Agricultural tractors — In Use in Madagascar
Madagascar: Agricultural tractors — In Use was 550 No in 2004. ▼ Falling
Agricultural tractors — In Use in Madagascar, 1961–2004
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in No.
Analysis
In 2004, agricultural tractors — in use in Madagascar stood at 550 No. That is the lowest value across all 44 years on record.
That represents a change of down 9.2% on the previous year and down 50.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural tractors — in use in Madagascar peaked at 2,410 No in 1969 and was at its lowest, 550 No, in 2004.
That places Madagascar 133rd out of 193 countries with data for 2004, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 44 years of available data.
Agricultural tractors — In Use in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | No | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 939 No | — |
| 1962 | 1,100 No | +17.1% |
| 1963 | 1,300 No | +18.2% |
| 1964 | 1,500 No | +15.4% |
| 1965 | 1,700 No | +13.3% |
| 1966 | 1,900 No | +11.8% |
| 1967 | 2,100 No | +10.5% |
| 1968 | 2,300 No | +9.5% |
| 1969 | 2,410 No | +4.8% |
| 1970 | 2,405 No | -0.2% |
| 1971 | 2,260 No | -6.0% |
| 1972 | 2,281 No | +0.9% |
| 1973 | 1,922 No | -15.7% |
| 1974 | 1,563 No | -18.7% |
| 1975 | 1,550 No | -0.8% |
| 1976 | 1,510 No | -2.6% |
| 1977 | 1,411 No | -6.6% |
| 1978 | 1,600 No | +13.4% |
| 1979 | 1,950 No | +21.9% |
| 1980 | 1,894 No | -2.9% |
| 1981 | 1,838 No | -3.0% |
| 1982 | 1,782 No | -3.0% |
| 1983 | 1,726 No | -3.1% |
| 1984 | 1,670 No | -3.2% |
| 1985 | 1,614 No | -3.4% |
| 1986 | 1,558 No | -3.5% |
| 1987 | 1,502 No | -3.6% |
| 1988 | 1,446 No | -3.7% |
| 1989 | 1,390 No | -3.9% |
| 1990 | 1,334 No | -4.0% |
| 1991 | 1,278 No | -4.2% |
| 1992 | 1,222 No | -4.4% |
| 1993 | 1,166 No | -4.6% |
| 1994 | 1,110 No | -4.8% |
| 1995 | 1,054 No | -5.0% |
| 1996 | 998 No | -5.3% |
| 1997 | 942 No | -5.6% |
| 1998 | 886 No | -5.9% |
| 1999 | 830 No | -6.3% |
| 2000 | 774 No | -6.7% |
| 2001 | 718 No | -7.2% |
| 2002 | 662 No | -7.8% |
| 2003 | 606 No | -8.5% |
| 2004 | 550 No | -9.2% |
Madagascar compared with similar countries
- Madagascar's 550 No is above the median for low income countries, which is 343 No, 1.6× the median. (18 countries reporting)
- Madagascar's 550 No is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 646 No, 85% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,694 No | 939 No | 2,410 No | 9 |
| 1970s | 1,845 No | 1,411 No | 2,405 No | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,642 No | 1,390 No | 1,894 No | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,082 No | 830 No | 1,334 No | 10 |
| 2000s | 662 No | 550 No | 774 No | 5 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
More agriculture & rural data for Madagascar
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 10.42 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.217 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 130.06 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.72 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0011 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.671 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 21.7% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 21.7% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.6% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 2.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural tractors — in use in Madagascar?
- Agricultural tractors — in use in Madagascar was 550 No in 2004, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest agricultural tractors — in use recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 2,410 No in 1969.
- What is the lowest agricultural tractors — in use recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 550 No in 2004.
- How does Madagascar rank for agricultural tractors — in use?
- Madagascar ranks 133rd out of 193 countries with data for 2004.
- Is agricultural tractors — in use rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Madagascar 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.