Agricultural machinery, tractors per 100 sq. km of arable land
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. Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files
and web site.