Agricultural tractors — In Use in Australia
Australia: Agricultural tractors — In Use was 332,560 No in 1974. ▲ Rising
Agricultural tractors — In Use in Australia, 1961–1974
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in No.
Analysis
Australia recorded 332,560 No for agricultural tractors — in use in 1974.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and up 12.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural tractors — in use in Australia peaked at 334,448 No in 1973 and was at its lowest, 264,069 No, in 1961.
Australia ranks 19th of 193 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Agricultural tractors — In Use in Australia, year by year
| Year | No | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 264,069 No | — |
| 1962 | 271,060 No | +2.6% |
| 1963 | 283,748 No | +4.7% |
| 1964 | 295,502 No | +4.1% |
| 1965 | 300,859 No | +1.8% |
| 1966 | 314,670 No | +4.6% |
| 1967 | 323,982 No | +3.0% |
| 1968 | 323,596 No | -0.1% |
| 1969 | 330,034 No | +2.0% |
| 1970 | 326,725 No | -1.0% |
| 1971 | 331,417 No | +1.4% |
| 1972 | 333,046 No | +0.5% |
| 1973 | 334,448 No | +0.4% |
| 1974 | 332,560 No | -0.6% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 332,560 No is above the median for high income countries, which is 11,717 No, 28.4× the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Australia's 332,560 No is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 2,586 No, 128.6× the median. (24 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 300,836 No | 264,069 No | 330,034 No | 9 |
| 1970s | 331,639 No | 326,725 No | 334,448 No | 5 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 16 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 509,780 No compare
- 17 Pakistan 439,741 No compare
- 18 Ukraine 333,529 No
- 20 Austria 331,528 No compare
- 21 Russian Federation 329,980 No
- 22 Serbia and Montenegro 326,000 No
More agriculture & rural data for Australia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 13.97 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0227 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 1,476 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.5855 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.1228 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 2.3% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 2.3% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.7% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.5% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural tractors — in use in Australia?
- Agricultural tractors — in use in Australia was 332,560 No in 1974, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest agricultural tractors — in use recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 334,448 No in 1973.
- What is the lowest agricultural tractors — in use recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 264,069 No in 1961.
- How does Australia rank for agricultural tractors — in use?
- Australia ranks 19th out of 193 countries with data for 1974.
- Is agricultural tractors — in use rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Agricultural tractors — In Use. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.