In 1968, number of tractors for Malawi was 4 units per 100 sq. km. Between 1962 and 1968, number of tractors of Malawi grew substantially from 1 to 4 units per 100 sq. km rising at an increasing annual rate that reached a maximum of 43.64% in 1965 and then decreased to 18.83% in 1968.
The description is composed by our digital data assistant.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. Arable land includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded.
| Date | Value | Change, % |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 4 | 18.83% |
| 1967 | 3 | 25.82% |
| 1966 | 3 | 24.90% |
| 1965 | 2 | 43.64% |
| 1964 | 1 | -1.03% |
| 1963 | 1 | 1.38% |
| 1962 | 1 | -6.20% |
| 1961 | 2 |