Combine harvesters - threshers — In Use in Australia

Australia: Combine harvesters - threshers — In Use was 59,483 No in 1974. ▼ Falling

Latest (1974)
59,483 No
Change on year
down 2.0%
World rank
13th
of 129 countries
All-time high
67,882 No
in 1967
All-time low
59,483 No
in 1974
Years of data
14
1961–1974

Combine harvesters - threshers — In Use in Australia, 1961–1974

020.0k40.0k60.0k1961196719741961: 64.9k No1962: 65.6k No1963: 64.7k No1964: 65.6k No1965: 64.7k No1966: 64.9k No1967: 67.9k No1968: 67.1k No1969: 63.4k No1970: 63.8k No1971: 63.5k No1972: 61.2k No1973: 60.7k No1974: 59.5k No

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

Analysis

Australia recorded 59,483 No for combine harvesters - threshers — in use in 1974. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.

The figure is down 2.0% on the previous year and down 9.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, combine harvesters - threshers — in use in Australia peaked at 67,882 No in 1967 and was at its lowest, 59,483 No, in 1974.

Australia ranks 13th of 129 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.

Combine harvesters - threshers — In Use in Australia, year by year

Annual values for Combine harvesters - threshers — In Use in Australia, 1961 to 1974.
Year No Change
1961 64,891 No —
1962 65,628 No +1.1%
1963 64,697 No -1.4%
1964 65,568 No +1.3%
1965 64,744 No -1.3%
1966 64,917 No +0.3%
1967 67,882 No +4.6%
1968 67,096 No -1.2%
1969 63,354 No -5.6%
1970 63,775 No +0.7%
1971 63,519 No -0.4%
1972 61,216 No -3.6%
1973 60,716 No -0.8%
1974 59,483 No -2.0%

Australia compared with similar countries

  • Australia's 59,483 No is above the median for high income countries, which is 4,600 No, 12.9× the median. (45 countries reporting)
  • Australia's 59,483 No is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1,359 No, 43.8× the median. (13 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 65,420 No 63,354 No 67,882 No 9
1970s 61,742 No 59,483 No 63,775 No 5

Countries ranked near Australia

  1. 10 Republic of Korea 85,338 No compare
  2. 11 Canada 83,859 No compare
  3. 12 France 80,000 No compare
  4. 14 Ukraine 56,580 No
  5. 15 Italy 54,348 No compare
  6. 16 Spain 52,042 No compare

See the full ranking of 136 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is combine harvesters - threshers — in use in Australia?
Combine harvesters - threshers — in use in Australia was 59,483 No in 1974, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest combine harvesters - threshers — in use recorded in Australia?
The highest recorded value was 67,882 No in 1967.
What is the lowest combine harvesters - threshers — in use recorded in Australia?
The lowest recorded value was 59,483 No in 1974.
How does Australia rank for combine harvesters - threshers — in use?
Australia ranks 13th out of 129 countries with data for 1974.
Is combine harvesters - threshers — in use rising or falling in Australia?
Over the last ten years it is down 9.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Australia data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Combine harvesters - threshers — In Use. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Combine harvesters - threshers — In Use
Unit
No
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
136 places, 3,954 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.