What is the difference in farm machinery per unit of agricultural land between Cuba and North Korea?

0.0251, with North Korea ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and North Korea?

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.

Cuba vs North Korea: Farm machinery per unit of agricultural land

Cuba

0.7365

in 2019

North Korea

0.7616

in 2019

Cuba rank

56th

North Korea rank

53rd

Farm machinery per unit of agricultural land over time

Cuba
North Korea

How they compare

North Korea currently reports 0.7616 against 0.7365 in Cuba, a difference of 0.0251.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Cuba ahead.

Cuba ranks 56th and North Korea ranks 53rd of 175 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Cuba averaged higher in 2 and North Korea in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cuba	North Korea	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.4223	0.2075	0.2148	Cuba
1970s	0.6605	0.367	0.2935	Cuba
1980s	0.7062	0.7937	0.0875	North Korea
1990s	0.6809	0.8101	0.1293	North Korea
2000s	0.6817	0.7723	0.0906	North Korea
2010s	0.7487	0.7605	0.0118	North Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher farm machinery per unit of agricultural land, Cuba or North Korea?: North Korea, at 0.7616 against 0.7365 in Cuba as of 2019.
What is the difference in farm machinery per unit of agricultural land between Cuba and North Korea?: 0.0251, with North Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and North Korea?: 59 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2019.
How do Cuba and North Korea rank globally for farm machinery per unit of agricultural land?: Cuba ranks 56th and North Korea ranks 53rd 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.