China, mainland vs India: Combine harvesters - threshers — In Use

China, mainland
743,500 No
in 2008
India
423,700 No
in 2003
China, mainland rank
2nd
India rank
4th

Combine harvesters - threshers — In Use over time

  • China, mainland
  • India
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How they compare

China, mainland currently reports 743,500 No against 423,700 No in India, a difference of 319,800 No.

That makes China, mainland's figure about 1.8 times India's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1961 it was China, mainland ahead.

China, mainland ranks 2nd and India ranks 4th of 129 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade China, mainland India Difference Ahead
1960s 6,719 No 6,600 No 119.11 No China, mainland
1970s 13,068 No 8,625 No 4,443 No China, mainland
1980s 33,471 No 25,513 No 7,958 No China, mainland
1990s 97,477 No 210,138 No 112,660 No India
2000s 293,328 No 386,012 No 92,685 No India

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher combine harvesters - threshers — in use, China, mainland or India?
China, mainland, at 743,500 No against 423,700 No in India as of 2008.
What is the difference in combine harvesters - threshers — in use between China, mainland and India?
319,800 No, with China, mainland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China, mainland and India?
43 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2003.
How do China, mainland and India rank globally for combine harvesters - threshers — in use?
China, mainland ranks 2nd and India ranks 4th of 129 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Combine harvesters - threshers — In Use. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Combine harvesters - threshers — In Use
Unit
No
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
136 places, 3,954 data points, 1961–2009
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Important notice: FAOSTAT database on Agriculture Machinery is no longer active.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.