Laos vs Zambia: Farm machinery per unit of agricultural land

Laos
0.1017
in 2019
Zambia
0.117
in 2019
Laos rank
118th
Zambia rank
115th

Farm machinery per unit of agricultural land over time

  • Laos
  • Zambia
00.050.10.150.2196119902019

How they compare

Zambia currently reports 0.117 against 0.1017 in Laos, a difference of 0.0153.

That makes Zambia's figure about 1.2 times Laos's.

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

Laos ranks 118th and Zambia ranks 115th of 175 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Laos Zambia Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0057 0.0617 0.056 Zambia
1970s 0.0183 0.1014 0.0831 Zambia
1980s 0.0311 0.1727 0.1416 Zambia
1990s 0.0382 0.1556 0.1174 Zambia
2000s 0.0374 0.1464 0.109 Zambia
2010s 0.0746 0.1021 0.0275 Zambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher farm machinery per unit of agricultural land, Laos or Zambia?
Zambia, at 0.117 against 0.1017 in Laos as of 2019.
What is the difference in farm machinery per unit of agricultural land between Laos and Zambia?
0.0153, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Zambia?
59 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2019.
How do Laos and Zambia rank globally for farm machinery per unit of agricultural land?
Laos ranks 118th and Zambia ranks 115th 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.