Prospects and Forecast Report on 2025 China Intelligent Agricultural Machinery Equipment Market

Intelligent agricultural machinery is a new type of agricultural machinery system that integrates modern information technologies such as artificial intelligence, big data, cloud computing, sensors, and automatic control with agricultural machinery and equipment technologies to achieve automation, precision, and intelligence in agricultural production processes. Its core lies in empowering traditional agricultural machinery with environmental perception, data analysis, and decision-making capabilities through technological empowerment. It can automatically or assist in completing agricultural operations such as tillage, planting, fertilization, plant protection, harvesting, and transportation. Intelligent agricultural machinery significantly improves agricultural production efficiency, reduces resource consumption, and reduces labor costs. It is a key piece of equipment driving the development of smart agriculture and a key symbol of agricultural modernization.

Definition of Intelligent Agricultural Machinery

Intelligent agricultural machinery is modern agricultural equipment that integrates advanced technologies such as intelligent sensing, automatic control, positioning and navigation, unmanned driving, and artificial intelligence. Through a closed-loop "perception-decision-execution" system, it enables precise, intelligent, and efficient agricultural production. Its core value lies in breaking through the operational boundaries of traditional agricultural machinery, shifting agricultural production from "experience-driven" to "data-driven," and providing key technological support for the high-quality development of modern agriculture. Intelligent agricultural machinery encompasses a wide variety of categories, covering multiple aspects of agricultural production.

Intelligent Agricultural Machinery Industry Development Policies

Intelligent agricultural machinery and equipment can effectively improve agricultural production efficiency and provide a vital support for the development of modern agriculture. Currently, a series of supporting policies have been introduced at both the national and local levels to promote the research, development, application, and promotion of intelligent agricultural machinery and equipment.

Current Development Status of the Intelligent Agricultural Machinery Industry

1. Intelligent Agricultural Machinery Market Size

China's intelligent agricultural machinery market is maintaining strong growth. The "2025-2030 China Intelligent Agricultural Machinery Industry Market Forecast and Future Development Trends Research Brief" released by the China Business Industry Research Institute shows that the market size of China's intelligent agricultural machinery will grow from 1.2 billion yuan in 2020 to 11.8 billion yuan in 2024, with a compound annual growth rate of 77.08% during this period. Analysts at the China Business Industry Research Institute predict that the market size of China's intelligent agricultural machinery will reach 22.4 billion yuan in 2025.

2. Smart Agricultural Machinery Market Penetration

The "2025-2030 China Smart Agricultural Machinery Industry Market Forecast and Future Development Trends Research Brief," released by the China Business Industry Research Institute, indicates that by 2024, the penetration rate of smart agricultural machinery in China's overall agricultural machinery equipment market, measured by sales volume, will be approximately 7.2%. The domestic smart agricultural machinery market still has enormous potential for growth. With the continuous improvement of supportive industry policies, accelerated technological advancements, and the growing competitiveness of leading companies, China's smart agricultural machinery market is poised for rapid growth. Analysts at the China Business Industry Research Institute predict that the penetration rate of smart agricultural machinery in China will reach 12% by 2025.

3. Smart Tractor Market

Tractors are important agricultural machinery. Based on their transmission technology, they can be categorized into three main types: mechanical shift, power shift, and continuously variable transmission. Smart tractors, including power shift and continuously variable transmission tractors, are typically equipped with advanced intelligent sensing, electro-hydraulic control, ISOBUS technology, and remote communication systems, enabling intelligent driving. In 2024, sales of power shift and continuously variable transmission tractors in China were expected to reach 13,800 and 500 units, respectively. Analysts at the China Business Industry Research Institute predict that sales of power shift and continuously variable transmission tractors in China will reach 34,900 and 700 units, respectively, in 2025.

4. Intelligent Harvester Market

Harvesters are agricultural machines used to harvest crop plants, fruits, seeds, or roots. Based on their intended use and technological differences, they can be categorized as single-task machines, such as harvesters and pickers, which perform a single process, and combine harvesters, such as grain and corn combine harvesters, which perform multiple processes simultaneously. In 2024, China's total harvester sales reached 127,800 units. Domestic harvester technology is transitioning toward precision, intelligence, efficiency, and large-scale production. In 2024, the overall penetration rate of intelligent harvesters in the harvester market was approximately 24.8%. Analysts at the China Business Industry Research Institute predict that in 2025, China's harvester sales will reach 137,300 units, with an intelligent harvester penetration rate of 29.10%.

5. Competitive Landscape of the Intelligent Agricultural Machinery Market

Globally, leading agricultural machinery and intelligent agricultural machinery companies include traditional leading agricultural machinery companies such as John Deere, Case New Holland, AGCO, Kubota, and Claas. The leading players in China's agricultural machinery and intelligent agricultural machinery market primarily include leading domestic agricultural machinery companies such as Weichai Lovol and YTO Group. In contrast, leading Chinese agricultural machinery companies, leveraging their localization advantages, have a higher market share in China. The "China Intelligent Agricultural Machinery Industry Market Outlook and Future Development Trends Research Brief 2025-2030" released by the China Business Industry Research Institute shows that in 2024, the top three Chinese intelligent agricultural machinery manufacturers will hold a combined 70.5% market share.

6. Overview of Key Intelligent Agricultural Machinery and Equipment Companies

The development of intelligent agricultural machinery is of great significance for improving agricultural production efficiency, reducing resource consumption, and achieving agricultural modernization. China's intelligent agricultural machinery and equipment sector is developing rapidly, with a number of companies emerging that have demonstrated outstanding technological innovation and market application.