China, mainland vs Japan: Agricultural tractors — In Use

China, mainland
3.52 million No
in 2009
Japan
1.91 million No
in 2005
China, mainland rank
1st
Japan rank
4th

Agricultural tractors — In Use over time

  • China, mainland
  • Japan
01.0M2.0M3.0M4.0M196119852009

How they compare

China, mainland currently reports 3.52 million No against 1.91 million No in Japan, a difference of 1.61 million No.

That makes China, mainland's figure about 1.8 times Japan's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1961 it was China, mainland ahead.

China, mainland ranks 1st and Japan ranks 4th of 193 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, China, mainland averaged higher in 1 and Japan in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade China, mainland Japan Difference Ahead
1960s 96,098 No 90,225 No 5,872 No China, mainland
1970s 341,356 No 643,504 No 302,148 No Japan
1980s 836,221 No 1.73 million No 890,797 No Japan
1990s 731,243 No 2.08 million No 1.35 million No Japan
2000s 1.08 million No 1.97 million No 888,704 No Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher agricultural tractors — in use, China, mainland or Japan?
China, mainland, at 3.52 million No against 1.91 million No in Japan as of 2009.
What is the difference in agricultural tractors — in use between China, mainland and Japan?
1.61 million No, with China, mainland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China, mainland and Japan?
45 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2005.
How do China, mainland and Japan rank globally for agricultural tractors — in use?
China, mainland ranks 1st and Japan ranks 4th 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Important notice: FAOSTAT database on Agriculture Machinery is no longer active.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.