South Africa vs South America: Agricultural tractors, total — Import Quantity

South Africa
25,125 No
in 2007
South America
49,193 No
in 2009
South Africa rank
11th
South America rank
10th

Agricultural tractors, total — Import Quantity over time

  • South Africa
  • South America
020.0k40.0k60.0k196119852009

How they compare

South America currently reports 49,193 No against 25,125 No in South Africa, a difference of 24,068 No.

That makes South America's figure about 2.0 times South Africa's.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 47 shared years of data; in 1961 it was South America ahead.

South Africa ranks 11th and South America ranks 10th of 195 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade South Africa South America Difference Ahead
1960s 14,990 No 11,719 No 3,271 No South Africa
1970s 17,969 No 18,360 No 391.9 No South America
1980s 10,151 No 15,196 No 5,045 No South America
1990s 8,564 No 23,069 No 14,505 No South America
2000s 8,923 No 24,158 No 15,235 No South America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher agricultural tractors, total — import quantity, South Africa or South America?
South America, at 49,193 No against 25,125 No in South Africa as of 2009.
What is the difference in agricultural tractors, total — import quantity between South Africa and South America?
24,068 No, with South America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and South America?
47 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2007.
How do South Africa and South America rank globally for agricultural tractors, total — import quantity?
South Africa ranks 11th and South America ranks 10th of 195 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Agricultural tractors, total — Import Quantity. 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, total — Import Quantity
Unit
No
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
242 places, 10,181 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Important notice: FAOSTAT database on Agriculture Machinery is no longer active.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.