Combine harvesters - threshers — In Use in New Zealand

New Zealand: Combine harvesters - threshers — In Use was 3,328 No in 1986. ▼ Falling

Latest (1986)
3,328 No
Change on year
down 4.6%
World rank
52nd
of 129 countries
All-time high
5,847 No
in 1967
All-time low
3,328 No
in 1986
Years of data
26
1961–1986

Combine harvesters - threshers — In Use in New Zealand, 1961–1986

02.0k4.0k6.0k1961197319861961: 5.6k No1962: 5.7k No1963: 5.8k No1964: 5.8k No1965: 5.7k No1966: 5.5k No1967: 5.8k No1968: 5.7k No1969: 5.7k No1970: 5.6k No1971: 5.4k No1972: 5.2k No1973: 5.0k No1974: 4.8k No1975: 4.7k No1976: 4.5k No1977: 4.4k No1978: 4.3k No1979: 4.3k No1980: 4.3k No1981: 4.2k No1982: 4.1k No1983: 3.8k No1984: 3.7k No1985: 3.5k No1986: 3.3k No

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

Analysis

New Zealand recorded 3,328 No for combine harvesters - threshers — in use in 1986. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.6% on the previous year and down 26.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, combine harvesters - threshers — in use in New Zealand peaked at 5,847 No in 1967 and was at its lowest, 3,328 No, in 1986.

That places New Zealand 52nd out of 129 countries with data for 1986, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.

Combine harvesters - threshers — In Use in New Zealand, year by year

Annual values for Combine harvesters - threshers — In Use in New Zealand, 1961 to 1986.
Year No Change
1961 5,600 No
1962 5,700 No +1.8%
1963 5,800 No +1.8%
1964 5,829 No +0.5%
1965 5,700 No -2.2%
1966 5,548 No -2.7%
1967 5,847 No +5.4%
1968 5,692 No -2.7%
1969 5,724 No +0.6%
1970 5,591 No -2.3%
1971 5,400 No -3.4%
1972 5,200 No -3.7%
1973 5,000 No -3.8%
1974 4,828 No -3.4%
1975 4,650 No -3.7%
1976 4,500 No -3.2%
1977 4,409 No -2.0%
1978 4,350 No -1.3%
1979 4,300 No -1.1%
1980 4,315 No +0.3%
1981 4,180 No -3.1%
1982 4,058 No -2.9%
1983 3,825 No -5.7%
1984 3,660 No -4.3%
1985 3,490 No -4.6%
1986 3,328 No -4.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 5,716 No 5,548 No 5,847 No 9
1970s 4,823 No 4,300 No 5,591 No 10
1980s 3,837 No 3,328 No 4,315 No 7

Countries ranked near New Zealand

  1. 49 Morocco 3,763 No compare
  2. 50 Portugal 3,560 No compare
  3. 51 Libya 3,410 No compare
  4. 53 Tunisia 3,301 No compare
  5. 54 Saudi Arabia 3,243 No compare
  6. 55 Switzerland 3,240 No compare

See the full ranking of 136 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is combine harvesters - threshers — in use in New Zealand?
Combine harvesters - threshers — in use in New Zealand was 3,328 No in 1986, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest combine harvesters - threshers — in use recorded in New Zealand?
The highest recorded value was 5,847 No in 1967.
What is the lowest combine harvesters - threshers — in use recorded in New Zealand?
The lowest recorded value was 3,328 No in 1986.
How does New Zealand rank for combine harvesters - threshers — in use?
New Zealand ranks 52nd out of 129 countries with data for 1986.
Is combine harvesters - threshers — in use rising or falling in New Zealand?
Over the last ten years it is down 26.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this New Zealand 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.