Ghana - Agricultural machinery

Agricultural machinery, tractors

The value for Agricultural machinery, tractors in Ghana was 1,807 as of 2005. As the graph below shows, over the past 44 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 2,234 in 1964 and a minimum value of 1,000 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 1,000
1962 1,500
1963 1,800
1964 2,234
1965 2,124
1966 2,116
1967 2,108
1968 2,100
1969 2,092
1970 2,084
1971 2,076
1972 2,068
1973 2,060
1974 2,052
1975 2,044
1976 2,036
1977 2,028
1978 2,020
1979 2,012
1980 2,004
1981 1,996
1982 1,988
1983 1,980
1984 1,972
1985 1,964
1986 1,956
1987 1,948
1988 1,940
1989 1,932
1990 1,924
1991 1,916
1992 1,908
1993 1,900
1994 1,892
1995 1,884
1996 1,876
1997 1,868
1998 1,860
1999 1,952
2000 1,944
2001 1,936
2002 1,928
2003 1,920
2004 1,912
2005 1,807

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

Agricultural machinery, tractors per 100 sq. km of arable land in Ghana was 4.52 as of 2005. Its highest value over the past 44 years was 13.14 in 1964, while its lowest value was 4.52 in 2005.

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 5.88
1962 8.82
1963 10.59
1964 13.14
1965 12.49
1966 12.45
1967 12.40
1968 12.35
1969 12.31
1970 12.26
1971 12.21
1972 12.16
1973 12.12
1974 12.07
1975 11.36
1976 11.31
1977 11.27
1978 10.63
1979 10.59
1980 10.55
1981 10.51
1982 9.47
1983 9.43
1984 8.57
1985 8.18
1986 8.15
1987 7.79
1988 7.46
1989 7.43
1990 7.13
1991 6.84
1992 6.81
1993 6.79
1994 6.76
1995 6.28
1996 5.86
1997 5.19
1998 4.89
1999 5.07
2000 4.92
2001 4.77
2002 4.61
2003 4.59
2004 4.78
2005 4.52

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Agricultural production