Soil working equipment (trade) — Export Value in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Soil working equipment (trade) — Export Value was 198 1000 USD in 2008. ◆ Volatile
Soil working equipment (trade) — Export Value in Costa Rica, 1967–2008
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 USD.
Analysis
The most recent figure for soil working equipment (trade) — export value in Costa Rica is 198 1000 USD, measured in 2008.
That represents a change of up 23.8% on the previous year and up 330.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, soil working equipment (trade) — export value in Costa Rica peaked at 257 1000 USD in 2001 and was at its lowest, 1 1000 USD, in 1968.
That places Costa Rica 70th out of 140 countries with data for 2008, 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 Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | 1000 USD | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1967 | 15 1000 USD | — |
| 1968 | 1 1000 USD | -93.3% |
| 1970 | 3 1000 USD | +200.0% |
| 1971 | 6 1000 USD | +100.0% |
| 1975 | 1 1000 USD | -83.3% |
| 1978 | 2 1000 USD | +100.0% |
| 1979 | 4 1000 USD | +100.0% |
| 1980 | 35 1000 USD | +775.0% |
| 1987 | 1 1000 USD | -97.1% |
| 1988 | 8 1000 USD | +700.0% |
| 1989 | 14 1000 USD | +75.0% |
| 1990 | 10 1000 USD | -28.6% |
| 1991 | 10 1000 USD | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 4 1000 USD | -60.0% |
| 1993 | 8 1000 USD | +100.0% |
| 1994 | 77 1000 USD | +862.5% |
| 1995 | 55 1000 USD | -28.6% |
| 1996 | 26 1000 USD | -52.7% |
| 1997 | 13 1000 USD | -50.0% |
| 1998 | 46 1000 USD | +253.8% |
| 1999 | 118 1000 USD | +156.5% |
| 2000 | 49 1000 USD | -58.5% |
| 2001 | 257 1000 USD | +424.5% |
| 2002 | 99 1000 USD | -61.5% |
| 2003 | 39 1000 USD | -60.6% |
| 2004 | 68 1000 USD | +74.4% |
| 2005 | 240 1000 USD | +252.9% |
| 2006 | 130 1000 USD | -45.8% |
| 2007 | 160 1000 USD | +23.1% |
| 2008 | 198 1000 USD | +23.8% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 198 1000 USD is below the median for high income countries, which is 12,367 1000 USD, 2% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 198 1000 USD is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 31 1000 USD, 6.4× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Soil working equipment (trade) — Export Value in Costa Rica 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | +862.5% | 8 1000 USD | 77 1000 USD |
| 1980 | +775.0% | 4 1000 USD | 35 1000 USD |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8 1000 USD | 1 1000 USD | 15 1000 USD | 2 |
| 1970s | 3.2 1000 USD | 1 1000 USD | 6 1000 USD | 5 |
| 1980s | 14.5 1000 USD | 1 1000 USD | 35 1000 USD | 4 |
| 1990s | 36.7 1000 USD | 4 1000 USD | 118 1000 USD | 10 |
| 2000s | 137.78 1000 USD | 39 1000 USD | 257 1000 USD | 9 |
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More environment data for Costa Rica
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 2.9 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 2.71 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.257 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.61 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -0.3048 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is soil working equipment (trade) — export value in Costa Rica?
- Soil working equipment (trade) — export value in Costa Rica was 198 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 Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 257 1000 USD in 2001.
- What is the lowest soil working equipment (trade) — export value recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 1000 USD in 1968.
- How does Costa Rica rank for soil working equipment (trade) — export value?
- Costa Rica ranks 70th out of 140 countries with data for 2008.
- Is soil working equipment (trade) — export value rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 330.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Costa Rica 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.