Agricultural tractors — In Use in Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea: Agricultural tractors — In Use was 1,160 No in 1997. ▬ Flat

Latest (1997)
1,160 No
Change on year
up 0.9%
World rank
123rd
of 193 countries
All-time high
1,429 No
in 1981
All-time low
902 No
in 1961
Years of data
37
1961–1997

Agricultural tractors — In Use in Papua New Guinea, 1961–1997

05001.0k1.5k1961197919971961: 902 No1962: 926 No1963: 1.1k No1964: 1.3k No1965: 1.1k No1966: 1.2k No1967: 1.2k No1968: 1.3k No1969: 1.4k No1970: 1.4k No1971: 1.3k No1972: 1.4k No1973: 1.2k No1974: 1.3k No1975: 1.3k No1976: 1.1k No1977: 1.1k No1978: 1.3k No1979: 1.3k No1980: 1.4k No1981: 1.4k No1982: 1.3k No1983: 1.2k No1984: 1.2k No1985: 1.2k No1986: 1.2k No1987: 1.1k No1988: 1.1k No1989: 1.1k No1990: 1.1k No1991: 1.1k No1992: 1.1k No1993: 1.1k No1994: 1.1k No1995: 1.1k No1996: 1.1k No1997: 1.2k No

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

Analysis

Papua New Guinea recorded 1,160 No for agricultural tractors — in use in 1997.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 0.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, agricultural tractors — in use in Papua New Guinea peaked at 1,429 No in 1981 and was at its lowest, 902 No, in 1961.

That places Papua New Guinea 123rd out of 193 countries with data for 1997, putting it in the middle of the range.

Agricultural tractors — In Use in Papua New Guinea, year by year

Annual values for Agricultural tractors — In Use in Papua New Guinea, 1961 to 1997.
Year No Change
1961 902 No
1962 926 No +2.7%
1963 1,148 No +24.0%
1964 1,271 No +10.7%
1965 1,066 No -16.1%
1966 1,168 No +9.6%
1967 1,230 No +5.3%
1968 1,277 No +3.8%
1969 1,371 No +7.4%
1970 1,352 No -1.4%
1971 1,342 No -0.7%
1972 1,399 No +4.2%
1973 1,249 No -10.7%
1974 1,275 No +2.1%
1975 1,261 No -1.1%
1976 1,067 No -15.4%
1977 1,147 No +7.5%
1978 1,274 No +11.1%
1979 1,306 No +2.5%
1980 1,379 No +5.6%
1981 1,429 No +3.6%
1982 1,290 No -9.7%
1983 1,224 No -5.1%
1984 1,200 No -2.0%
1985 1,180 No -1.7%
1986 1,160 No -1.7%
1987 1,150 No -0.9%
1988 1,150 No +0.0%
1989 1,150 No +0.0%
1990 1,140 No -0.9%
1991 1,140 No +0.0%
1992 1,140 No +0.0%
1993 1,140 No +0.0%
1994 1,140 No +0.0%
1995 1,140 No +0.0%
1996 1,150 No +0.9%
1997 1,160 No +0.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 1,151 No 902 No 1,371 No 9
1970s 1,267 No 1,067 No 1,399 No 10
1980s 1,231 No 1,150 No 1,429 No 10
1990s 1,144 No 1,140 No 1,160 No 8

Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea

  1. 120 Eswatini 1,550 No compare
  2. 121 Somalia 1,371 No compare
  3. 122 Mali 1,300 No compare
  4. 124 Malta 1,092 No compare
  5. 125 Suriname 1,013 No compare
  6. 126 Belize 940 No compare

See the full ranking of 207 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is agricultural tractors — in use in Papua New Guinea?
Agricultural tractors — in use in Papua New Guinea was 1,160 No in 1997, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest agricultural tractors — in use recorded in Papua New Guinea?
The highest recorded value was 1,429 No in 1981.
What is the lowest agricultural tractors — in use recorded in Papua New Guinea?
The lowest recorded value was 902 No in 1961.
How does Papua New Guinea rank for agricultural tractors — in use?
Papua New Guinea ranks 123rd out of 193 countries with data for 1997.
Is agricultural tractors — in use rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Papua New Guinea 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.