Farm machinery per unit of agricultural land in Togo
Togo: Farm machinery per unit of agricultural land was 0.0021 in 2019. ▼ Falling
Farm machinery per unit of agricultural land in Togo, 1961–2019
Source: USDA Economic Research Service (2021) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for farm machinery per unit of agricultural land in Togo is 0.0021, measured in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.4% on the previous year and down 13.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, farm machinery per unit of agricultural land in Togo peaked at 0.0054 in 1974 and was at its lowest, 0.0013, in 1963.
Togo ranks 165th of 175 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 59 years of available data.
Farm machinery per unit of agricultural land in Togo, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0015 | — |
| 1962 | 0.0014 | -2.7% |
| 1963 | 0.0013 | -9.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0025 | +89.3% |
| 1965 | 0.0023 | -7.7% |
| 1966 | 0.002 | -11.8% |
| 1967 | 0.0022 | +10.4% |
| 1968 | 0.0025 | +11.7% |
| 1969 | 0.0029 | +18.5% |
| 1970 | 0.004 | +34.2% |
| 1971 | 0.0041 | +4.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0053 | +27.9% |
| 1973 | 0.005 | -5.7% |
| 1974 | 0.0054 | +8.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0053 | -1.7% |
| 1976 | 0.005 | -4.4% |
| 1977 | 0.0049 | -3.6% |
| 1978 | 0.0046 | -6.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0038 | -16.6% |
| 1980 | 0.0045 | +18.3% |
| 1981 | 0.0048 | +6.4% |
| 1982 | 0.0047 | -1.7% |
| 1983 | 0.0046 | -3.4% |
| 1984 | 0.0041 | -9.4% |
| 1985 | 0.0043 | +2.9% |
| 1986 | 0.0041 | -4.0% |
| 1987 | 0.004 | -3.4% |
| 1988 | 0.0036 | -8.4% |
| 1989 | 0.0035 | -2.8% |
| 1990 | 0.0033 | -5.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0036 | +7.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0036 | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0029 | -19.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0028 | -3.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0029 | +4.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0024 | -19.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0026 | +10.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0026 | -2.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0027 | +6.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0028 | +2.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0028 | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0027 | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0027 | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0026 | -4.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0027 | +5.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0026 | -7.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0026 | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0024 | -4.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0024 | -3.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0023 | -3.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0022 | -4.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0018 | -15.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0018 | -3.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0022 | +22.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0024 | +8.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0022 | -5.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0022 | -3.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0021 | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0021 | -2.4% |
Togo compared with similar countries
- Togo's 0.0021 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1118, 2% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Togo's 0.0021 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0218, 9% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Farm machinery per unit of agricultural land in Togo 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | +89.3% | 0.0013 | 0.0025 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0021 | 0.0013 | 0.0029 | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0047 | 0.0038 | 0.0054 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0042 | 0.0035 | 0.0048 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.003 | 0.0024 | 0.0036 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0026 | 0.0024 | 0.0028 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0021 | 0.0018 | 0.0024 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Togo
- 162 Sierra Leone 0.0031 compare
- 163 Cameroon 0.003 compare
- 164 Benin 0.0027 compare
- 166 Chad 0.002 compare
- 167 Central African Republic 0.0018 compare
- 168 Guinea-Bissau 0.0015 compare
More agriculture & rural data for Togo
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 6.38 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.2033 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 281.29 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.15 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.5561 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 20.3% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 20.3% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 5.1% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.4% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is farm machinery per unit of agricultural land in Togo?
- Farm machinery per unit of agricultural land in Togo was 0.0021 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 Togo?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0054 in 1974.
- What is the lowest farm machinery per unit of agricultural land recorded in Togo?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0013 in 1963.
- How does Togo rank for farm machinery per unit of agricultural land?
- Togo ranks 165th out of 175 countries with data for 2019.
- Is farm machinery per unit of agricultural land rising or falling in Togo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Togo 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.