Soil working equipment (trade) — Export Value in Africa
Africa: Soil working equipment (trade) — Export Value was 12,922 1000 USD in 2007. ◆ Volatile
Soil working equipment (trade) — Export Value in Africa, 1963–2007
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 USD.
Analysis
In 2007, soil working equipment (trade) — export value in Africa stood at 12,922 1000 USD.
The figure is up 67.3% on the previous year and up 5.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, soil working equipment (trade) — export value in Africa peaked at 13,030 1000 USD in 1977 and was at its lowest, 8 1000 USD, in 1963.
That places Africa 16th out of 29 groups with data for 2007, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Soil working equipment (trade) — Export Value in Africa, year by year
| Year | 1000 USD | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1963 | 8 1000 USD | — |
| 1964 | 1,477 1000 USD | +18362.5% |
| 1965 | 1,525 1000 USD | +3.2% |
| 1966 | 1,822 1000 USD | +19.5% |
| 1967 | 1,703 1000 USD | -6.5% |
| 1968 | 2,236 1000 USD | +31.3% |
| 1969 | 2,954 1000 USD | +32.1% |
| 1970 | 3,964 1000 USD | +34.2% |
| 1971 | 4,502 1000 USD | +13.6% |
| 1972 | 4,367 1000 USD | -3.0% |
| 1973 | 4,955 1000 USD | +13.5% |
| 1974 | 6,329 1000 USD | +27.7% |
| 1975 | 8,898 1000 USD | +40.6% |
| 1976 | 12,561 1000 USD | +41.2% |
| 1977 | 13,030 1000 USD | +3.7% |
| 1978 | 10,846 1000 USD | -16.8% |
| 1979 | 12,258 1000 USD | +13.0% |
| 1980 | 9,876 1000 USD | -19.4% |
| 1981 | 3,820 1000 USD | -61.3% |
| 1982 | 2,866 1000 USD | -25.0% |
| 1983 | 2,581 1000 USD | -9.9% |
| 1984 | 3,276 1000 USD | +26.9% |
| 1985 | 3,101 1000 USD | -5.3% |
| 1986 | 2,929 1000 USD | -5.5% |
| 1987 | 4,339 1000 USD | +48.1% |
| 1988 | 2,486 1000 USD | -42.7% |
| 1989 | 3,729 1000 USD | +50.0% |
| 1990 | 7,850 1000 USD | +110.5% |
| 1991 | 9,868 1000 USD | +25.7% |
| 1992 | 4,189 1000 USD | -57.5% |
| 1993 | 5,240 1000 USD | +25.1% |
| 1994 | 9,913 1000 USD | +89.2% |
| 1995 | 8,459 1000 USD | -14.7% |
| 1996 | 11,001 1000 USD | +30.1% |
| 1997 | 12,272 1000 USD | +11.6% |
| 1998 | 10,454 1000 USD | -14.8% |
| 1999 | 9,304 1000 USD | -11.0% |
| 2000 | 5,496 1000 USD | -40.9% |
| 2001 | 6,350 1000 USD | +15.5% |
| 2002 | 8,914 1000 USD | +40.4% |
| 2003 | 9,723 1000 USD | +9.1% |
| 2004 | 12,009 1000 USD | +23.5% |
| 2005 | 9,808 1000 USD | -18.3% |
| 2006 | 7,726 1000 USD | -21.2% |
| 2007 | 12,922 1000 USD | +67.3% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Soil working equipment (trade) — Export Value in Africa changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | +18362.5% | 8 1000 USD | 1,477 1000 USD |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,675 1000 USD | 8 1000 USD | 2,954 1000 USD | 7 |
| 1970s | 8,171 1000 USD | 3,964 1000 USD | 13,030 1000 USD | 10 |
| 1980s | 3,900 1000 USD | 2,486 1000 USD | 9,876 1000 USD | 10 |
| 1990s | 8,855 1000 USD | 4,189 1000 USD | 12,272 1000 USD | 10 |
| 2000s | 9,118 1000 USD | 5,496 1000 USD | 12,922 1000 USD | 8 |
Countries ranked near Africa
More environment data for Africa
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -7.12 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -7.93 Percentage change (2025)
- Temperature change 1.32 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.213 °C (2025)
- Primary wood and paper products (export/import) — Export value 5.54 million 1000 USD (2024)
- Roundwood, coniferous — Production 32.26 million m3 (2024)
- Roundwood — Export value 714,851 1000 USD (2024)
- Roundwood — Export quantity 3.78 million m3 (2024)
- Roundwood — Import value 182,147 1000 USD (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is soil working equipment (trade) — export value in Africa?
- Soil working equipment (trade) — export value in Africa was 12,922 1000 USD in 2007, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest soil working equipment (trade) — export value recorded in Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 13,030 1000 USD in 1977.
- What is the lowest soil working equipment (trade) — export value recorded in Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 8 1000 USD in 1963.
- How does Africa rank for soil working equipment (trade) — export value?
- Africa ranks 16th out of 29 groups with data for 2007.
- Is soil working equipment (trade) — export value rising or falling in Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Soil working equipment (trade) — Export Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Important notice: FAOSTAT database on Agriculture Machinery is no longer active. The latest online version of the database has as reference year 2009 (with data collected in year 2011). FAOSTAT database on Agriculture Machinery provides statistical series on Agricultural Machinery and Equipment statistical series referring to the following items: tractors, harvesters and threshers, irrigation pumps, milking machines, hand tools, and soil machines. The database includes estimates of agriculture machinery in use and value of import and export of agriculture machinery.