Japan vs Republic of Korea: Farm machinery per unit of agricultural land

Japan
13.07
in 2019
Republic of Korea
9.98
in 2019
Japan rank
1st
Republic of Korea rank
2nd

Farm machinery per unit of agricultural land over time

  • Japan
  • Republic of Korea
05101520196119902019

How they compare

Japan currently reports 13.07 against 9.98 in Republic of Korea, a difference of 3.09.

That makes Japan's figure about 1.3 times Republic of Korea's.

Across all 59 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.

Japan ranks 1st and Republic of Korea ranks 2nd of 175 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Republic of Korea Difference Ahead
1960s 4.11 0.0112 4.09 Japan
1970s 9.73 0.3912 9.34 Japan
1980s 17.37 2.64 14.73 Japan
1990s 19.16 6.24 12.92 Japan
2000s 17.11 9.01 8.1 Japan
2010s 13.43 9.42 4.01 Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher farm machinery per unit of agricultural land, Japan or Republic of Korea?
Japan, at 13.07 against 9.98 in Republic of Korea as of 2019.
What is the difference in farm machinery per unit of agricultural land between Japan and Republic of Korea?
3.09, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Republic of Korea?
59 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2019.
How do Japan and Republic of Korea rank globally for farm machinery per unit of agricultural land?
Japan ranks 1st and Republic of Korea ranks 2nd 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.