Benin vs Sierra Leone: Farm machinery per unit of agricultural land
Benin
0.0027
in 2019
Sierra Leone
0.0031
in 2019
Benin rank
164th
Sierra Leone rank
162nd
Farm machinery per unit of agricultural land over time
- Benin
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 0.0031 against 0.0027 in Benin, a difference of 0.0004.
That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.2 times Benin's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Sierra Leone ahead.
Benin ranks 164th and Sierra Leone ranks 162nd of 175 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 1 and Sierra Leone in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0031 | 0.0089 | 0.0058 | Sierra Leone |
| 1970s | 0.004 | 0.0095 | 0.0055 | Sierra Leone |
| 1980s | 0.0044 | 0.0225 | 0.018 | Sierra Leone |
| 1990s | 0.004 | 0.0064 | 0.0024 | Sierra Leone |
| 2000s | 0.0034 | 0.0039 | 0.0005 | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 0.0029 | 0.0028 | 0.0001 | Benin |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher farm machinery per unit of agricultural land, Benin or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 0.0031 against 0.0027 in Benin as of 2019.
- What is the difference in farm machinery per unit of agricultural land between Benin and Sierra Leone?
- 0.0004, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Sierra Leone?
- 59 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2019.
- How do Benin and Sierra Leone rank globally for farm machinery per unit of agricultural land?
- Benin ranks 164th and Sierra Leone ranks 162nd 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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About this data
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.