China, mainland vs India: Agricultural tractors — In Use

China, mainland
3.52 million No
in 2009
India
2.53 million No
in 2003
China, mainland rank
1st
India rank
3rd

Agricultural tractors — In Use over time

  • China, mainland
  • India
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How they compare

China, mainland currently reports 3.52 million No against 2.53 million No in India, a difference of 982,860 No.

That makes China, mainland's figure about 1.4 times India's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 43 shared years of data; in 1961 it was China, mainland ahead.

China, mainland ranks 1st and India ranks 3rd of 193 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade China, mainland India Difference Ahead
1960s 96,098 No 54,003 No 42,095 No China, mainland
1970s 341,356 No 228,636 No 112,719 No China, mainland
1980s 836,221 No 594,891 No 241,330 No China, mainland
1990s 731,243 No 1.39 million No 657,531 No India
2000s 992,937 No 2.31 million No 1.32 million No India

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher agricultural tractors — in use, China, mainland or India?
China, mainland, at 3.52 million No against 2.53 million No in India as of 2009.
What is the difference in agricultural tractors — in use between China, mainland and India?
982,860 No, with China, mainland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China, mainland and India?
43 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2003.
How do China, mainland and India rank globally for agricultural tractors — in use?
China, mainland ranks 1st and India ranks 3rd 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Important notice: FAOSTAT database on Agriculture Machinery is no longer active.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.