Which has higher agricultural tractors — in use, Italy or Japan?

Japan, at 1.91 million No against 1.75 million No in Italy as of 2005.

How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Japan?

42 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2002.

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.

Italy vs Japan: Agricultural tractors — In Use

Italy

1.75 million No

in 2002

Japan

1.91 million No

in 2005

Italy rank

5th

Japan rank

4th

Agricultural tractors — In Use over time

Italy
Japan

How they compare

Japan currently reports 1.91 million No against 1.75 million No in Italy, a difference of 156,320 No.

That makes Japan's figure about 1.1 times Italy's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 42 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Italy ahead.

Italy ranks 5th and Japan ranks 4th of 193 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Italy	Japan	Difference	Ahead
1960s	423,390 No	90,225 No	333,165 No	Italy
1970s	804,753 No	643,504 No	161,249 No	Italy
1980s	1.23 million No	1.73 million No	501,184 No	Japan
1990s	1.51 million No	2.08 million No	570,014 No	Japan
2000s	1.70 million No	2.00 million No	306,280 No	Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher agricultural tractors — in use, Italy or Japan?: Japan, at 1.91 million No against 1.75 million No in Italy as of 2005.
What is the difference in agricultural tractors — in use between Italy and Japan?: 156,320 No, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Japan?: 42 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2002.
How do Italy and Japan rank globally for agricultural tractors — in use?: Italy ranks 5th 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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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: 12 August 2026

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.