In 2004, number of tractors for South Africa was 48 units per 100 sq. km. Number of tractors of South Africa fell gradually from 137 units per 100 sq. km in 1985 to 48 units per 100 sq. km in 2004.
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, % |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 48 | -1.30% |
| 2003 | 48 | -2.65% |
| 2002 | 49 | -3.35% |
| 2001 | 51 | -2.25% |
| 2000 | 52 | -4.60% |
| 1999 | 55 | -14.58% |
| 1998 | 64 | -12.00% |
| 1997 | 73 | -13.36% |
| 1996 | 84 | -12.64% |
| 1995 | 96 | 3.04% |
| 1994 | 94 | 3.85% |
| 1993 | 90 |