Agricultural tractors, imports in Benin
Benin: Agricultural tractors, imports was 44 in 2007. ◆ Volatile
Agricultural tractors, imports in Benin, 1961–2007
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.
Analysis
The most recent figure for agricultural tractors, imports in Benin is 44, measured in 2007.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 100.0% on the previous year and down 63.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural tractors, imports in Benin peaked at 220 in 1968 and was at its lowest, 1, in 1993.
Benin ranks 38th of 52 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Agricultural tractors, imports in Benin, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 30 | — |
| 1962 | 60 | +100.0% |
| 1963 | 60 | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 60 | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 85 | +41.7% |
| 1966 | 85 | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 100 | +17.6% |
| 1968 | 220 | +120.0% |
| 1969 | 50 | -77.3% |
| 1970 | 30 | -40.0% |
| 1971 | 50 | +66.7% |
| 1972 | 40 | -20.0% |
| 1973 | 30 | -25.0% |
| 1974 | 75 | +150.0% |
| 1975 | 60 | -20.0% |
| 1976 | 60 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 100 | +66.7% |
| 1978 | 120 | +20.0% |
| 1979 | 80 | -33.3% |
| 1980 | 60 | -25.0% |
| 1981 | 165 | +175.0% |
| 1982 | 190 | +15.2% |
| 1983 | 130 | -31.6% |
| 1984 | 40 | -69.2% |
| 1985 | 60 | +50.0% |
| 1986 | 60 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 60 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 74 | +23.3% |
| 1989 | 84 | +13.5% |
| 1990 | 104 | +23.8% |
| 1991 | 98 | -5.8% |
| 1992 | 14 | -85.7% |
| 1993 | 1 | -92.9% |
| 1994 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 112 | +11100.0% |
| 1996 | 115 | +2.7% |
| 1997 | 119 | +3.5% |
| 1998 | 70 | -41.2% |
| 1999 | 62 | -11.4% |
| 2000 | 40 | -35.5% |
| 2001 | 120 | +200.0% |
| 2002 | 130 | +8.3% |
| 2003 | 56 | -56.9% |
| 2004 | 71 | +26.8% |
| 2005 | 25 | -64.8% |
| 2006 | 22 | -12.0% |
| 2007 | 44 | +100.0% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 44 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 271, 16% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Benin's 44 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 140.5, 31% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Agricultural tractors, imports in Benin changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | +11100.0% | 1 | 112 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 83.33 | 30 | 220 | 9 |
| 1970s | 64.5 | 30 | 120 | 10 |
| 1980s | 92.3 | 40 | 190 | 10 |
| 1990s | 69.6 | 1 | 119 | 10 |
| 2000s | 63.5 | 22 | 130 | 8 |
Countries ranked near Benin
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Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural tractors, imports in Benin?
- Agricultural tractors, imports in Benin was 44 in 2007, according to Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.
- What is the highest agricultural tractors, imports recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 220 in 1968.
- What is the lowest agricultural tractors, imports recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 in 1993.
- How does Benin rank for agricultural tractors, imports?
- Benin ranks 38th out of 52 countries with data for 2007.
- Is agricultural tractors, imports rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 63.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Benin 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.