Machinery per agricultural land in United States of America
United States of America: Machinery per agricultural land was 0.6957 in 2019. ▼ Falling
Latest (2019)
0.6957
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
60th
of 175 countries
All-time high
0.8733
in 1962
All-time low
0.6639
in 1998
Years of data
59
1961–2019
Machinery per agricultural land in United States of America, 1961–2019
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2019, machinery per agricultural land in United States of America stood at 0.6957.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and down 9.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, machinery per agricultural land in United States of America peaked at 0.8733 in 1962 and was at its lowest, 0.6639, in 1998.
That places United States of America 60th out of 175 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 59 years of available data.
Machinery per agricultural land in United States of America, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.8623 | — |
| 1962 | 0.8733 | +1.3% |
| 1963 | 0.8643 | -1.0% |
| 1964 | 0.8673 | +0.3% |
| 1965 | 0.8688 | +0.2% |
| 1966 | 0.8698 | +0.1% |
| 1967 | 0.871 | +0.1% |
| 1968 | 0.8432 | -3.2% |
| 1969 | 0.8067 | -4.3% |
| 1970 | 0.7903 | -2.0% |
| 1971 | 0.7864 | -0.5% |
| 1972 | 0.7752 | -1.4% |
| 1973 | 0.7622 | -1.7% |
| 1974 | 0.7542 | -1.1% |
| 1975 | 0.747 | -1.0% |
| 1976 | 0.7605 | +1.8% |
| 1977 | 0.7788 | +2.4% |
| 1978 | 0.7878 | +1.2% |
| 1979 | 0.7897 | +0.2% |
| 1980 | 0.7876 | -0.3% |
| 1981 | 0.7754 | -1.5% |
| 1982 | 0.7649 | -1.4% |
| 1983 | 0.7608 | -0.5% |
| 1984 | 0.739 | -2.9% |
| 1985 | 0.7429 | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 0.7502 | +1.0% |
| 1987 | 0.7611 | +1.5% |
| 1988 | 0.7605 | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 0.749 | -1.5% |
| 1990 | 0.7376 | -1.5% |
| 1991 | 0.7263 | -1.5% |
| 1992 | 0.7197 | -0.9% |
| 1993 | 0.7128 | -1.0% |
| 1994 | 0.7018 | -1.5% |
| 1995 | 0.6889 | -1.8% |
| 1996 | 0.6838 | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 0.6743 | -1.4% |
| 1998 | 0.6639 | -1.5% |
| 1999 | 0.6856 | +3.3% |
| 2000 | 0.7046 | +2.8% |
| 2001 | 0.7244 | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 0.7521 | +3.8% |
| 2003 | 0.7802 | +3.7% |
| 2004 | 0.7792 | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.7783 | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.7775 | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.7767 | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.7742 | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.771 | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 0.7678 | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.7633 | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 0.759 | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 0.7534 | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 0.7461 | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 0.7388 | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 0.7316 | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 0.7194 | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 0.6917 | -3.8% |
| 2019 | 0.6957 | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.8585 | 0.8067 | 0.8733 | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.7732 | 0.747 | 0.7903 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7591 | 0.739 | 0.7876 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6995 | 0.6639 | 0.7376 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7618 | 0.7046 | 0.7802 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7367 | 0.6917 | 0.7678 | 10 |
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More agriculture & rural data for United States of America
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 11.96 % change on previous year (2021)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0094 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2021)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 673.66 current US$ per person (2021)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.1831 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.1981 units per person (2025)
- Agriculture share gdp 0.943 (2021)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 0.943 (2021)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.6% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is machinery per agricultural land in United States of America?
- Machinery per agricultural land in United States of America was 0.6957 in 2019, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest machinery per agricultural land recorded in United States of America?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8733 in 1962.
- What is the lowest machinery per agricultural land recorded in United States of America?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6639 in 1998.
- How does United States of America rank for machinery per agricultural land?
- United States of America ranks 60th out of 175 countries with data for 2019.
- Is machinery per agricultural land rising or falling in United States of America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United States of America 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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