Soil working equipment (trade) — Export Value in Americas
Americas: Soil working equipment (trade) — Export Value was 1.62 million 1000 USD in 2008. ◆ Volatile
Soil working equipment (trade) — Export Value in Americas, 1962–2008
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 USD.
Analysis
In 2008, soil working equipment (trade) — export value in Americas stood at 1.62 million 1000 USD. That is the highest value across all 46 years on record.
The figure is up 33.2% on the previous year and up 142.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, soil working equipment (trade) — export value in Americas peaked at 1.62 million 1000 USD in 2008 and was at its lowest, 8 1000 USD, in 1962.
Americas ranks 3rd of 29 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Soil working equipment (trade) — Export Value in Americas, year by year
| Year | 1000 USD | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 8 1000 USD | — |
| 1964 | 31,233 1000 USD | +390312.5% |
| 1965 | 50,997 1000 USD | +63.3% |
| 1966 | 89,317 1000 USD | +75.1% |
| 1967 | 103,773 1000 USD | +16.2% |
| 1968 | 86,082 1000 USD | -17.0% |
| 1969 | 81,891 1000 USD | -4.9% |
| 1970 | 80,044 1000 USD | -2.3% |
| 1971 | 71,124 1000 USD | -11.1% |
| 1972 | 101,159 1000 USD | +42.2% |
| 1973 | 130,352 1000 USD | +28.9% |
| 1974 | 212,837 1000 USD | +63.3% |
| 1975 | 299,032 1000 USD | +40.5% |
| 1976 | 320,969 1000 USD | +7.3% |
| 1977 | 295,607 1000 USD | -7.9% |
| 1978 | 307,251 1000 USD | +3.9% |
| 1979 | 393,705 1000 USD | +28.1% |
| 1980 | 412,551 1000 USD | +4.8% |
| 1981 | 456,820 1000 USD | +10.7% |
| 1982 | 344,649 1000 USD | -24.6% |
| 1983 | 299,531 1000 USD | -13.1% |
| 1984 | 341,383 1000 USD | +14.0% |
| 1985 | 269,081 1000 USD | -21.2% |
| 1986 | 224,395 1000 USD | -16.6% |
| 1987 | 289,283 1000 USD | +28.9% |
| 1988 | 394,981 1000 USD | +36.5% |
| 1989 | 504,127 1000 USD | +27.6% |
| 1990 | 498,947 1000 USD | -1.0% |
| 1991 | 410,633 1000 USD | -17.7% |
| 1992 | 418,577 1000 USD | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 473,183 1000 USD | +13.0% |
| 1994 | 492,978 1000 USD | +4.2% |
| 1995 | 482,959 1000 USD | -2.0% |
| 1996 | 676,291 1000 USD | +40.0% |
| 1997 | 770,168 1000 USD | +13.9% |
| 1998 | 668,200 1000 USD | -13.2% |
| 1999 | 451,108 1000 USD | -32.5% |
| 2000 | 494,117 1000 USD | +9.5% |
| 2001 | 486,967 1000 USD | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 640,457 1000 USD | +31.5% |
| 2003 | 706,480 1000 USD | +10.3% |
| 2004 | 830,721 1000 USD | +17.6% |
| 2005 | 891,297 1000 USD | +7.3% |
| 2006 | 928,147 1000 USD | +4.1% |
| 2007 | 1.22 million 1000 USD | +31.1% |
| 2008 | 1.62 million 1000 USD | +33.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Soil working equipment (trade) — Export Value in Americas 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 | +390312.5% | 8 1000 USD | 31,233 1000 USD |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 63,329 1000 USD | 8 1000 USD | 103,773 1000 USD | 7 |
| 1970s | 221,208 1000 USD | 71,124 1000 USD | 393,705 1000 USD | 10 |
| 1980s | 353,680 1000 USD | 224,395 1000 USD | 504,127 1000 USD | 10 |
| 1990s | 534,304 1000 USD | 410,633 1000 USD | 770,168 1000 USD | 10 |
| 2000s | 868,566 1000 USD | 486,967 1000 USD | 1.62 million 1000 USD | 9 |
Countries ranked near Americas
- 1 Germany 1.19 million 1000 USD compare
- 2 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 10,734 1000 USD compare
- 2 Italy 851,450 1000 USD compare
- 3 France 612,274 1000 USD compare
- 3 Viet Nam 2,493 1000 USD compare
- 4 Hungary 521,118 1000 USD compare
- 4 Republic of Moldova 2,395 1000 USD compare
- 5 Canada 491,287 1000 USD compare
- 5 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 911 1000 USD compare
- 6 China 297,367 1000 USD compare
More environment data for Americas
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.303 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.95 °C (2025)
- Roundwood, non-coniferous — Production 548.84 million m3 (2024)
- Wood fuel, non-coniferous — Production 263.00 million m3 (2024)
- Wood fuel, coniferous — Production 78.58 million m3 (2024)
- Wood fuel — Production 341.57 million m3 (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Annual growth US$ 2.72 % (2024)
- Primary wood and paper products (export/import) — Import value 51.25 million 1000 USD (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Annual growth US$ -3.24 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is soil working equipment (trade) — export value in Americas?
- Soil working equipment (trade) — export value in Americas was 1.62 million 1000 USD in 2008, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest soil working equipment (trade) — export value recorded in Americas?
- The highest recorded value was 1.62 million 1000 USD in 2008.
- What is the lowest soil working equipment (trade) — export value recorded in Americas?
- The lowest recorded value was 8 1000 USD in 1962.
- How does Americas rank for soil working equipment (trade) — export value?
- Americas ranks 3rd out of 29 groups with data for 2008.
- Is soil working equipment (trade) — export value rising or falling in Americas?
- Over the last ten years it is up 142.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Americas 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.