Dominican Republic - Agricultural machinery

Agricultural machinery, tractors

The value for Agricultural machinery, tractors in Dominican Republic was 1,868 as of 2000. As the graph below shows, over the past 39 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 2,330 in 1990 and a minimum value of 1,770 in 1961.

Definition: 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.

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.

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Year Value
1961 1,770
1962 1,790
1963 1,810
1964 1,830
1965 1,850
1966 1,870
1967 1,890
1968 1,910
1969 1,930
1970 1,950
1971 1,970
1972 1,990
1973 2,010
1974 2,030
1975 2,050
1976 2,070
1977 2,090
1978 2,110
1979 2,130
1980 2,150
1981 2,170
1982 2,190
1983 2,210
1984 2,230
1985 2,250
1986 2,270
1987 2,290
1988 2,310
1989 2,320
1990 2,330
1991 2,300
1992 2,250
1993 2,200
1994 2,150
1995 2,100
1996 2,050
1997 2,000
1998 1,950
1999 1,900
2000 1,868

Agricultural machinery, tractors per 100 sq. km of arable land

Agricultural machinery, tractors per 100 sq. km of arable land in Dominican Republic was 20.80 as of 2000. Its highest value over the past 39 years was 25.89 in 1990, while its lowest value was 20.09 in 1980.

Definition: 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.

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.

See also:

Year Value
1961 24.58
1962 24.52
1963 24.46
1964 24.40
1965 24.34
1966 24.29
1967 24.23
1968 24.49
1969 23.68
1970 23.78
1971 23.85
1972 23.41
1973 23.24
1974 22.94
1975 22.40
1976 21.56
1977 21.11
1978 20.79
1979 20.48
1980 20.09
1981 20.19
1982 20.37
1983 20.56
1984 20.74
1985 20.93
1986 21.12
1987 23.11
1988 23.31
1989 23.32
1990 25.89
1991 25.56
1992 25.00
1993 24.44
1994 23.89
1995 22.58
1996 21.93
1997 23.26
1998 22.41
1999 22.35
2000 20.80

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Agricultural production