Jamaica vs Zimbabwe: Farm machinery per unit of agricultural land
Jamaica
0.4896
in 2019
Zimbabwe
0.5078
in 2019
Jamaica rank
74th
Zimbabwe rank
72nd
Farm machinery per unit of agricultural land over time
- Jamaica
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Zimbabwe currently reports 0.5078 against 0.4896 in Jamaica, a difference of 0.0182.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Zimbabwe ahead.
Jamaica ranks 74th and Zimbabwe ranks 72nd of 175 countries.
Jamaica has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3354 | 0.2936 | 0.0418 | Jamaica |
| 1970s | 0.3385 | 0.2873 | 0.0513 | Jamaica |
| 1980s | 0.4811 | 0.2417 | 0.2393 | Jamaica |
| 1990s | 0.4523 | 0.295 | 0.1573 | Jamaica |
| 2000s | 0.4544 | 0.3177 | 0.1367 | Jamaica |
| 2010s | 0.4888 | 0.4147 | 0.0741 | Jamaica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher farm machinery per unit of agricultural land, Jamaica or Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe, at 0.5078 against 0.4896 in Jamaica as of 2019.
- What is the difference in farm machinery per unit of agricultural land between Jamaica and Zimbabwe?
- 0.0182, with Zimbabwe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Zimbabwe?
- 59 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2019.
- How do Jamaica and Zimbabwe rank globally for farm machinery per unit of agricultural land?
- Jamaica ranks 74th and Zimbabwe ranks 72nd 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.