How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Sri Lanka?

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.

Brazil vs Sri Lanka: Farm machinery per unit of agricultural land

Brazil

0.5937

in 2019

Sri Lanka

0.6325

in 2019

Brazil rank

65th

Sri Lanka rank

63rd

Farm machinery per unit of agricultural land over time

Brazil
Sri Lanka

How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 0.6325 against 0.5937 in Brazil, a difference of 0.0388.

That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.1 times Brazil's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Brazil ahead.

Brazil ranks 65th and Sri Lanka ranks 63rd of 175 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Brazil	Sri Lanka	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.1288	0.1282	0.0006	Brazil
1970s	0.2453	0.2323	0.013	Brazil
1980s	0.3939	0.1594	0.2345	Brazil
1990s	0.5259	0.1604	0.3655	Brazil
2000s	0.4896	0.3703	0.1193	Brazil
2010s	0.5655	0.5543	0.0113	Brazil

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher farm machinery per unit of agricultural land, Brazil or Sri Lanka?: Sri Lanka, at 0.6325 against 0.5937 in Brazil as of 2019.
What is the difference in farm machinery per unit of agricultural land between Brazil and Sri Lanka?: 0.0388, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Sri Lanka?: 59 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2019.
How do Brazil and Sri Lanka rank globally for farm machinery per unit of agricultural land?: Brazil ranks 65th and Sri Lanka ranks 63rd 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: 28 August 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.