Farm machinery per unit of agricultural land in Canada
Canada: Farm machinery per unit of agricultural land was 0.8616 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Farm machinery per unit of agricultural land in Canada, 1961–2019
Source: USDA Economic Research Service (2021) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Canada recorded 0.8616 for farm machinery per unit of agricultural land in 2019. That is the highest value across all 59 years on record.
The figure is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 12.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, farm machinery per unit of agricultural land in Canada peaked at 0.8616 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.6276, in 1961.
Canada ranks 49th 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.
Farm machinery per unit of agricultural land in Canada, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.6276 | — |
| 1962 | 0.6312 | +0.6% |
| 1963 | 0.6365 | +0.8% |
| 1964 | 0.6417 | +0.8% |
| 1965 | 0.6467 | +0.8% |
| 1966 | 0.6534 | +1.0% |
| 1967 | 0.6505 | -0.4% |
| 1968 | 0.6483 | -0.3% |
| 1969 | 0.6464 | -0.3% |
| 1970 | 0.6446 | -0.3% |
| 1971 | 0.6436 | -0.2% |
| 1972 | 0.6497 | +0.9% |
| 1973 | 0.6574 | +1.2% |
| 1974 | 0.6565 | -0.1% |
| 1975 | 0.6622 | +0.9% |
| 1976 | 0.6679 | +0.9% |
| 1977 | 0.674 | +0.9% |
| 1978 | 0.68 | +0.9% |
| 1979 | 0.6759 | -0.6% |
| 1980 | 0.6714 | -0.7% |
| 1981 | 0.6668 | -0.7% |
| 1982 | 0.6756 | +1.3% |
| 1983 | 0.6841 | +1.2% |
| 1984 | 0.6921 | +1.2% |
| 1985 | 0.7003 | +1.2% |
| 1986 | 0.7099 | +1.4% |
| 1987 | 0.7227 | +1.8% |
| 1988 | 0.7357 | +1.8% |
| 1989 | 0.7487 | +1.8% |
| 1990 | 0.7313 | -2.3% |
| 1991 | 0.716 | -2.1% |
| 1992 | 0.7118 | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 0.7055 | -0.9% |
| 1994 | 0.6993 | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 0.693 | -0.9% |
| 1996 | 0.689 | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 0.6891 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.6895 | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 0.6907 | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 0.6917 | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 0.6916 | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.6936 | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 0.697 | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 0.7005 | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 0.7041 | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 0.7095 | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 0.7265 | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 0.7479 | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 0.7682 | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 0.7849 | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 0.8028 | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 0.8064 | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 0.8132 | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 0.8224 | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 0.8282 | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 0.8303 | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.8394 | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 0.845 | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 0.8616 | +2.0% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 0.8616 is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.44, 60% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.6425 | 0.6276 | 0.6534 | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.6612 | 0.6436 | 0.68 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7007 | 0.6668 | 0.7487 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7015 | 0.689 | 0.7313 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7131 | 0.6916 | 0.7682 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8234 | 0.7849 | 0.8616 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Canada
More agriculture & rural data for Canada
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 31.61 % change on previous year (2022)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0193 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 1,092 current US$ per person (2022)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.0803 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.1712 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 1.9% (2022)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 1.9% (2022)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 2.9% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is farm machinery per unit of agricultural land in Canada?
- Farm machinery per unit of agricultural land in Canada was 0.8616 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 Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8616 in 2019.
- What is the lowest farm machinery per unit of agricultural land recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6276 in 1961.
- How does Canada rank for farm machinery per unit of agricultural land?
- Canada ranks 49th out of 175 countries with data for 2019.
- Is farm machinery per unit of agricultural land rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Canada 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.