Agricultural tractors, imports in Africa
Africa: Agricultural tractors, imports was 77,282 in 2007. ▲ Rising
Agricultural tractors, imports in Africa, 1961–2007
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.
Analysis
Africa recorded 77,282 for agricultural tractors, imports in 2007.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.6% on the previous year and up 86.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural tractors, imports in Africa peaked at 80,973 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 19,096, in 1962.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 47 years of available data.
Agricultural tractors, imports in Africa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 22,972 | — |
| 1962 | 19,096 | -16.9% |
| 1963 | 29,364 | +53.8% |
| 1964 | 29,400 | +0.1% |
| 1965 | 27,353 | -7.0% |
| 1966 | 27,752 | +1.5% |
| 1967 | 32,266 | +16.3% |
| 1968 | 36,473 | +13.0% |
| 1969 | 33,879 | -7.1% |
| 1970 | 44,151 | +30.3% |
| 1971 | 39,675 | -10.1% |
| 1972 | 41,197 | +3.8% |
| 1973 | 36,647 | -11.0% |
| 1974 | 50,330 | +37.3% |
| 1975 | 80,454 | +59.9% |
| 1976 | 50,959 | -36.7% |
| 1977 | 48,715 | -4.4% |
| 1978 | 52,144 | +7.0% |
| 1979 | 36,489 | -30.0% |
| 1980 | 70,437 | +93.0% |
| 1981 | 78,633 | +11.6% |
| 1982 | 53,859 | -31.5% |
| 1983 | 41,825 | -22.3% |
| 1984 | 45,609 | +9.0% |
| 1985 | 48,240 | +5.8% |
| 1986 | 43,535 | -9.8% |
| 1987 | 33,453 | -23.2% |
| 1988 | 34,729 | +3.8% |
| 1989 | 27,703 | -20.2% |
| 1990 | 30,371 | +9.6% |
| 1991 | 31,871 | +4.9% |
| 1992 | 29,873 | -6.3% |
| 1993 | 28,968 | -3.0% |
| 1994 | 37,500 | +29.5% |
| 1995 | 48,295 | +28.8% |
| 1996 | 66,367 | +37.4% |
| 1997 | 41,373 | -37.7% |
| 1998 | 35,620 | -13.9% |
| 1999 | 27,896 | -21.7% |
| 2000 | 19,874 | -28.8% |
| 2001 | 22,676 | +14.1% |
| 2002 | 26,785 | +18.1% |
| 2003 | 29,636 | +10.6% |
| 2004 | 49,533 | +67.1% |
| 2005 | 52,129 | +5.2% |
| 2006 | 80,973 | +55.3% |
| 2007 | 77,282 | -4.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 28,728 | 19,096 | 36,473 | 9 |
| 1970s | 48,076 | 36,489 | 80,454 | 10 |
| 1980s | 47,802 | 27,703 | 78,633 | 10 |
| 1990s | 37,813 | 27,896 | 66,367 | 10 |
| 2000s | 44,861 | 19,874 | 80,973 | 8 |
Countries ranked near Africa
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Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural tractors, imports in Africa?
- Agricultural tractors, imports in Africa was 77,282 in 2007, according to Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.
- What is the highest agricultural tractors, imports recorded in Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 80,973 in 2006.
- What is the lowest agricultural tractors, imports recorded in Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 19,096 in 1962.
- How does Africa rank for agricultural tractors, imports?
- Africa ranks 1st out of 6 groups with data for 2007.
- Is agricultural tractors, imports rising or falling in Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 86.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site, published as part of Agricultural tractors, imports. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Agricultural machinery refers to the number of wheel and crawler tractors (excluding garden tractors) in use in agriculture at the end of the calendar year specified or during the first quarter of the following year.