5% |
| Other beans, green | 3,252 | 66 | 0.01% | +1.4% |
| Pineapples | 3,224 | 67 | 0.01% | −2.1% |
| Chillies and peppers, dry | 3,186 | 40 | 0.06% | −0.2% |
| Buttermilk, dry | 3,156 | 36 | 0.48% | — |
| Edible offals of horses and other equines, fresh, chilled or frozen | 2,822 | 7 | 2.97% | +9.6% |
| Raw hides and skins of goats or kids | 2,632 | 43 | 0.17% | −17% |
| Flax, raw or retted | 2,600 | 10 | 0.2% | +1.2% |
| Sheep fat, unrendered | 2,445 | 35 | 0.38% | −38% |
| Mangoes and guavas | 2,268 | 75 | 0% | +5.5% |
| Papayas | 2,210 | 51 | 0.02% | +0.1% |
| Other fibre crops, raw, n.e.c. | 1,604 | 13 | 0.24% | −5.6% |
| Other stimulant, spice and aromatic crops, n.e.c. | 1,539 | 33 | 0.05% | +3.3% |
| Safflower-seed oil, crude | 1,214 | 9 | 1.57% | −92% |
| Edible offal of goat, fresh, chilled or frozen | 956 | 69 | 0.06% | −17% |
| Figs | 867 | 37 | 0.06% | −0.1% |
| Rabbit meat | 705 | 22 | 0.08% | −50% |
| Almonds, in shell | 693 | 35 | 0.02% | +0.6% |
| Goose meat | 549 | 14 | 0.01% | −4.7% |
| Goat fat, unrendered | 526 | 41 | 0.17% | −17% |
| Hop cones | 497 | 16 | 0.31% | +9.7% |
| Oil of linseed | 392 | 44 | 0.05% | +92% |
| Lupins | 172 | 22 | 0.01% | +8.9% |
| Other meat of mammals, fresh or chilled | 125 | 37 | 0.01% | +14% |
| Whole milk, condensed | 105 | 54 | 0.01% | −14% |
| Rapeseed or canola oil, crude | 69 | 61 | 0% | −99% |
| Mule meat | 52 | 2 | 0.52% | — |
| Donkey meat | 35 | 8 | 0.05% | — |
Live animals, 2024
| Product | Head | World rank | Share | 10-year change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chickens | 114,329,000 | 39 | 0.41% | +4.9% |
| Cattle | 52,783,892 | 7 | 3.34% | +2.2% |
| Sheep | 12,440,906 | 31 | 0.91% | −14% |
| Pigs | 6,115,215 | 25 | 0.64% | +30% |
| Goats | 4,121,846 | 46 | 0.35% | −6.3% |
| Bees | 2,986,469 | 7 | 2.94% | +0.2% |
| Turkeys | 2,854,000 | 14 | 1.17% | −7.9% |
| Ducks | 2,660,000 | 26 | 0.21% | +0.8% |
| Horses | 2,588,704 | 7 | 4.61% | −28% |
| Rabbits and hares | 500,000 | 17 | 0.24% | −55% |
| Geese | 175,000 | 17 | 0.05% | +2.9% |
| Asses | 62,269 | 37 | 0.12% | −37% |
| Mules and hinnies | 44,630 | 18 | 0.58% | −76% |
Argentina among the world’s producers, 2024
Share of world production by country for the largest crops of Argentina, which is outlined on the map.
Small island states are not drawn at this scale.
Production per person, 2024
Argentina had 45.7 million inhabitants in 2024 (FAOSTAT estimate). Production of its largest products per inhabitant, compared with the world average:
| Product | kg per person | World, kg per person | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maize | 1,258 | 149 | 8.4× |
| Soybeans | 1,055 | 48.7 | 21.7× |
| Wheat | 405 | 97.8 | 4.1× |
| Sugar cane | 268 | 238 | 1.1× |
| Cow milk | 239 | 97.7 | 2.4× |
| Soya bean oil | 115 | 7.34 | 15.7× |
| Barley | 112 | 17.4 | 6.4× |
| Sunflower seed | 85.2 | 6.40 | 13.3× |
| Beef (cattle meat) | 69.5 | 8.55 | 8.1× |
| Sorghum | 54.6 | 7.87 | 6.9× |
| Chicken meat | 50.4 | 15.7 | 3.2× |
| Lemons and limes | 47.1 | 2.84 | 16.6× |
Production divided by population; it is not consumption, because crops are traded and used for feed, processing and industry.
Trade in agricultural products, 2024
Argentina reported exports of 77 and imports of 112 of the products covered here; it was the world’s largest exporter of soya bean oil.
Largest exports by value
| Product | Tonnes | Value | USD/kg | World rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maize (corn) | 32,057,356 | USD 6.55 bn | 0.20 | 3 of 137 |
| Soya bean oil | 5,617,875 | USD 5.27 bn | 0.94 | 1 of 110 |
| Wheat | 6,681,031 | USD 1.95 bn | 0.29 | 9 of 102 |
| Soya beans | 4,145,167 | USD 1.81 bn | 0.44 | 5 of 99 |
| Wine | 197,541 | USD 686 m | 3.47 | 12 of 128 |
| Sunflower-seed oil, crude | 692,159 | USD 652 m | 0.94 | 6 of 113 |
| Barley | 2,683,351 | USD 635 m | 0.24 | 6 of 79 |
| Whole milk powder | 111,917 | USD 402 m | 3.60 | 3 of 104 |
| Cheese from whole cow milk | 81,467 | USD 374 m | 4.59 | 17 of 123 |
| Meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled | 184,334 | USD 281 m | 1.53 | 2 of 92 |
Largest imports by value
| Product | Tonnes | Value | USD/kg | World rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soya beans | 7,580,767 | USD 3.23 bn | 0.43 | 2 of 165 |
| Bananas | 454,166 | USD 283 m | 0.62 | 13 of 139 |
| Coffee, green | 24,509 | USD 118 m | 4.83 | 43 of 177 |
| Avocados | 27,660 | USD 64.5 m | 2.33 | 15 of 147 |
| Maize (corn) | 9,598 | USD 41.2 m | 4.29 | 136 of 190 |
| Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) | 32,611 | USD 23.3 m | 0.71 | 49 of 165 |
| Maté leaves | 11,857 | USD 22.7 m | 1.91 | 3 of 75 |
| Oil of palm kernel | 10,364 | USD 15.4 m | 1.48 | 26 of 132 |
| Tomatoes | 13,871 | USD 13.5 m | 0.98 | 60 of 163 |
| Grapes | 4,624 | USD 12.9 m | 2.79 | 69 of 188 |
FAOSTAT detailed trade data, release of 23 July 2026: quantities in tonnes and values in current US dollars as reported; exports include re-exports. Only the FAO trade items that match Husfarm production pages are included: meat covers fresh or chilled meat only (frozen meat is a separate item), and processed goods such as milled rice or flour are not listed.
Questions and answers
What are the main crops produced in Argentina?
By volume, the largest products of Argentina in 2024 were maize (57.5 million t), soybeans (48.2 million t), wheat (18.5 million t), according to FAOSTAT.
Is Argentina the world’s largest producer of anything?
Yes. In 2024 Argentina was the world’s largest producer of 1 product: maté leaves.
How much maize does Argentina produce per person?
About 1,258 kg per inhabitant in 2024, compared with a world average of 149 kg (production divided by population, FAOSTAT).
What does Argentina export most?
By value, its largest agricultural exports in 2024 among the products covered here were maize (corn) (USD 6.55 bn), soya bean oil (USD 5.27 bn), wheat (USD 1.95 bn), according to FAOSTAT.
What does Argentina import most?
By value, its largest agricultural imports in 2024 among the products covered here were soya beans (USD 3.23 bn), bananas (USD 283 m), coffee, green (USD 118 m).
Where does this data come from?
Production, trade and population figures are from FAOSTAT, the statistics database of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Rankings, shares and per-person figures are calculated by Husfarm.
Source: FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Crops and livestock products. Accessed on 4 November 2026. fao.org/faostat. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Charts, rankings and changes calculated by Husfarm.