Milking machines — In Use in Belgium-Luxembourg

Belgium-Luxembourg: Milking machines — In Use was 25,983 No in 1997. ▼ Falling

Latest (1997)
25,983 No
Change on year
up 3.9%
World rank
17th
of 73 countries
All-time high
55,655 No
in 1968
All-time low
24,271 No
in 1995
Years of data
37
1961–1997

Milking machines — In Use in Belgium-Luxembourg, 1961–1997

020.0k40.0k60.0k1961197919971961: 35.2k No1962: 37.3k No1963: 40.7k No1964: 42.4k No1965: 43.7k No1966: 51.3k No1967: 53.9k No1968: 55.7k No1969: 55.4k No1970: 55.6k No1971: 54.7k No1972: 53.7k No1973: 53.5k No1974: 53.8k No1975: 53.1k No1976: 52.3k No1977: 51.0k No1978: 49.2k No1979: 48.2k No1980: 47.0k No1981: 47.4k No1982: 43.3k No1983: 45.7k No1984: 43.5k No1985: 43.5k No1986: 39.6k No1987: 39.8k No1988: 36.7k No1989: 35.4k No1990: 33.3k No1991: 32.0k No1992: 30.9k No1993: 29.5k No1994: 26.2k No1995: 24.3k No1996: 25.0k No1997: 26.0k No

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

Analysis

Belgium-Luxembourg recorded 25,983 No for milking machines — in use in 1997.

The figure is up 3.9% on the previous year and down 34.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, milking machines — in use in Belgium-Luxembourg peaked at 55,655 No in 1968 and was at its lowest, 24,271 No, in 1995.

Belgium-Luxembourg ranks 17th of 73 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 37 years of available data.

Milking machines — In Use in Belgium-Luxembourg, year by year

Annual values for Milking machines — In Use in Belgium-Luxembourg, 1961 to 1997.
Year No Change
1961 35,220 No
1962 37,341 No +6.0%
1963 40,749 No +9.1%
1964 42,438 No +4.1%
1965 43,653 No +2.9%
1966 51,282 No +17.5%
1967 53,865 No +5.0%
1968 55,655 No +3.3%
1969 55,415 No -0.4%
1970 55,650 No +0.4%
1971 54,652 No -1.8%
1972 53,704 No -1.7%
1973 53,497 No -0.4%
1974 53,812 No +0.6%
1975 53,054 No -1.4%
1976 52,326 No -1.4%
1977 51,036 No -2.5%
1978 49,200 No -3.6%
1979 48,192 No -2.0%
1980 46,999 No -2.5%
1981 47,376 No +0.8%
1982 43,295 No -8.6%
1983 45,694 No +5.5%
1984 43,477 No -4.9%
1985 43,507 No +0.1%
1986 39,639 No -8.9%
1987 39,833 No +0.5%
1988 36,661 No -8.0%
1989 35,350 No -3.6%
1990 33,333 No -5.7%
1991 32,029 No -3.9%
1992 30,904 No -3.5%
1993 29,500 No -4.5%
1994 26,163 No -11.3%
1995 24,271 No -7.2%
1996 25,000 No +3.0%
1997 25,983 No +3.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 46,180 No 35,220 No 55,655 No 9
1970s 52,512 No 48,192 No 55,650 No 10
1980s 42,183 No 35,350 No 47,376 No 10
1990s 28,398 No 24,271 No 33,333 No 8

Countries ranked near Belgium-Luxembourg

  1. 14 Russian Federation 33,164 No compare
  2. 15 Finland 28,500 No compare
  3. 16 Ireland 26,300 No compare
  4. 18 Czechoslovakia 22,500 No compare
  5. 19 Hungary 18,879 No compare
  6. 20 New Zealand 13,800 No compare

See the full ranking of 77 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is milking machines — in use in Belgium-Luxembourg?
Milking machines — in use in Belgium-Luxembourg was 25,983 No in 1997, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest milking machines — in use recorded in Belgium-Luxembourg?
The highest recorded value was 55,655 No in 1968.
What is the lowest milking machines — in use recorded in Belgium-Luxembourg?
The lowest recorded value was 24,271 No in 1995.
How does Belgium-Luxembourg rank for milking machines — in use?
Belgium-Luxembourg ranks 17th out of 73 countries with data for 1997.
Is milking machines — in use rising or falling in Belgium-Luxembourg?
Over the last ten years it is down 34.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Belgium-Luxembourg data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Milking machines — In Use. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Milking machines — In Use
Unit
No
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
77 places, 1,993 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.