How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and India?

59 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2019.

Where does this data come from?

USDA Economic Research Service (2021) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Farm machinery per unit of agricultural land. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Bangladesh vs India: Farm machinery per unit of agricultural land

Bangladesh

1.4

in 2019

India

1.32

in 2019

Bangladesh rank

38th

India rank

39th

Farm machinery per unit of agricultural land over time

Bangladesh
India

How they compare

Bangladesh currently reports 1.4 against 1.32 in India, a difference of 0.08.

That makes Bangladesh's figure about 1.1 times India's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 59 shared years of data; in 1961 it was India ahead.

Bangladesh ranks 38th and India ranks 39th of 175 countries.

India has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bangladesh	India	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.0008	0.0109	0.0101	India
1970s	0.0012	0.0407	0.0395	India
1980s	0.0047	0.1048	0.1001	India
1990s	0.0746	0.2858	0.2112	India
2000s	0.3882	0.5577	0.1694	India
2010s	0.9764	1.04	0.0612	India

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher farm machinery per unit of agricultural land, Bangladesh or India?: Bangladesh, at 1.4 against 1.32 in India as of 2019.
What is the difference in farm machinery per unit of agricultural land between Bangladesh and India?: 0.08, with Bangladesh ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and India?: 59 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2019.
How do Bangladesh and India rank globally for farm machinery per unit of agricultural land?: Bangladesh ranks 38th and India ranks 39th of 175 countries.
Where does this data come from?: USDA Economic Research Service (2021) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Farm machinery per unit of agricultural land. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Farm machinery per unit of agricultural land
Source: USDA Economic Research Service (2021) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 175 places, 9,853 data points, 1961–2019
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Farm machinery is measured in units of horsepower. This is divided by total agricultural land to give the average machinery use per hectare of agricultural land.