Agricultural tractors — In Use in Ireland

Ireland: Agricultural tractors — In Use was 174,800 No in 2005. ▲ Rising

Latest (2005)
174,800 No
Change on year
up 3.3%
World rank
30th
of 189 countries
All-time high
179,557 No
in 1997
All-time low
45,500 No
in 1961
Years of data
45
1961–2005

Agricultural tractors — In Use in Ireland, 1961–2005

50.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k1961198320051961: 45.5k No1962: 48.1k No1963: 51.5k No1964: 54.9k No1965: 60.2k No1966: 64.2k No1967: 66.4k No1968: 72.0k No1969: 77.7k No1970: 84.3k No1971: 89.9k No1972: 94.0k No1973: 98.3k No1974: 106.0k No1975: 114.2k No1976: 120.0k No1977: 125.0k No1978: 130.0k No1979: 135.0k No1980: 145.1k No1981: 148.0k No1982: 150.0k No1983: 152.0k No1984: 155.0k No1985: 158.0k No1986: 160.5k No1987: 163.0k No1988: 165.0k No1989: 167.0k No1990: 169.0k No1991: 171.0k No1992: 172.0k No1993: 173.0k No1994: 174.5k No1995: 176.5k No1996: 178.0k No1997: 179.6k No1998: 174.4k No1999: 169.1k No2000: 159.5k No2001: 160.9k No2002: 162.3k No2003: 163.7k No2004: 169.2k No2005: 174.8k No

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in No.

Analysis

The most recent figure for agricultural tractors — in use in Ireland is 174,800 No, measured in 2005.

The figure is up 3.3% on the previous year and down 1.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, agricultural tractors — in use in Ireland peaked at 179,557 No in 1997 and was at its lowest, 45,500 No, in 1961.

Ireland ranks 30th of 189 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 60,052 No 45,500 No 77,700 No 9
1970s 109,677 No 84,349 No 135,000 No 10
1980s 156,360 No 145,100 No 167,000 No 10
1990s 173,709 No 169,000 No 179,557 No 10
2000s 165,084 No 159,525 No 174,800 No 6

Countries ranked near Ireland

  1. 27 Romania 176,841 No compare
  2. 28 Portugal 176,394 No compare
  3. 29 Finland 175,232 No compare
  4. 31 Sweden 159,590 No compare
  5. 32 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 144,600 No compare
  6. 33 Norway 132,673 No compare

See the full ranking of 207 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is agricultural tractors — in use in Ireland?
Agricultural tractors — in use in Ireland was 174,800 No in 2005, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest agricultural tractors — in use recorded in Ireland?
The highest recorded value was 179,557 No in 1997.
What is the lowest agricultural tractors — in use recorded in Ireland?
The lowest recorded value was 45,500 No in 1961.
How does Ireland rank for agricultural tractors — in use?
Ireland ranks 30th out of 189 countries with data for 2005.
Is agricultural tractors — in use rising or falling in Ireland?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Ireland 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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Indicator
Agricultural tractors — In Use
Unit
No
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
207 places, 7,021 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.