Publication - Statistics
Results from the December 2012 Scottish Agricultural Survey
This publication contains results from the 2012 December Agricultural Survey covering
winter sown crops, hay and silage production, livestock and machinery. It provides
commentary and graphics on the latest annual changes and trends over the past ten years,
together with comparisons with June Census results.
Table 6 Number of tractors on main holdings, December 2002 to 2012(1)
| 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007(1) | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | % Change between 2011 & 2012 |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| number | number | number | number | number | number | number | number | number | number | number | ||
| Tracklaying tractors (Caterpillars) | 237 | 224 | 251 | 315 | 379 | 231 | 379 | 334 | 358 | 366 | 579 | 58.2% |
| Wheeled tractors: | ||||||||||||
| under 35 hp | 2,882 | 2,898 | 2,949 | 2,834 | 2,994 | 2,313 | 2,415 | 2,230 | 2,442 | 2,102 | 2,258 | 7.4% |
| 35 to under 55 hp | 8,871 | 8,018 | 7,675 | 7,510 | 7,112 | 7,044 | 6,813 | 6,847 | 6,789 | 6,145 | 6,371 | 3.7% |
| 55 to under 80 hp | 13,568 | 12,712 | 11,951 | 10,921 | 10,478 | 10,237 | 10,000 | 9,160 | 8,852 | 8,125 | 7,580 | -6.7% |
| 80 to under 108 hp | 14,411 | 14,102 | 14,258 | 13,876 | 13,997 | 13,325 | 13,202 | 13,229 | 12,935 | 12,154 | 12,120 | -0.3% |
| 108 to under 134 hp | 4,334 | 4,484 | 4,901 | 5,130 | 5,560 | 5,753 | 5,986 | 6,287 | 6,585 | 6,694 | 6,873 | 2.7% |
| 134 hp and over | 1,485 | 1,861 | 2,140 | 2,343 | 2,686 | 3,313 | 3,757 | 4,244 | 4,587 | 5,004 | 4,797 | -4.1% |
| Total wheeled tractors | 45,551 | 44,075 | 43,874 | 42,614 | 42,827 | 41,985 | 42,173 | 41,997 | 42,190 | 40,224 | 39,999 | -0.6% |
| of which: | ||||||||||||
| tractors under 10 hp | 325 | 342 | 202 | 284 | 306 | nc | nc | nc | nc | nc | nc | nc |
| tractors 201 hp and over | nc | nc | nc | nc | nc | 236 | 280 | 435 | 461 | 539 | 684 | 26.9% |
| 4-Wheel drive tractors | 21,419 | 20,379 | 21,595 | 22,151 | 22,941 | 22,660 | 26,091 | 26,661 | 27,557 | 25,895 | 26,438 | 2.1% |
nc Information not collected.
(1) As of 2007 we have changed the groups used to collect tractor power information. There is now a separate category for tractors of 201 hp and over, and the "under 10 hp" and "10 to under 35 hp" groups have been combined.
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