Agricultural tractors — In Use in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka: Agricultural tractors — In Use was 13,976 No in 1982. ▲ Rising

Latest (1982)
13,976 No
Change on year
down 7.9%
World rank
78th
of 193 countries
All-time high
18,755 No
in 1978
All-time low
4,636 No
in 1961
Years of data
22
1961–1982

Agricultural tractors — In Use in Sri Lanka, 1961–1982

5.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k1961197119821961: 4.6k No1962: 5.7k No1963: 6.6k No1964: 7.0k No1965: 7.3k No1966: 8.5k No1967: 9.7k No1968: 11.0k No1969: 12.2k No1970: 13.5k No1971: 14.8k No1972: 15.0k No1973: 15.2k No1974: 15.4k No1975: 15.6k No1976: 15.8k No1977: 16.3k No1978: 18.8k No1979: 17.6k No1980: 16.4k No1981: 15.2k No1982: 14.0k No

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for agricultural tractors — in use in Sri Lanka is 13,976 No, measured in 1982.

The figure is down 7.9% on the previous year and down 6.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, agricultural tractors — in use in Sri Lanka peaked at 18,755 No in 1978 and was at its lowest, 4,636 No, in 1961.

That places Sri Lanka 78th out of 193 countries with data for 1982, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 8,079 No 4,636 No 12,200 No 9
1970s 15,785 No 13,500 No 18,755 No 10
1980s 15,165 No 13,976 No 16,350 No 3

Countries ranked near Sri Lanka

  1. 75 China, Taiwan Province of 15,231 No compare
  2. 76 Armenia 14,732 No
  3. 77 Ecuador 14,652 No compare
  4. 79 Peru 13,191 No compare
  5. 80 Kenya 12,844 No compare
  6. 81 Cyprus 11,717 No compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is agricultural tractors — in use in Sri Lanka?
Agricultural tractors — in use in Sri Lanka was 13,976 No in 1982, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest agricultural tractors — in use recorded in Sri Lanka?
The highest recorded value was 18,755 No in 1978.
What is the lowest agricultural tractors — in use recorded in Sri Lanka?
The lowest recorded value was 4,636 No in 1961.
How does Sri Lanka rank for agricultural tractors — in use?
Sri Lanka ranks 78th out of 193 countries with data for 1982.
Is agricultural tractors — in use rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
Over the last ten years it is down 6.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Sri Lanka 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.