Agricultural tractors, total — Export Quantity in China
China: Agricultural tractors, total — Export Quantity was 164,022 No in 2008. ◆ Volatile
Agricultural tractors, total — Export Quantity in China, 1961–2008
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in No.
Analysis
China recorded 164,022 No for agricultural tractors, total — export quantity in 2008. That is the highest value across all 48 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 21.4% on the previous year and up 306.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural tractors, total — export quantity in China peaked at 164,022 No in 2008 and was at its lowest, 1 No, in 1964.
That places China 2nd out of 148 countries with data for 2008, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Agricultural tractors, total — Export Quantity in China, year by year
| Year | No | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 37 No | — |
| 1962 | 49 No | +32.4% |
| 1963 | 6 No | -87.8% |
| 1964 | 1 No | -83.3% |
| 1965 | 3 No | +200.0% |
| 1966 | 5 No | +66.7% |
| 1967 | 1,056 No | +21020.0% |
| 1968 | 1,081 No | +2.4% |
| 1969 | 1,079 No | -0.2% |
| 1970 | 1,073 No | -0.6% |
| 1971 | 1,081 No | +0.7% |
| 1972 | 1,101 No | +1.9% |
| 1973 | 1,110 No | +0.8% |
| 1974 | 1,125 No | +1.4% |
| 1975 | 1,360 No | +20.9% |
| 1976 | 1,546 No | +13.7% |
| 1977 | 1,333 No | -13.8% |
| 1978 | 1,170 No | -12.2% |
| 1979 | 1,166 No | -0.3% |
| 1980 | 1,253 No | +7.5% |
| 1981 | 2,589 No | +106.6% |
| 1982 | 1,649 No | -36.3% |
| 1983 | 1,239 No | -24.9% |
| 1984 | 1,291 No | +4.2% |
| 1985 | 1,551 No | +20.1% |
| 1986 | 1,201 No | -22.6% |
| 1987 | 2,111 No | +75.8% |
| 1988 | 5,011 No | +137.4% |
| 1989 | 12,069 No | +140.9% |
| 1990 | 25,471 No | +111.0% |
| 1991 | 24,680 No | -3.1% |
| 1992 | 24,091 No | -2.4% |
| 1993 | 29,865 No | +24.0% |
| 1994 | 34,571 No | +15.8% |
| 1995 | 62,716 No | +81.4% |
| 1996 | 57,578 No | -8.2% |
| 1997 | 45,691 No | -20.6% |
| 1998 | 40,394 No | -11.6% |
| 1999 | 64,819 No | +60.5% |
| 2000 | 66,316 No | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 63,798 No | -3.8% |
| 2002 | 62,388 No | -2.2% |
| 2003 | 69,839 No | +11.9% |
| 2004 | 84,602 No | +21.1% |
| 2005 | 104,376 No | +23.4% |
| 2006 | 119,001 No | +14.0% |
| 2007 | 135,141 No | +13.6% |
| 2008 | 164,022 No | +21.4% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 164,022 No is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 16 No, 10251.4× the median. (39 countries reporting)
- China's 164,022 No is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 44 No, 3727.8× the median. (15 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Agricultural tractors, total — Export Quantity in China changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | +21020.0% | 5 No | 1,056 No |
| 1965 | +200.0% | 1 No | 3 No |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 368.56 No | 1 No | 1,081 No | 9 |
| 1970s | 1,206 No | 1,073 No | 1,546 No | 10 |
| 1980s | 2,996 No | 1,201 No | 12,069 No | 10 |
| 1990s | 40,988 No | 24,091 No | 64,819 No | 10 |
| 2000s | 96,609 No | 62,388 No | 164,022 No | 9 |
Countries ranked near China
- 1 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 1,890 No compare
- 1 Japan 233,603 No compare
- 3 China, mainland 163,462 No compare
- 3 Republic of Moldova 727 No compare
- 4 Italy 67,711 No compare
- 4 Viet Nam 538 No compare
- 5 South Africa 54,044 No compare
- 5 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 187 No compare
More agriculture & rural data for China
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 1.98 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0666 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 923.03 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -1.48 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.3366 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 6.7% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 6.7% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.3% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 2.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural tractors, total — export quantity in China?
- Agricultural tractors, total — export quantity in China was 164,022 No in 2008, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest agricultural tractors, total — export quantity recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 164,022 No in 2008.
- What is the lowest agricultural tractors, total — export quantity recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 No in 1964.
- How does China rank for agricultural tractors, total — export quantity?
- China ranks 2nd out of 148 countries with data for 2008.
- Is agricultural tractors, total — export quantity rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 306.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this China data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Agricultural tractors, total — Export Quantity. 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.