China vs Spain: Agricultural tractors — In Use

China
989,139 No
in 2000
Spain
1.04 million No
in 2009
China rank
12th
Spain rank
10th

Agricultural tractors — In Use over time

  • China
  • Spain
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How they compare

Spain currently reports 1.04 million No against 989,139 No in China, a difference of 49,591 No.

That makes Spain's figure about 1.1 times China's.

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

China ranks 12th and Spain ranks 10th of 193 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade China Spain Difference Ahead
1960s 96,582 No 150,007 No 53,425 No Spain
1970s 343,090 No 368,305 No 25,216 No Spain
1980s 844,051 No 624,091 No 219,960 No China
1990s 744,014 No 804,314 No 60,299 No Spain
2000s 989,139 No 899,700 No 89,439 No China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher agricultural tractors — in use, China or Spain?
Spain, at 1.04 million No against 989,139 No in China as of 2009.
What is the difference in agricultural tractors — in use between China and Spain?
49,591 No, with Spain ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and Spain?
40 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2000.
How do China and Spain rank globally for agricultural tractors — in use?
China ranks 12th 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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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Important notice: FAOSTAT database on Agriculture Machinery is no longer active.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.