France vs United Kingdom: Farm machinery per unit of agricultural land

France
2.02
in 2019
United Kingdom
2.07
in 2019
France rank
30th
United Kingdom rank
27th

Farm machinery per unit of agricultural land over time

  • France
  • United Kingdom
0123196119902019

How they compare

United Kingdom currently reports 2.07 against 2.02 in France, a difference of 0.05.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1961 it was United Kingdom ahead.

France ranks 30th and United Kingdom ranks 27th of 175 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, France averaged higher in 2 and United Kingdom in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade France United Kingdom Difference Ahead
1960s 1.92 2.35 0.4247 United Kingdom
1970s 2.8 2.49 0.3073 France
1980s 3.02 2.73 0.2937 France
1990s 2.65 2.7 0.0508 United Kingdom
2000s 2.32 2.55 0.2351 United Kingdom
2010s 2.07 2.18 0.108 United Kingdom

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher farm machinery per unit of agricultural land, France or United Kingdom?
United Kingdom, at 2.07 against 2.02 in France as of 2019.
What is the difference in farm machinery per unit of agricultural land between France and United Kingdom?
0.05, with United Kingdom ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for France and United Kingdom?
59 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2019.
How do France and United Kingdom rank globally for farm machinery per unit of agricultural land?
France ranks 30th and United Kingdom ranks 27th 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

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.