What is the difference in farm machinery per unit of agricultural land between Saudi Arabia and Somalia?

0.0049, with Saudi Arabia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Saudi Arabia and Somalia?

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.

Saudi Arabia vs Somalia: Farm machinery per unit of agricultural land

Saudi Arabia

0.0428

in 2019

Somalia

0.0379

in 2019

Saudi Arabia rank

138th

Somalia rank

139th

Farm machinery per unit of agricultural land over time

Saudi Arabia
Somalia

How they compare

Saudi Arabia currently reports 0.0428 against 0.0379 in Somalia, a difference of 0.0049.

That makes Saudi Arabia's figure about 1.1 times Somalia's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Somalia ahead.

Saudi Arabia ranks 138th and Somalia ranks 139th of 175 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Saudi Arabia averaged higher in 2 and Somalia in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Saudi Arabia	Somalia	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.0043	0.0234	0.0191	Somalia
1970s	0.0107	0.0347	0.0239	Somalia
1980s	0.0227	0.0405	0.0178	Somalia
1990s	0.0406	0.0328	0.0078	Saudi Arabia
2000s	0.042	0.0309	0.0111	Saudi Arabia
2010s	0.0362	0.0367	0.0005	Somalia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher farm machinery per unit of agricultural land, Saudi Arabia or Somalia?: Saudi Arabia, at 0.0428 against 0.0379 in Somalia as of 2019.
What is the difference in farm machinery per unit of agricultural land between Saudi Arabia and Somalia?: 0.0049, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Saudi Arabia and Somalia?: 59 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2019.
How do Saudi Arabia and Somalia rank globally for farm machinery per unit of agricultural land?: Saudi Arabia ranks 138th and Somalia ranks 139th 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.