Agricultural tractors — In Use in Italy

Italy: Agricultural tractors — In Use was 1.75 million No in 2002. ▲ Rising

Latest (2002)
1.75 million No
Change on year
up 3.4%
World rank
5th
of 189 countries
All-time high
1.75 million No
in 2002
All-time low
272,849 No
in 1961
Years of data
42
1961–2002

Agricultural tractors — In Use in Italy, 1961–2002

500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M1961198120021961: 272.8k No1962: 304.9k No1963: 338.6k No1964: 377.1k No1965: 419.9k No1966: 460.9k No1967: 509.2k No1968: 542.8k No1969: 584.2k No1970: 614.7k No1971: 657.3k No1972: 698.3k No1973: 742.8k No1974: 780.6k No1975: 819.3k No1976: 865.7k No1977: 909.6k No1978: 953.2k No1979: 1.0M No1980: 1.1M No1981: 1.1M No1982: 1.1M No1983: 1.2M No1984: 1.2M No1985: 1.2M No1986: 1.3M No1987: 1.3M No1988: 1.4M No1989: 1.4M No1990: 1.4M No1991: 1.5M No1992: 1.4M No1993: 1.5M No1994: 1.5M No1995: 1.5M No1996: 1.5M No1997: 1.6M No1998: 1.6M No1999: 1.6M No2000: 1.6M No2001: 1.7M No2002: 1.8M No

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for agricultural tractors — in use in Italy is 1.75 million No, measured in 2002. That is the highest value across all 42 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.4% on the previous year and up 22.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, agricultural tractors — in use in Italy peaked at 1.75 million No in 2002 and was at its lowest, 272,849 No, in 1961.

Italy ranks 5th of 189 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 423,390 No 272,849 No 584,214 No 9
1970s 804,753 No 614,712 No 1.01 million No 10
1980s 1.23 million No 1.07 million No 1.40 million No 10
1990s 1.51 million No 1.43 million No 1.62 million No 10
2000s 1.70 million No 1.64 million No 1.75 million No 3

Countries ranked near Italy

  1. 2 USSR 2.61 million No compare
  2. 3 India 2.53 million No compare
  3. 4 Japan 1.91 million No compare
  4. 6 Poland 1.58 million No compare
  5. 7 France 1.18 million No compare
  6. 8 Yugoslav SFR 1.09 million No compare

See the full ranking of 207 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is agricultural tractors — in use in Italy?
Agricultural tractors — in use in Italy was 1.75 million No in 2002, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest agricultural tractors — in use recorded in Italy?
The highest recorded value was 1.75 million No in 2002.
What is the lowest agricultural tractors — in use recorded in Italy?
The lowest recorded value was 272,849 No in 1961.
How does Italy rank for agricultural tractors — in use?
Italy ranks 5th out of 189 countries with data for 2002.
Is agricultural tractors — in use rising or falling in Italy?
Over the last ten years it is up 22.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Italy 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.