Which has higher combine harvesters - threshers — in use, Japan or USSR?

Japan, at 972,168 No against 675,300 No in USSR as of 2005.

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

31 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 1991.

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.

Japan vs USSR: Combine harvesters - threshers — In Use

Japan

972,168 No

in 2005

USSR

675,300 No

in 1991

Japan rank

1st

USSR rank

3rd

Combine harvesters - threshers — In Use over time

Japan
USSR

How they compare

Japan currently reports 972,168 No against 675,300 No in USSR, a difference of 296,868 No.

That makes Japan's figure about 1.4 times USSR's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 31 shared years of data; in 1961 it was USSR ahead.

Japan ranks 1st and USSR ranks 3rd of 129 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 2 and USSR in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Japan	USSR	Difference	Ahead
1960s	22,578 No	548,600 No	526,022 No	USSR
1970s	389,761 No	671,230 No	281,469 No	USSR
1980s	1.08 million No	765,600 No	313,439 No	Japan
1990s	1.19 million No	665,150 No	526,800 No	Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher combine harvesters - threshers — in use, Japan or USSR?: Japan, at 972,168 No against 675,300 No in USSR as of 2005.
What is the difference in combine harvesters - threshers — in use between Japan and USSR?: 296,868 No, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and USSR?: 31 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 1991.
How do Japan and USSR rank globally for combine harvesters - threshers — in use?: Japan ranks 1st and USSR ranks 3rd 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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About this data

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
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.