Which has higher agricultural tractors — in use, Brazil or Spain?

Spain, at 1.04 million No against 788,053 No in Brazil as of 2009.

How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Spain?

46 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2006.

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.

Brazil vs Spain: Agricultural tractors — In Use

Brazil

788,053 No

in 2006

Spain

1.04 million No

in 2009

Brazil rank

13th

Spain rank

10th

Agricultural tractors — In Use over time

Brazil
Spain

How they compare

Spain currently reports 1.04 million No against 788,053 No in Brazil, a difference of 250,677 No.

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

The two have swapped places 3 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Brazil ahead.

Brazil ranks 13th and Spain ranks 10th of 193 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 1 and Spain in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Brazil	Spain	Difference	Ahead
1960s	113,656 No	150,007 No	36,351 No	Spain
1970s	296,098 No	368,305 No	72,207 No	Spain
1980s	642,169 No	624,091 No	18,078 No	Brazil
1990s	776,563 No	804,314 No	27,750 No	Spain
2000s	792,760 No	951,817 No	159,057 No	Spain

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher agricultural tractors — in use, Brazil or Spain?: Spain, at 1.04 million No against 788,053 No in Brazil as of 2009.
What is the difference in agricultural tractors — in use between Brazil and Spain?: 250,677 No, with Spain ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Spain?: 46 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2006.
How do Brazil and Spain rank globally for agricultural tractors — in use?: Brazil ranks 13th and Spain ranks 10th 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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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: 12 August 2026

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.