Machinery per agricultural land in Ireland

Ireland: Machinery per agricultural land was 7.05 in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
7.05
Change on year
up 1.3%
World rank
8th
of 175 countries
All-time high
8.36
in 2007
All-time low
0.9737
in 1961
Years of data
59
1961–2019

Machinery per agricultural land in Ireland, 1961–2019

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Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Ireland recorded 7.05 for machinery per agricultural land in 2019.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% on the previous year and down 10.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, machinery per agricultural land in Ireland peaked at 8.36 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.9737, in 1961.

That places Ireland 8th out of 175 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.

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

Machinery per agricultural land in Ireland, year by year

Annual values for Machinery per agricultural land in Ireland, 1961 to 2019.
Year Value Change
1961 0.9737
1962 1.04 +7.2%
1963 1.12 +7.4%
1964 1.22 +8.5%
1965 1.35 +11.0%
1966 1.48 +10.0%
1967 1.54 +3.4%
1968 1.68 +9.6%
1969 1.83 +8.7%
1970 1.98 +8.3%
1971 2.12 +6.9%
1972 2.24 +5.9%
1973 2.4 +7.1%
1974 2.62 +9.1%
1975 2.84 +8.4%
1976 3.03 +6.7%
1977 3.2 +5.6%
1978 3.37 +5.4%
1979 3.55 +5.3%
1980 3.86 +8.8%
1981 3.99 +3.4%
1982 4.11 +2.9%
1983 4.27 +3.9%
1984 4.29 +0.4%
1985 4.4 +2.5%
1986 4.53 +3.0%
1987 4.68 +3.4%
1988 4.6 -1.7%
1989 4.58 -0.4%
1990 4.36 -4.8%
1991 4.83 +10.7%
1992 4.99 +3.3%
1993 4.99 +0.1%
1994 5.1 +2.1%
1995 5.11 +0.3%
1996 5.14 +0.5%
1997 5.3 +3.1%
1998 4.97 -6.2%
1999 4.84 -2.7%
2000 4.68 -3.2%
2001 4.45 -5.0%
2002 4.57 +2.7%
2003 4.64 +1.5%
2004 4.67 +0.8%
2005 4.82 +3.1%
2006 4.85 +0.6%
2007 8.36 +72.3%
2008 7.75 -7.3%
2009 7.84 +1.2%
2010 7.95 +1.4%
2011 7.67 -3.5%
2012 7.39 -3.7%
2013 7.38 -0.1%
2014 7.35 -0.5%
2015 7.34 -0.1%
2016 7.14 -2.8%
2017 7.01 -1.7%
2018 6.96 -0.8%
2019 7.05 +1.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 1.36 0.9737 1.83 9
1970s 2.74 1.98 3.55 10
1980s 4.33 3.86 4.68 10
1990s 4.96 4.36 5.3 10
2000s 5.66 4.45 8.36 10
2010s 7.32 6.96 7.95 10

Countries ranked near Ireland

  1. 5 Poland 7.17 compare
  2. 6 China 7.16 compare
  3. 7 Switzerland 7.1 compare
  4. 9 North Macedonia 7.04 compare
  5. 10 Serbia 6.12 compare
  6. 11 Philippines 4.39 compare

See the full ranking of 175 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is machinery per agricultural land in Ireland?
Machinery per agricultural land in Ireland was 7.05 in 2019, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest machinery per agricultural land recorded in Ireland?
The highest recorded value was 8.36 in 2007.
What is the lowest machinery per agricultural land recorded in Ireland?
The lowest recorded value was 0.9737 in 1961.
How does Ireland rank for machinery per agricultural land?
Ireland ranks 8th out of 175 countries with data for 2019.
Is machinery per agricultural land rising or falling in Ireland?
Over the last ten years it is down 10.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Ireland 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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