Which has higher farm machinery per unit of agricultural land, Somalia or Uganda?

Uganda, at 0.048 against 0.0379 in Somalia as of 2019.

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

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.

Somalia vs Uganda: Farm machinery per unit of agricultural land

Somalia

0.0379

in 2019

Uganda

0.048

in 2019

Somalia rank

139th

Uganda rank

136th

Farm machinery per unit of agricultural land over time

Somalia
Uganda

How they compare

Uganda currently reports 0.048 against 0.0379 in Somalia, a difference of 0.0101.

That makes Uganda's figure about 1.3 times Somalia's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Somalia ahead.

Somalia ranks 139th and Uganda ranks 136th of 175 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Somalia	Uganda	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.0234	0.007	0.0164	Somalia
1970s	0.0347	0.0135	0.0212	Somalia
1980s	0.0405	0.0331	0.0074	Somalia
1990s	0.0328	0.0336	0.0008	Uganda
2000s	0.0309	0.0303	0.0006	Somalia
2010s	0.0367	0.0419	0.0052	Uganda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher farm machinery per unit of agricultural land, Somalia or Uganda?: Uganda, at 0.048 against 0.0379 in Somalia as of 2019.
What is the difference in farm machinery per unit of agricultural land between Somalia and Uganda?: 0.0101, with Uganda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and Uganda?: 59 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2019.
How do Somalia and Uganda rank globally for farm machinery per unit of agricultural land?: Somalia ranks 139th and Uganda ranks 136th 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: 28 August 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.