Canada vs China (People’s Republic of): Agricultural tractors — In Use

Canada
733,182 No
in 2006
China (People’s Republic of)
989,139 No
in 2000
Canada rank
14th
China (People’s Republic of) rank
12th

Agricultural tractors — In Use over time

  • Canada
  • China (People’s Republic of)
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How they compare

China (People’s Republic of) currently reports 989,139 No against 733,182 No in Canada, a difference of 255,957 No.

That makes China (People’s Republic of)'s figure about 1.3 times Canada's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Canada ahead.

Canada ranks 14th and China (People’s Republic of) ranks 12th of 193 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 2 and China (People’s Republic of) in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Canada China (People’s Republic of) Difference Ahead
1960s 581,021 No 96,582 No 484,439 No Canada
1970s 625,088 No 343,090 No 281,998 No Canada
1980s 708,398 No 844,051 No 135,653 No China (People’s Republic of)
1990s 724,348 No 744,014 No 19,666 No China (People’s Republic of)
2000s 729,000 No 989,139 No 260,139 No China (People’s Republic of)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher agricultural tractors — in use, Canada or China (People’s Republic of)?
China (People’s Republic of), at 989,139 No against 733,182 No in Canada as of 2000.
What is the difference in agricultural tractors — in use between Canada and China (People’s Republic of)?
255,957 No, with China (People’s Republic of) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and China (People’s Republic of)?
40 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2000.
How do Canada and China (People’s Republic of) rank globally for agricultural tractors — in use?
Canada ranks 14th and China (People’s Republic of) 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.