China - Agricultural machinery
Agricultural machinery, tractors
The value for Agricultural machinery, tractors in China was 989,139 as of 2000. As the graph below shows, over the past 39 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 989,139 in 2000 and a minimum value of 52,661 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.
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1961 | 52,661 |
| 1962 | 55,360 |
| 1963 | 59,657 |
| 1964 | 66,290 |
| 1965 | 73,021 |
| 1966 | 100,432 |
| 1967 | 125,442 |
| 1968 | 155,602 |
| 1969 | 180,772 |
| 1970 | 126,440 |
| 1971 | 151,281 |
| 1972 | 191,220 |
| 1973 | 235,524 |
| 1974 | 282,282 |
| 1975 | 346,786 |
| 1976 | 398,946 |
| 1977 | 469,106 |
| 1978 | 559,638 |
| 1979 | 669,675 |
| 1980 | 747,900 |
| 1981 | 796,867 |
| 1982 | 817,857 |
| 1983 | 847,916 |
| 1984 | 862,078 |
| 1985 | 861,364 |
| 1986 | 876,470 |
| 1987 | 891,170 |
| 1988 | 880,859 |
| 1989 | 858,031 |
| 1990 | 824,113 |
| 1991 | 795,713 |
| 1992 | 770,629 |
| 1993 | 734,325 |
| 1994 | 705,723 |
| 1995 | 685,202 |
| 1996 | 684,290 |
| 1997 | 703,117 |
| 1998 | 738,526 |
| 1999 | 798,506 |
| 2000 | 989,139 |
Agricultural machinery, tractors per 100 sq. km of arable land
Agricultural machinery, tractors per 100 sq. km of arable land in China was 82.66 as of 2000. Its highest value over the past 39 years was 82.66 in 2000, while its lowest value was 5.09 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 | 5.09 |
| 1962 | 5.37 |
| 1963 | 5.80 |
| 1964 | 6.45 |
| 1965 | 7.13 |
| 1966 | 9.85 |
| 1967 | 12.36 |
| 1968 | 15.40 |
| 1969 | 17.98 |
| 1970 | 12.64 |
| 1971 | 15.18 |
| 1972 | 19.28 |
| 1973 | 23.86 |
| 1974 | 28.44 |
| 1975 | 35.46 |
| 1976 | 40.87 |
| 1977 | 48.15 |
| 1978 | 57.56 |
| 1979 | 68.98 |
| 1980 | 77.14 |
| 1981 | 81.69 |
| 1982 | 79.83 |
| 1983 | 78.47 |
| 1984 | 75.13 |
| 1985 | 71.28 |
| 1986 | 72.30 |
| 1987 | 73.70 |
| 1988 | 72.44 |
| 1989 | 69.82 |
| 1990 | 66.20 |
| 1991 | 63.38 |
| 1992 | 62.37 |
| 1993 | 60.21 |
| 1994 | 58.15 |
| 1995 | 56.99 |
| 1996 | 57.03 |
| 1997 | 58.75 |
| 1998 | 61.71 |
| 1999 | 66.73 |
| 2000 | 82.66 |
Classification
Topic: Environment Indicators
Sub-Topic: Agricultural production
