United States - Agricultural machinery
Agricultural machinery, tractors
The value for Agricultural machinery, tractors in United States was 4,389,812 as of 2007. As the graph below shows, over the past 46 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 5,470,000 in 1966 and a minimum value of 4,304,906 in 1992.
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.
See also:
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1961 | 4,690,000 |
| 1962 | 4,730,000 |
| 1963 | 4,755,000 |
| 1964 | 4,783,000 |
| 1965 | 4,800,000 |
| 1966 | 5,470,000 |
| 1967 | 5,450,000 |
| 1968 | 5,390,000 |
| 1969 | 5,305,000 |
| 1970 | 5,270,000 |
| 1971 | 5,235,000 |
| 1972 | 5,205,000 |
| 1973 | 5,180,000 |
| 1974 | 5,155,000 |
| 1975 | 5,120,000 |
| 1976 | 5,090,000 |
| 1977 | 5,050,000 |
| 1978 | 4,989,000 |
| 1979 | 4,880,000 |
| 1980 | 4,726,000 |
| 1981 | 4,697,000 |
| 1982 | 4,669,000 |
| 1983 | 4,671,000 |
| 1984 | 4,676,000 |
| 1985 | 4,670,000 |
| 1986 | 4,730,000 |
| 1987 | 4,789,000 |
| 1988 | 4,548,492 |
| 1989 | 4,487,595 |
| 1990 | 4,426,699 |
| 1991 | 4,365,802 |
| 1992 | 4,304,906 |
| 1993 | 4,317,974 |
| 1994 | 4,331,042 |
| 1995 | 4,344,109 |
| 1996 | 4,357,177 |
| 1997 | 4,370,245 |
| 1998 | 4,414,705 |
| 1999 | 4,459,165 |
| 2000 | 4,503,625 |
| 2001 | 4,548,085 |
| 2002 | 4,592,545 |
| 2003 | 4,551,998 |
| 2004 | 4,511,452 |
| 2005 | 4,470,905 |
| 2006 | 4,430,359 |
| 2007 | 4,389,812 |
Agricultural machinery, tractors per 100 sq. km of arable land
Agricultural machinery, tractors per 100 sq. km of arable land in United States was 271.34 as of 2007. Its highest value over the past 46 years was 312.34 in 1967, while its lowest value was 233.86 in 1992.
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 | 259.65 |
| 1962 | 267.09 |
| 1963 | 264.79 |
| 1964 | 268.76 |
| 1965 | 271.19 |
| 1966 | 311.32 |
| 1967 | 312.34 |
| 1968 | 297.79 |
| 1969 | 280.33 |
| 1970 | 279.23 |
| 1971 | 278.25 |
| 1972 | 277.53 |
| 1973 | 276.93 |
| 1974 | 276.45 |
| 1975 | 274.57 |
| 1976 | 272.96 |
| 1977 | 270.70 |
| 1978 | 264.31 |
| 1979 | 258.54 |
| 1980 | 250.38 |
| 1981 | 248.84 |
| 1982 | 248.66 |
| 1983 | 248.77 |
| 1984 | 249.03 |
| 1985 | 248.72 |
| 1986 | 251.91 |
| 1987 | 257.83 |
| 1988 | 244.88 |
| 1989 | 241.62 |
| 1990 | 238.41 |
| 1991 | 235.13 |
| 1992 | 233.86 |
| 1993 | 236.28 |
| 1994 | 238.05 |
| 1995 | 238.90 |
| 1996 | 243.41 |
| 1997 | 246.08 |
| 1998 | 249.73 |
| 1999 | 254.27 |
| 2000 | 256.81 |
| 2001 | 259.30 |
| 2002 | 265.50 |
| 2003 | 266.62 |
| 2004 | 267.72 |
| 2005 | 268.89 |
| 2006 | 270.10 |
| 2007 | 271.34 |
Classification
Topic: Environment Indicators
Sub-Topic: Agricultural production
