Output growth rate (annual average percent change)
Stacked bar chart with 6 groups
Group 1, 1961–70, Total agricultural output growth rate value of 2.79.
Bar 1, Expansion of agricultural land value of 0.31
Bar 2, Extension of irrigation to cropland value of 0.23
Bar 3, More inputs per acre value of 2.11
Bar 4, Improvements in total factor productivity value of 0.15
Group 2, 1971–80, Total agricultural output growth rate value of 2.28.
Bar 1, Expansion of agricultural land value of 0.27
Bar 2, Extension of irrigation to cropland value of 0.24
Bar 3, More inputs per acre value of 1.22
Bar 4, Improvements in total factor productivity value of 0.55
Group 3, 1981–90, Total agricultural output growth rate value of 2.23.
Bar 1, Expansion of agricultural land value of 0.31
Bar 2, Extension of irrigation to cropland value of 0.23
Bar 3, More inputs per acre value of 0.77
Bar 4, Improvements in total factor productivity value of 0.92
Group 4, 1991–2000, Total agricultural output growth rate value of 2.44.
Bar 1, Expansion of agricultural land value of 0.08
Bar 2, Extension of irrigation to cropland value of 0.23
Bar 3, More inputs per acre value of 0.46
Bar 4, Improvements in total factor productivity value of 1.68
Group 5, 2001–10, Total agricultural output growth rate value of 2.68.
Bar 1, Expansion of agricultural land value of 0.15
Bar 2, Extension of irrigation to cropland value of 0.16
Bar 3, More inputs per acre value of 0.41
Bar 4, Improvements in total factor productivity value of 1.96
Group 6, 2011–19, Total agricultural output growth rate value of 2.08.
Bar 1, Expansion of agricultural land value of 0.37
Bar 2, Extension of irrigation to cropland value of 0.1
Bar 3, More inputs per acre value of 0.3
Bar 4, Improvements in total factor productivity value of 1.31
TFP = Total factor productivity.
Source: USDA, Economic Research Service, International Agricultural Productivity data product. Data and methods as of October 2021.