Soil working equipment (trade) — Export Value in China

China: Soil working equipment (trade) — Export Value was 297,367 1000 USD in 2008. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2008)
297,367 1000 USD
Change on year
up 62.3%
World rank
6th
of 140 countries
All-time high
297,367 1000 USD
in 2008
All-time low
2 1000 USD
in 1966
Years of data
43
1966–2008

Soil working equipment (trade) — Export Value in China, 1966–2008

0100.0k200.0k300.0k1966198720081966: 2 1000 USD1967: 1.0k 1000 USD1968: 1.0k 1000 USD1969: 1.0k 1000 USD1970: 1.1k 1000 USD1971: 1.1k 1000 USD1972: 1.1k 1000 USD1973: 1.1k 1000 USD1974: 1.2k 1000 USD1975: 1.2k 1000 USD1976: 1.2k 1000 USD1977: 1.4k 1000 USD1978: 1.3k 1000 USD1979: 1.3k 1000 USD1980: 1.3k 1000 USD1981: 16.8k 1000 USD1982: 17.6k 1000 USD1983: 19.1k 1000 USD1984: 19.8k 1000 USD1985: 20.9k 1000 USD1986: 21.4k 1000 USD1987: 28.8k 1000 USD1988: 33.8k 1000 USD1989: 30.4k 1000 USD1990: 35.6k 1000 USD1991: 35.8k 1000 USD1992: 35.4k 1000 USD1993: 44.2k 1000 USD1994: 39.0k 1000 USD1995: 37.4k 1000 USD1996: 39.3k 1000 USD1997: 40.5k 1000 USD1998: 41.7k 1000 USD1999: 49.4k 1000 USD2000: 60.8k 1000 USD2001: 60.9k 1000 USD2002: 62.4k 1000 USD2003: 81.8k 1000 USD2004: 91.1k 1000 USD2005: 103.3k 1000 USD2006: 121.8k 1000 USD2007: 183.3k 1000 USD2008: 297.4k 1000 USD

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 USD.

Analysis

In 2008, soil working equipment (trade) — export value in China stood at 297,367 1000 USD. That is the highest value across all 43 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 62.3% on the previous year and up 613.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, soil working equipment (trade) — export value in China peaked at 297,367 1000 USD in 2008 and was at its lowest, 2 1000 USD, in 1966.

China ranks 6th of 140 countries 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 China, year by year

Annual values for Soil working equipment (trade) — Export Value in China, 1966 to 2008.
Year 1000 USD Change
1966 2 1000 USD —
1967 1,005 1000 USD +50150.0%
1968 1,023 1000 USD +1.8%
1969 1,040 1000 USD +1.7%
1970 1,060 1000 USD +1.9%
1971 1,090 1000 USD +2.8%
1972 1,100 1000 USD +0.9%
1973 1,120 1000 USD +1.8%
1974 1,219 1000 USD +8.8%
1975 1,249 1000 USD +2.5%
1976 1,194 1000 USD -4.4%
1977 1,376 1000 USD +15.2%
1978 1,263 1000 USD -8.2%
1979 1,280 1000 USD +1.3%
1980 1,306 1000 USD +2.0%
1981 16,799 1000 USD +1186.3%
1982 17,639 1000 USD +5.0%
1983 19,057 1000 USD +8.0%
1984 19,794 1000 USD +3.9%
1985 20,883 1000 USD +5.5%
1986 21,404 1000 USD +2.5%
1987 28,827 1000 USD +34.7%
1988 33,830 1000 USD +17.4%
1989 30,354 1000 USD -10.3%
1990 35,618 1000 USD +17.3%
1991 35,798 1000 USD +0.5%
1992 35,407 1000 USD -1.1%
1993 44,219 1000 USD +24.9%
1994 39,006 1000 USD -11.8%
1995 37,372 1000 USD -4.2%
1996 39,265 1000 USD +5.1%
1997 40,490 1000 USD +3.1%
1998 41,678 1000 USD +2.9%
1999 49,360 1000 USD +18.4%
2000 60,774 1000 USD +23.1%
2001 60,897 1000 USD +0.2%
2002 62,447 1000 USD +2.5%
2003 81,789 1000 USD +31.0%
2004 91,063 1000 USD +11.3%
2005 103,255 1000 USD +13.4%
2006 121,825 1000 USD +18.0%
2007 183,258 1000 USD +50.4%
2008 297,367 1000 USD +62.3%

China compared with similar countries

  • China's 297,367 1000 USD is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 75 1000 USD, 3964.9× the median. (39 countries reporting)
  • China's 297,367 1000 USD is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 8,594 1000 USD, 34.6× the median. (12 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Soil working equipment (trade) — Export Value in China 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.

YearChange FromTo
1967 +50150.0% 2 1000 USD 1,005 1000 USD
1981 +1186.3% 1,306 1000 USD 16,799 1000 USD
2008 +62.3% 183,258 1000 USD 297,367 1000 USD
2007 +50.4% 121,825 1000 USD 183,258 1000 USD

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 767.5 1000 USD 2 1000 USD 1,040 1000 USD 4
1970s 1,195 1000 USD 1,060 1000 USD 1,376 1000 USD 10
1980s 20,989 1000 USD 1,306 1000 USD 33,830 1000 USD 10
1990s 39,821 1000 USD 35,407 1000 USD 49,360 1000 USD 10
2000s 118,075 1000 USD 60,774 1000 USD 297,367 1000 USD 9

Countries ranked near China

  1. 3 France 612,274 1000 USD compare
  2. 3 Viet Nam 2,493 1000 USD compare
  3. 4 Hungary 521,118 1000 USD compare
  4. 4 Republic of Moldova 2,395 1000 USD compare
  5. 5 Canada 491,287 1000 USD compare
  6. 5 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 911 1000 USD compare
  7. 7 Sweden 290,511 1000 USD compare
  8. 8 China, mainland 269,925 1000 USD compare
  9. 8 Syrian Arab Republic 115 1000 USD compare
  10. 9 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 250,515 1000 USD compare
  11. 9 Melanesia 40 1000 USD compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is soil working equipment (trade) — export value in China?
Soil working equipment (trade) — export value in China was 297,367 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 China?
The highest recorded value was 297,367 1000 USD in 2008.
What is the lowest soil working equipment (trade) — export value recorded in China?
The lowest recorded value was 2 1000 USD in 1966.
How does China rank for soil working equipment (trade) — export value?
China ranks 6th out of 140 countries with data for 2008.
Is soil working equipment (trade) — export value rising or falling in China?
Over the last ten years it is up 613.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this China 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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Indicator
Soil working equipment (trade) — Export Value
Unit
1000 USD
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
180 places, 5,070 data points, 1962–2009
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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.