France vs Japan: Agricultural tractors — In Use

France
1.18 million No
in 2005
Japan
1.91 million No
in 2005
France rank
7th
Japan rank
4th

Agricultural tractors — In Use over time

  • France
  • Japan
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How they compare

Japan currently reports 1.91 million No against 1.18 million No in France, a difference of 734,300 No.

That makes Japan's figure about 1.6 times France's.

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

France ranks 7th and Japan ranks 4th of 193 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, France averaged higher in 2 and Japan in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade France Japan Difference Ahead
1960s 990,023 No 90,225 No 899,797 No France
1970s 1.34 million No 643,504 No 701,067 No France
1980s 1.48 million No 1.73 million No 244,138 No Japan
1990s 1.34 million No 2.08 million No 746,451 No Japan
2000s 1.23 million No 1.97 million No 734,467 No Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher agricultural tractors — in use, France or Japan?
Japan, at 1.91 million No against 1.18 million No in France as of 2005.
What is the difference in agricultural tractors — in use between France and Japan?
734,300 No, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for France and Japan?
45 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2005.
How do France and Japan rank globally for agricultural tractors — in use?
France ranks 7th 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Important notice: FAOSTAT database on Agriculture Machinery is no longer active.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.