Sri Lanka - Agricultural machinery
Agricultural machinery, tractors
The value for Agricultural machinery, tractors in Sri Lanka was 13,976 as of 1982. As the graph below shows, over the past 21 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 18,755 in 1978 and a minimum value of 4,636 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 | 4,636 |
| 1962 | 5,748 |
| 1963 | 6,620 |
| 1964 | 7,011 |
| 1965 | 7,293 |
| 1966 | 8,500 |
| 1967 | 9,700 |
| 1968 | 11,000 |
| 1969 | 12,200 |
| 1970 | 13,500 |
| 1971 | 14,776 |
| 1972 | 15,000 |
| 1973 | 15,200 |
| 1974 | 15,400 |
| 1975 | 15,576 |
| 1976 | 15,826 |
| 1977 | 16,256 |
| 1978 | 18,755 |
| 1979 | 17,560 |
| 1980 | 16,350 |
| 1981 | 15,170 |
| 1982 | 13,976 |
Agricultural machinery, tractors per 100 sq. km of arable land
Agricultural machinery, tractors per 100 sq. km of arable land in Sri Lanka was 163.08 as of 1982. Its highest value over the past 21 years was 195.11 in 1979, while its lowest value was 77.92 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. 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.
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1961 | 77.92 |
| 1962 | 99.62 |
| 1963 | 83.59 |
| 1964 | 88.75 |
| 1965 | 91.97 |
| 1966 | 107.32 |
| 1967 | 122.47 |
| 1968 | 137.84 |
| 1969 | 151.74 |
| 1970 | 166.67 |
| 1971 | 181.08 |
| 1972 | 182.48 |
| 1973 | 183.57 |
| 1974 | 184.65 |
| 1975 | 183.25 |
| 1976 | 175.84 |
| 1977 | 171.12 |
| 1978 | 187.55 |
| 1979 | 195.11 |
| 1980 | 181.67 |
| 1981 | 168.56 |
| 1982 | 163.08 |
Classification
Topic: Environment Indicators
Sub-Topic: Agricultural production
