Caribbean small states - Agricultural machinery

Agricultural machinery, tractors

The value for Agricultural machinery, tractors in Caribbean small states was 6,248 as of 1996. As the graph below shows, over the past 35 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 12,255 in 1966 and a minimum value of 5,911 in 1980.

Definition: Agricultural machinery refers to the number of wheel and crawler tractors (excluding garden tractors) in use in agriculture at the end of the calendar year specified or during the first quarter of the following year.

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.

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Year Value
1961 8,129
1962 8,348
1963 8,728
1964 10,061
1965 11,081
1966 12,255
1967 9,018
1968 9,314
1969 9,856
1970 10,040
1971 8,358
1972 8,597
1973 8,871
1974 8,888
1975 9,216
1976 9,692
1977 9,893
1978 6,607
1979 6,714
1980 5,911
1981 6,895
1982 7,014
1983 7,092
1984 7,194
1985 7,316
1986 6,417
1987 6,441
1988 6,491
1989 6,552
1990 6,010
1991 6,035
1992 6,069
1993 6,104
1994 6,140
1995 6,177
1996 6,248

Agricultural machinery, tractors per 100 sq. km of arable land

Agricultural machinery, tractors per 100 sq. km of arable land in Caribbean small states was 491.93 as of 1989. Its highest value over the past 28 years was 491.93 in 1989, while its lowest value was 115.96 in 1961.

Definition: Agricultural machinery refers to the number of wheel and crawler tractors (excluding garden tractors) in use in agriculture at the end of the calendar year specified or during the first quarter of the following year. Arable land includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded.

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.

See also:

Year Value
1961 115.96
1962 118.92
1963 123.98
1964 142.51
1965 160.36
1966 176.33
1967 129.20
1968 133.43
1969 142.64
1970 146.35
1971 152.80
1972 158.62
1973 159.84
1974 159.77
1975 166.36
1976 166.25
1977 161.92
1978 351.44
1979 355.80
1980 313.58
1981 374.12
1982 391.84
1983 408.29
1984 409.91
1985 424.61
1986 488.73
1987 486.44
1988 486.95
1989 491.93

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Agricultural production