How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Jamaica?

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.

Costa Rica vs Jamaica: Farm machinery per unit of agricultural land

Costa Rica

0.4788

in 2019

Jamaica

0.4896

in 2019

Costa Rica rank

75th

Jamaica rank

74th

Farm machinery per unit of agricultural land over time

Costa Rica
Jamaica

How they compare

Jamaica currently reports 0.4896 against 0.4788 in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.0108.

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

Costa Rica ranks 75th and Jamaica ranks 74th of 175 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 4 and Jamaica in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Costa Rica	Jamaica	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.365	0.3354	0.0296	Costa Rica
1970s	0.4231	0.3385	0.0845	Costa Rica
1980s	0.4316	0.4811	0.0495	Jamaica
1990s	0.4958	0.4523	0.0435	Costa Rica
2000s	0.5075	0.4544	0.0532	Costa Rica
2010s	0.4455	0.4888	0.0433	Jamaica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher farm machinery per unit of agricultural land, Costa Rica or Jamaica?: Jamaica, at 0.4896 against 0.4788 in Costa Rica as of 2019.
What is the difference in farm machinery per unit of agricultural land between Costa Rica and Jamaica?: 0.0108, with Jamaica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Jamaica?: 59 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2019.
How do Costa Rica and Jamaica rank globally for farm machinery per unit of agricultural land?: Costa Rica ranks 75th and Jamaica ranks 74th 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.