China vs South Africa: Agricultural tractors, total — Export Quantity

China
164,022 No
in 2008
South Africa
54,044 No
in 2007
China rank
2nd
South Africa rank
5th

Agricultural tractors, total — Export Quantity over time

  • China
  • South Africa
050.0k100.0k150.0k196119842008

How they compare

China currently reports 164,022 No against 54,044 No in South Africa, a difference of 109,978 No.

That makes China's figure about 3.0 times South Africa's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 47 shared years of data; in 1961 it was South Africa ahead.

China ranks 2nd and South Africa ranks 5th of 148 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, China averaged higher in 4 and South Africa in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade China South Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 368.56 No 378 No 9.44 No South Africa
1970s 1,206 No 1,194 No 12.7 No China
1980s 2,996 No 363 No 2,633 No China
1990s 40,988 No 402.8 No 40,585 No China
2000s 88,183 No 17,319 No 70,864 No China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher agricultural tractors, total — export quantity, China or South Africa?
China, at 164,022 No against 54,044 No in South Africa as of 2008.
What is the difference in agricultural tractors, total — export quantity between China and South Africa?
109,978 No, with China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and South Africa?
47 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2007.
How do China and South Africa rank globally for agricultural tractors, total — export quantity?
China ranks 2nd and South Africa ranks 5th of 148 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Agricultural tractors, total — Export Quantity. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Agricultural tractors, total — Export Quantity
Unit
No
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
189 places, 5,582 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Important notice: FAOSTAT database on Agriculture Machinery is no longer active.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.