Machinery per agricultural land in Australia

Australia: Machinery per agricultural land was 0.2417 in 2019. β–² Rising

Latest (2019)
0.2417
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
101st
of 175 countries
All-time high
0.2508
in 2016
All-time low
0.2045
in 2001
Years of data
59
1961–2019

Machinery per agricultural land in Australia, 1961–2019

00.10.20.3196119902019

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2019, machinery per agricultural land in Australia stood at 0.2417.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 1.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, machinery per agricultural land in Australia peaked at 0.2508 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.2045, in 2001.

Australia ranks 101st of 175 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 59 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.2134 0.2047 0.2227 9
1970s 0.2321 0.2235 0.2395 10
1980s 0.2192 0.2112 0.2261 10
1990s 0.2204 0.2096 0.2283 10
2000s 0.2211 0.2045 0.2394 10
2010s 0.2412 0.2306 0.2508 10

Countries ranked near Australia

  1. 98 Guyana 0.2618 compare
  2. 99 Cambodia 0.255 compare
  3. 100 Libya 0.2499 compare
  4. 102 Azerbaijan, Republic of 0.2298 compare
  5. 103 Paraguay 0.2185 compare
  6. 104 Ecuador 0.2169 compare

See the full ranking of 175 places β†’

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Frequently asked questions

What is machinery per agricultural land in Australia?
Machinery per agricultural land in Australia was 0.2417 in 2019, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest machinery per agricultural land recorded in Australia?
The highest recorded value was 0.2508 in 2016.
What is the lowest machinery per agricultural land recorded in Australia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2045 in 2001.
How does Australia rank for machinery per agricultural land?
Australia ranks 101st out of 175 countries with data for 2019.
Is machinery per agricultural land rising or falling in Australia?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Australia data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Machinery per agricultural land. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Machinery per agricultural land
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
175 places, 9,853 data points, 1961–2019
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