Farm machinery per unit of agricultural land in Chile
Chile: Farm machinery per unit of agricultural land was 0.7386 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Latest (2019)
0.7386
Change on year
down 0.7%
World rank
55th
of 175 countries
All-time high
0.7435
in 2018
All-time low
0.2579
in 1976
Years of data
59
1961–2019
Farm machinery per unit of agricultural land in Chile, 1961–2019
Source: USDA Economic Research Service (2021) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Chile recorded 0.7386 for farm machinery per unit of agricultural land in 2019.
The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and up 7.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, farm machinery per unit of agricultural land in Chile peaked at 0.7435 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.2579, in 1976.
That places Chile 55th 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 Chile, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.2864 | — |
| 1962 | 0.2856 | -0.3% |
| 1963 | 0.2848 | -0.3% |
| 1964 | 0.2838 | -0.3% |
| 1965 | 0.2828 | -0.4% |
| 1966 | 0.281 | -0.6% |
| 1967 | 0.2796 | -0.5% |
| 1968 | 0.2782 | -0.5% |
| 1969 | 0.2769 | -0.5% |
| 1970 | 0.272 | -1.8% |
| 1971 | 0.2689 | -1.1% |
| 1972 | 0.2661 | -1.0% |
| 1973 | 0.2616 | -1.7% |
| 1974 | 0.2594 | -0.8% |
| 1975 | 0.26 | +0.2% |
| 1976 | 0.2579 | -0.8% |
| 1977 | 0.2626 | +1.8% |
| 1978 | 0.2674 | +1.8% |
| 1979 | 0.2722 | +1.8% |
| 1980 | 0.2748 | +1.0% |
| 1981 | 0.2799 | +1.9% |
| 1982 | 0.288 | +2.9% |
| 1983 | 0.2909 | +1.0% |
| 1984 | 0.2968 | +2.0% |
| 1985 | 0.2984 | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 0.3318 | +11.2% |
| 1987 | 0.3787 | +14.1% |
| 1988 | 0.3514 | -7.2% |
| 1989 | 0.3436 | -2.2% |
| 1990 | 0.3566 | +3.8% |
| 1991 | 0.3822 | +7.2% |
| 1992 | 0.4312 | +12.8% |
| 1993 | 0.4633 | +7.4% |
| 1994 | 0.4626 | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 0.5007 | +8.2% |
| 1996 | 0.5257 | +5.0% |
| 1997 | 0.6288 | +19.6% |
| 1998 | 0.6296 | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 0.6593 | +4.7% |
| 2000 | 0.6633 | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 0.6561 | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 0.6692 | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 0.6975 | +4.2% |
| 2004 | 0.6935 | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 0.7054 | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 0.7245 | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 0.7412 | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 0.7232 | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 0.6877 | -4.9% |
| 2010 | 0.6989 | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 0.7032 | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 0.7082 | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 0.6863 | -3.1% |
| 2014 | 0.6935 | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 0.7004 | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 0.7237 | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 0.7178 | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 0.7435 | +3.6% |
| 2019 | 0.7386 | -0.7% |
Chile compared with similar countries
- Chile's 0.7386 is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.44, 51% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Chile's 0.7386 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.3846, 1.9× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2821 | 0.2769 | 0.2864 | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.2648 | 0.2579 | 0.2722 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3134 | 0.2748 | 0.3787 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.504 | 0.3566 | 0.6593 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6962 | 0.6561 | 0.7412 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7114 | 0.6863 | 0.7435 | 10 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Chile
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual -2.03 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0345 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 621.34 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -1.18 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.1082 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 3.5% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 3.5% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 4.7% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.7% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is farm machinery per unit of agricultural land in Chile?
- Farm machinery per unit of agricultural land in Chile was 0.7386 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 Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7435 in 2018.
- What is the lowest farm machinery per unit of agricultural land recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2579 in 1976.
- How does Chile rank for farm machinery per unit of agricultural land?
- Chile ranks 55th out of 175 countries with data for 2019.
- Is farm machinery per unit of agricultural land rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Chile 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.