Sources of growth in global agricultural output, 1961-2016

Output growth rate (annual average percent change)

Line/Stacked Bar combo chart with 5 groups, 1 line and 4 bars per group.

Group 1, 1961-70
Bar 1, Expansion of agricultural land value of 0.48 which is 16.6% of 1961-70.
Bar 2, Extension of irrigation to cropland value of 0.21 which is 7.2% of 1961-70.
Bar 3, More inputs per acre value of 2.07 which is 71.4% of 1961-70.
Bar 4, Improvements in total factor productivity value of 0.14 which is 4.8% of 1961-70.
Line 1, Total agricultural output growth rate 2.91.
Group 2, 1971-80
Bar 1, Expansion of agricultural land value of 0.22 which is 9.5% of 1971-80.
Bar 2, Extension of irrigation to cropland value of 0.28 which is 12.1% of 1971-80.
Bar 3, More inputs per acre value of 1.25 which is 53.9% of 1971-80.
Bar 4, Improvements in total factor productivity value of 0.57 which is 24.6% of 1971-80.
Line 1, Total agricultural output growth rate 2.31.
Group 3, 1981-90
Bar 1, Expansion of agricultural land value of 0.38 which is 17.5% of 1981-90.
Bar 2, Extension of irrigation to cropland value of 0.23 which is 10.6% of 1981-90.
Bar 3, More inputs per acre value of 0.87 which is 40.1% of 1981-90.
Bar 4, Improvements in total factor productivity value of 0.69 which is 31.8% of 1981-90.
Line 1, Total agricultural output growth rate 2.16.
Group 4, 1991-2000
Bar 1, Expansion of agricultural land value of 0.19 which is 8.5% of 1991-2000.
Bar 2, Extension of irrigation to cropland value of 0.19 which is 8.5% of 1991-2000.
Bar 3, More inputs per acre value of 0.28 which is 12.6% of 1991-2000.
Bar 4, Improvements in total factor productivity value of 1.57 which is 70.4% of 1991-2000.
Line 1, Total agricultural output growth rate 2.22.
Group 5, 2001-16
Bar 1, Expansion of agricultural land value of 0.27 which is 11.0% of 2001-16.
Bar 2, Extension of irrigation to cropland value of 0.16 which is 6.5% of 2001-16.
Bar 3, More inputs per acre value of 0.12 which is 4.9% of 2001-16.
Bar 4, Improvements in total factor productivity value of 1.9 which is 77.6% of 2001-16.
Line 1, Total agricultural output growth rate 2.45.

Source: USDA, Economic Research Service, International Agricultural Productivity data product. Data and methods as of November, 2019.