Argentina's food production index (2014-2016 = 100) was 108.87 in 2024, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 13.69% from 95.76 in 2014 (1.29% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 108.87 | 2024 |
| Five years earlier | 111.41 | 2019 |
| Ten years earlier | 95.76 | 2014 |
| Highest | 111.41 | 2019 |
| Lowest | 30.92 | 1961 |
| Average since 2015 | 103.84 | 2015–2024 |
| First recorded | 30.92 | 1961 |
What the numbers say
In 2024, Argentina's food production index (2014-2016 = 100) rose 18.03 on 2023 (from 90.84 to 108.87).
Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1994 to 2023), the average change was +1.28 and a typical year strayed about 6.52 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 2.6 standard deviations above that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 18.03 in 2024 and the biggest yearly fall was 14.61 in 2023. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2015 to 2024 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains less than 1% of the movement over 10 observed years, so the value is moving around more than it is heading anywhere.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
In 2024, Argentina had the 96th highest value of the 192 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Argentina | 108.87 | 2024 |
| World | 100 | 2020 |
| Latin America & Caribbean | 100 | 2020 |
| Upper middle income | 100 | 2020 |
Closest to Argentina in the 2024 ranking
- Cameroon — 93rd of 192: 110.09
- Belarus — 94th of 192: 109.65
- Liberia — 95th of 192: 109.51
- Spain — 97th of 192: 108.84
- Congo, Rep. — 98th of 192: 108.29
- Montenegro — 99th of 192: 108.06
What this measures
Food production index covers food crops that are considered edible and that contain nutrients. Coffee and tea are excluded because, although edible, they have no nutritive value.
Limitations: Agricultural data are collected by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) from official national sources through the questionnaire and are supplemented with information from official secondary data sources. The secondary sources cover official country data from websites of national ministries, national publications and related country data reported by various international organizations. The FAO tries to impose standard definitions and reporting methods, but complete consistency across countries and over time is not possible. Data on agricultural employment, in particular, should be used with caution.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.
All 64 values
| Year | Food production index (2014-2016 = 100) |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 108.87 |
| 2023 | 90.84 |
| 2022 | 105.45 |
| 2021 | 108.93 |
| 2020 | 106.79 |
| 2019 | 111.41 |
| 2018 | 96.81 |
| 2017 | 105.07 |
| 2016 | 102.31 |
| 2015 | 101.92 |
| 2014 |
Food production index (2014-2016 = 100) in nearby economies
- Antigua and Barbuda — 94.41 (2024)
- Bahamas, The — 99.09 (2024)
- Barbados — 88.49 (2024)
- Belize — 95.53 (2024)
- Bolivia — 126.35 (2024)
- Brazil — 126.09 (2024)
- Chile — 111.26 (2024)
- Colombia — 116.64 (2024)
- Costa Rica — 105.07 (2024)
- Cuba — 48.15 (2024)
- Dominica
More environment data for Argentina
- Population in largest city — 15.75 million (2025)
- Population in the largest city (% of urban population) — 37.2% (2025)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million — 20.28 million (2025)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million (% of total population) — 44.23% (2025)
- Rural population — 3.51 million (2025)
- Rural population (% of total population) — 7.65% (2025)
- Urban population — 42.34 million (2025)
- Urban population (% of total population) — 92.35% (2025)
- Aquaculture production (metric tons) — 12,175 (2024)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Argentina's food production index (2014-2016 = 100)?
- 108.87 in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1961?
- It is up 252.1% from 30.92 in 1961 (2.02% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 111.41 in 2019 and the lowest 30.92 in 1961.
- How does Argentina rank?
- 96th highest of 192 economies with data for 2024.
- Is the latest change in food production index (2014-2016 = 100) unusual for Argentina?
- In 2024, Argentina's food production index (2014-2016 = 100) rose 18.03 on 2023 (from 90.84 to 108.87). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1994 to 2023), the average change was +1.28 and a typical year strayed about 6.52 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 2.6 standard deviations above that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator AG.PRD.FOOD.XD, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.
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