Agricultural tractors — In Use in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Agricultural tractors — In Use was 5,432 No in 1973. ▲ Rising
Agricultural tractors — In Use in Costa Rica, 1961–1973
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in No.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 5,432 No for agricultural tractors — in use in 1973. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is up 2.5% on the previous year and up 22.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural tractors — in use in Costa Rica peaked at 5,432 No in 1973 and was at its lowest, 3,800 No, in 1961.
That places Costa Rica 96th out of 193 countries with data for 1973, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Agricultural tractors — In Use in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | No | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 3,800 No | — |
| 1962 | 4,200 No | +10.5% |
| 1963 | 4,454 No | +6.0% |
| 1964 | 4,500 No | +1.0% |
| 1965 | 4,600 No | +2.2% |
| 1966 | 4,700 No | +2.2% |
| 1967 | 4,800 No | +2.1% |
| 1968 | 4,900 No | +2.1% |
| 1969 | 5,000 No | +2.0% |
| 1970 | 5,100 No | +2.0% |
| 1971 | 5,200 No | +2.0% |
| 1972 | 5,300 No | +1.9% |
| 1973 | 5,432 No | +2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4,550 No | 3,800 No | 5,000 No | 9 |
| 1970s | 5,258 No | 5,100 No | 5,432 No | 4 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Costa Rica
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 4.56 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0337 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 672.15 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -1.57 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.2027 units per person (2025)
- Agriculture share gdp 3.37 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 3.37 (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.1% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural tractors — in use in Costa Rica?
- Agricultural tractors — in use in Costa Rica was 5,432 No in 1973, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest agricultural tractors — in use recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 5,432 No in 1973.
- What is the lowest agricultural tractors — in use recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,800 No in 1961.
- How does Costa Rica rank for agricultural tractors — in use?
- Costa Rica ranks 96th out of 193 countries with data for 1973.
- Is agricultural tractors — in use rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Costa Rica 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.