Combine harvesters - threshers — In Use in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Combine harvesters - threshers — In Use was 50,980 No in 1988. ▼ Falling

Latest (1988)
50,980 No
Change on year
down 2.0%
World rank
17th
of 129 countries
All-time high
66,334 No
in 1970
All-time low
50,980 No
in 1988
Years of data
28
1961–1988

Combine harvesters - threshers — In Use in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 1961–1988

020.0k40.0k60.0k1961197419881961: 55.2k No1962: 57.5k No1963: 60.0k No1964: 61.8k No1965: 64.0k No1966: 65.0k No1967: 66.3k No1968: 66.3k No1969: 66.3k No1970: 66.3k No1971: 65.4k No1972: 64.2k No1973: 62.5k No1974: 61.5k No1975: 61.5k No1976: 59.4k No1977: 57.8k No1978: 57.6k No1979: 57.6k No1980: 57.4k No1981: 57.3k No1982: 56.8k No1983: 56.8k No1984: 55.0k No1985: 54.5k No1986: 54.5k No1987: 52.0k No1988: 51.0k No

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

Analysis

In 1988, combine harvesters - threshers — in use in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland stood at 50,980 No. That is the lowest value across all 28 years on record.

That represents a change of down 2.0% on the previous year and down 11.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, combine harvesters - threshers — in use in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland peaked at 66,334 No in 1970 and was at its lowest, 50,980 No, in 1988.

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 17th of 129 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 28 years of available data.

Combine harvesters - threshers — In Use in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, year by year

Annual values for Combine harvesters - threshers — In Use in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 1961 to 1988.
Year No Change
1961 55,160 No
1962 57,500 No +4.2%
1963 60,000 No +4.3%
1964 61,810 No +3.0%
1965 64,000 No +3.5%
1966 65,000 No +1.6%
1967 66,278 No +2.0%
1968 66,293 No +0.0%
1969 66,313 No +0.0%
1970 66,334 No +0.0%
1971 65,369 No -1.5%
1972 64,240 No -1.7%
1973 62,500 No -2.7%
1974 61,500 No -1.6%
1975 61,500 No +0.0%
1976 59,400 No -3.4%
1977 57,820 No -2.7%
1978 57,650 No -0.3%
1979 57,564 No -0.1%
1980 57,350 No -0.4%
1981 57,300 No -0.1%
1982 56,765 No -0.9%
1983 56,765 No +0.0%
1984 54,987 No -3.1%
1985 54,507 No -0.9%
1986 54,520 No +0.0%
1987 52,000 No -4.6%
1988 50,980 No -2.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 62,484 No 55,160 No 66,313 No 9
1970s 61,388 No 57,564 No 66,334 No 10
1980s 55,019 No 50,980 No 57,350 No 9

Countries ranked near United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

  1. 14 Ukraine 56,580 No
  2. 15 Italy 54,348 No compare
  3. 16 Spain 52,042 No compare
  4. 18 Argentina 37,276 No compare
  5. 19 Finland 36,559 No compare
  6. 20 Sweden 27,630 No compare

See the full ranking of 136 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is combine harvesters - threshers — in use in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
Combine harvesters - threshers — in use in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland was 50,980 No in 1988, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest combine harvesters - threshers — in use recorded in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
The highest recorded value was 66,334 No in 1970.
What is the lowest combine harvesters - threshers — in use recorded in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
The lowest recorded value was 50,980 No in 1988.
How does United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank for combine harvesters - threshers — in use?
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 17th out of 129 countries with data for 1988.
Is combine harvesters - threshers — in use rising or falling in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
Over the last ten years it is down 11.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 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.