China (People’s Republic of) vs USSR: Combine harvesters - threshers — In Use

China (People’s Republic of)
232,098 No
in 2000
USSR
675,300 No
in 1991
China (People’s Republic of) rank
6th
USSR rank
3rd

Combine harvesters - threshers — In Use over time

  • China (People’s Republic of)
  • USSR
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How they compare

USSR currently reports 675,300 No against 232,098 No in China (People’s Republic of), a difference of 443,202 No.

That makes USSR's figure about 2.9 times China (People’s Republic of)'s.

Across all 31 years both countries report, USSR has been ahead every year.

China (People’s Republic of) ranks 6th and USSR ranks 3rd of 128 countries.

USSR has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade China (People’s Republic of) USSR Difference Ahead
1960s 6,719 No 548,600 No 541,881 No USSR
1970s 13,068 No 671,230 No 658,162 No USSR
1980s 33,471 No 765,600 No 732,129 No USSR
1990s 41,358 No 665,150 No 623,792 No USSR

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher combine harvesters - threshers — in use, China (People’s Republic of) or USSR?
USSR, at 675,300 No against 232,098 No in China (People’s Republic of) as of 1991.
What is the difference in combine harvesters - threshers — in use between China (People’s Republic of) and USSR?
443,202 No, with USSR ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China (People’s Republic of) and USSR?
31 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 1991.
How do China (People’s Republic of) and USSR rank globally for combine harvesters - threshers — in use?
China (People’s Republic of) ranks 6th and USSR ranks 3rd of 128 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Important notice: FAOSTAT database on Agriculture Machinery is no longer active.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.