Which has higher farm machinery per unit of agricultural land, Malawi or United Arab Emirates?

Malawi, at 0.0171 against 0.0123 in United Arab Emirates as of 2019.

How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and United Arab Emirates?

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.

Malawi vs United Arab Emirates: Farm machinery per unit of agricultural land

Malawi

0.0171

in 2019

United Arab Emirates

0.0123

in 2019

Malawi rank

148th

United Arab Emirates rank

150th

Farm machinery per unit of agricultural land over time

Malawi
United Arab Emirates

How they compare

Malawi currently reports 0.0171 against 0.0123 in United Arab Emirates, a difference of 0.0048.

That makes Malawi's figure about 1.4 times United Arab Emirates's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 59 shared years of data; in 1961 it was United Arab Emirates ahead.

Malawi ranks 148th and United Arab Emirates ranks 150th of 175 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 1 and United Arab Emirates in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Malawi	United Arab Emirates	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.0092	0.0718	0.0626	United Arab Emirates
1970s	0.0186	0.0602	0.0416	United Arab Emirates
1980s	0.0236	0.0527	0.0291	United Arab Emirates
1990s	0.0223	0.042	0.0197	United Arab Emirates
2000s	0.0175	0.0209	0.0034	United Arab Emirates
2010s	0.0163	0.0105	0.0057	Malawi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher farm machinery per unit of agricultural land, Malawi or United Arab Emirates?: Malawi, at 0.0171 against 0.0123 in United Arab Emirates as of 2019.
What is the difference in farm machinery per unit of agricultural land between Malawi and United Arab Emirates?: 0.0048, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and United Arab Emirates?: 59 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2019.
How do Malawi and United Arab Emirates rank globally for farm machinery per unit of agricultural land?: Malawi ranks 148th and United Arab Emirates ranks 150th 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.