Former French colonies Compared by Agriculture > Agricultural machinery > Tractors per 100 hectares of arable land
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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.
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Interesting observations about Agriculture > Agricultural machinery > Tractors per 100 hectares of arable land
- Iceland has had the highest agricultural machinery > tractors per 100 hectares of arable land since 1961.
- Lebanon ranked first for agricultural machinery > tractors per 100 hectares of arable land amongst Muslim countries in 2003.
- New Caledonia ranked first for agricultural machinery > tractors per 100 hectares of arable land amongst Hot countries in 2003.
- Singapore ranked first for agricultural machinery > tractors per 100 hectares of arable land amongst Former British colonies in 2003.
- Japan ranked second for agricultural machinery > tractors per 100 hectares of arable land globally in 2003.
- Switzerland ranked second for agricultural machinery > tractors per 100 hectares of arable land amongst Christian countries in 2003.
- Niger has ranked last for agricultural machinery > tractors per 100 hectares of arable land since 1990.
- Poland ranked first for agricultural machinery > tractors per 100 hectares of arable land amongst Emerging markets in 2003.
- Austria ranked first for agricultural machinery > tractors per 100 hectares of arable land amongst Catholic countries in 2003.
- Israel ranked first for agricultural machinery > tractors per 100 hectares of arable land amongst Middle Eastern and North Africa in 2003.
