Agricultural Productivity in the U.S.

Published by Economic Research Service, Department of Agriculture | Department of Agriculture | Metadata Last Checked: January 27, 2026 | Last Modified: 2020-01-10

Increased productivity is the main contributor to growth in U.S. agriculture. This data set provides estimates of productivity growth in the U.S. farm sector for the 1948-2011 period, and estimates of the growth and relative levels of productivity across the States for the period 1960-2004.

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bureauCode	[ "005:13" ]
describedBy	http://www.ers.usda.gov/data-products/agricultural-productivity-in-the-us.aspx
identifier	USDA-ERS-05407
issued	2020-01-10
programCode	[ "005:041" ]
references	[ "http://www.ers.usda.gov/data-products/agricultural-productivity-in-the-us.aspx" ]
spatial	United States, States
temporal	1948-01-01/2011-01-01

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