Milking machines — In Use in New Zealand

New Zealand: Milking machines — In Use was 13,800 No in 2002. ▼ Falling

Latest (2002)
13,800 No
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
20th
of 73 countries
All-time high
32,887 No
in 1964
All-time low
13,800 No
in 2002
Years of data
41
1961–2002

Milking machines — In Use in New Zealand, 1961–2002

010.0k20.0k30.0k1961198120021961: 30.0k No1962: 30.0k No1963: 30.0k No1964: 32.9k No1965: 31.0k No1966: 29.6k No1967: 29.4k No1968: 29.1k No1969: 27.9k No1970: 25.8k No1971: 24.7k No1972: 23.6k No1973: 22.5k No1974: 21.4k No1975: 20.3k No1976: 20.0k No1977: 18.9k No1978: 18.5k No1979: 18.0k No1980: 17.1k No1981: 16.3k No1982: 15.6k No1983: 14.3k No1984: 14.0k No1985: 14.0k No1986: 14.0k No1987: 14.0k No1988: 14.0k No1989: 14.0k No1990: 14.0k No1991: 14.0k No1992: 13.9k No1993: 13.9k No1994: 13.9k No1995: 13.9k No1996: 13.9k No1997: 13.9k No1998: 13.9k No1999: 13.9k No2000: 13.9k No2002: 13.8k No

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

Analysis

In 2002, milking machines — in use in New Zealand stood at 13,800 No. That is the lowest value across all 41 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 1.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, milking machines — in use in New Zealand peaked at 32,887 No in 1964 and was at its lowest, 13,800 No, in 2002.

New Zealand ranks 20th of 73 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 41 years of available data.

Milking machines — In Use in New Zealand, year by year

Annual values for Milking machines — In Use in New Zealand, 1961 to 2002.
Year No Change
1961 30,000 No
1962 30,000 No +0.0%
1963 30,000 No +0.0%
1964 32,887 No +9.6%
1965 31,000 No -5.7%
1966 29,615 No -4.5%
1967 29,364 No -0.8%
1968 29,108 No -0.9%
1969 27,930 No -4.0%
1970 25,793 No -7.7%
1971 24,700 No -4.2%
1972 23,600 No -4.5%
1973 22,500 No -4.7%
1974 21,408 No -4.9%
1975 20,300 No -5.2%
1976 20,000 No -1.5%
1977 18,917 No -5.4%
1978 18,500 No -2.2%
1979 18,000 No -2.7%
1980 17,110 No -4.9%
1981 16,330 No -4.6%
1982 15,553 No -4.8%
1983 14,308 No -8.0%
1984 14,000 No -2.2%
1985 14,000 No +0.0%
1986 14,000 No +0.0%
1987 13,991 No -0.1%
1988 13,982 No -0.1%
1989 13,973 No -0.1%
1990 13,964 No -0.1%
1991 13,955 No -0.1%
1992 13,946 No -0.1%
1993 13,937 No -0.1%
1994 13,928 No -0.1%
1995 13,919 No -0.1%
1996 13,910 No -0.1%
1997 13,901 No -0.1%
1998 13,892 No -0.1%
1999 13,883 No -0.1%
2000 13,861 No -0.2%
2002 13,800 No -0.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 29,989 No 27,930 No 32,887 No 9
1970s 21,372 No 18,000 No 25,793 No 10
1980s 14,725 No 13,973 No 17,110 No 10
1990s 13,924 No 13,883 No 13,964 No 10
2000s 13,830 No 13,800 No 13,861 No 2

Countries ranked near New Zealand

  1. 17 Belgium-Luxembourg 25,983 No compare
  2. 18 Czechoslovakia 22,500 No compare
  3. 19 Hungary 18,879 No compare
  4. 21 Belarus 13,500 No
  5. 22 Greece 13,020 No compare
  6. 23 Norway 12,142 No compare

See the full ranking of 77 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is milking machines — in use in New Zealand?
Milking machines — in use in New Zealand was 13,800 No in 2002, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest milking machines — in use recorded in New Zealand?
The highest recorded value was 32,887 No in 1964.
What is the lowest milking machines — in use recorded in New Zealand?
The lowest recorded value was 13,800 No in 2002.
How does New Zealand rank for milking machines — in use?
New Zealand ranks 20th out of 73 countries with data for 2002.
Is milking machines — in use rising or falling in New Zealand?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.0%. 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 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.