Brazil vs China: Agricultural tractors — In Use

Brazil
788,053 No
in 2006
China
989,139 No
in 2000
Brazil rank
13th
China rank
12th

Agricultural tractors — In Use over time

  • Brazil
  • China
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How they compare

China currently reports 989,139 No against 788,053 No in Brazil, a difference of 201,086 No.

That makes China's figure about 1.3 times Brazil's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Brazil ahead.

Brazil ranks 13th and China ranks 12th of 193 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 2 and China in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil China Difference Ahead
1960s 113,656 No 96,582 No 17,074 No Brazil
1970s 296,098 No 343,090 No 46,992 No China
1980s 642,169 No 844,051 No 201,882 No China
1990s 776,563 No 744,014 No 32,549 No Brazil
2000s 797,466 No 989,139 No 191,673 No China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher agricultural tractors — in use, Brazil or China?
China, at 989,139 No against 788,053 No in Brazil as of 2000.
What is the difference in agricultural tractors — in use between Brazil and China?
201,086 No, with China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and China?
40 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2000.
How do Brazil and China rank globally for agricultural tractors — in use?
Brazil ranks 13th and China ranks 12th of 193 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Agricultural tractors — In Use. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Agricultural tractors — In Use
Unit
No
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
207 places, 7,021 data points, 1961–2009
Last refreshed

Important notice: FAOSTAT database on Agriculture Machinery is no longer active. The latest online version of the database has as reference year 2009 (with data collected in year 2011). FAOSTAT database on Agriculture Machinery provides statistical series on Agricultural Machinery and Equipment statistical series referring to the following items: tractors, harvesters and threshers, irrigation pumps, milking machines, hand tools, and soil machines. The database includes estimates of agriculture machinery in use and value of import and export of agriculture machinery.