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U.S. agricultural output, inputs, and total factor productivity, 1948–2021

by Eric Njuki, Sun Ling Wang, Richard Nehring and Roberto Mosheim
9/10/2024

Agricultural Research and Productivity

Line chart showing growth in total agricultural output, total factor productivity, and total farm inputs from 1948 to 2021.

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Total U.S. agricultural output increased at an annual rate of 1.46 percent in the past seven decades as the growth rate of inputs decreased, resulting from a higher rate of productivity in which farmers were able to produce more with less.

U.S. agricultural output, inputs, and total factor productivity, 1948–2021

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