Farm machinery per unit of agricultural land in Brazil
Brazil: Farm machinery per unit of agricultural land was 0.5937 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Farm machinery per unit of agricultural land in Brazil, 1961–2019
Source: USDA Economic Research Service (2021) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Brazil recorded 0.5937 for farm machinery per unit of agricultural land in 2019. That is the highest value across all 59 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 22.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, farm machinery per unit of agricultural land in Brazil peaked at 0.5937 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.0904, in 1961.
That places Brazil 65th out of 175 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 59 years of available data.
Farm machinery per unit of agricultural land in Brazil, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0904 | — |
| 1962 | 0.1003 | +11.0% |
| 1963 | 0.111 | +10.7% |
| 1964 | 0.1203 | +8.3% |
| 1965 | 0.1302 | +8.3% |
| 1966 | 0.1389 | +6.6% |
| 1967 | 0.1477 | +6.3% |
| 1968 | 0.1562 | +5.8% |
| 1969 | 0.1644 | +5.2% |
| 1970 | 0.1723 | +4.8% |
| 1971 | 0.1839 | +6.7% |
| 1972 | 0.1947 | +5.9% |
| 1973 | 0.2049 | +5.2% |
| 1974 | 0.2145 | +4.7% |
| 1975 | 0.2813 | +31.1% |
| 1976 | 0.2846 | +1.2% |
| 1977 | 0.2824 | -0.8% |
| 1978 | 0.3066 | +8.6% |
| 1979 | 0.3276 | +6.8% |
| 1980 | 0.3487 | +6.5% |
| 1981 | 0.3578 | +2.6% |
| 1982 | 0.3667 | +2.5% |
| 1983 | 0.3754 | +2.4% |
| 1984 | 0.3837 | +2.2% |
| 1985 | 0.3926 | +2.3% |
| 1986 | 0.4061 | +3.4% |
| 1987 | 0.4209 | +3.6% |
| 1988 | 0.4359 | +3.6% |
| 1989 | 0.4517 | +3.6% |
| 1990 | 0.4677 | +3.6% |
| 1991 | 0.4854 | +3.8% |
| 1992 | 0.5033 | +3.7% |
| 1993 | 0.5217 | +3.7% |
| 1994 | 0.541 | +3.7% |
| 1995 | 0.561 | +3.7% |
| 1996 | 0.5603 | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 0.5497 | -1.9% |
| 1998 | 0.5395 | -1.9% |
| 1999 | 0.5293 | -1.9% |
| 2000 | 0.5195 | -1.9% |
| 2001 | 0.51 | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 0.5008 | -1.8% |
| 2003 | 0.4919 | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 0.4845 | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 0.476 | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 0.4678 | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 0.4746 | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 0.485 | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 0.4858 | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.5041 | +3.8% |
| 2011 | 0.5234 | +3.8% |
| 2012 | 0.541 | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 0.5646 | +4.4% |
| 2014 | 0.5818 | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 0.5875 | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 0.586 | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.585 | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.5884 | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 0.5937 | +0.9% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 0.5937 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.3892, 1.5× the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 0.5937 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.3846, 1.5× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Farm machinery per unit of agricultural land in Brazil changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | +31.1% | 0.2145 | 0.2813 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1288 | 0.0904 | 0.1644 | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.2453 | 0.1723 | 0.3276 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3939 | 0.3487 | 0.4517 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5259 | 0.4677 | 0.561 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4896 | 0.4678 | 0.5195 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5655 | 0.5041 | 0.5937 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
More agriculture & rural data for Brazil
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 10.36 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0609 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 652.04 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -1.95 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.1182 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 6.1% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 6.1% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 5.2% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.8% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is farm machinery per unit of agricultural land in Brazil?
- Farm machinery per unit of agricultural land in Brazil was 0.5937 in 2019, according to USDA Economic Research Service (2021) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest farm machinery per unit of agricultural land recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5937 in 2019.
- What is the lowest farm machinery per unit of agricultural land recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0904 in 1961.
- How does Brazil rank for farm machinery per unit of agricultural land?
- Brazil ranks 65th out of 175 countries with data for 2019.
- Is farm machinery per unit of agricultural land rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from USDA Economic Research Service (2021) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Farm machinery per unit of agricultural land. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.