Soil working equipment (trade) — Export Value in Melanesia

Melanesia: Soil working equipment (trade) — Export Value was 40 1000 USD in 2008. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2008)
40 1000 USD
Change on year
down 11.1%
World rank
9th
of 11 countries
All-time high
116 1000 USD
in 1981
All-time low
0 1000 USD
in 2004
Years of data
30
1978–2008

Soil working equipment (trade) — Export Value in Melanesia, 1978–2008

02550751001251978199320081978: 14 1000 USD1979: 28 1000 USD1980: 3 1000 USD1981: 116 1000 USD1982: 5 1000 USD1983: 2 1000 USD1984: 58 1000 USD1985: 4 1000 USD1986: 8 1000 USD1987: 15 1000 USD1988: 4 1000 USD1989: 3 1000 USD1990: 70 1000 USD1991: 70 1000 USD1992: 82 1000 USD1993: 61 1000 USD1994: 61 1000 USD1995: 51 1000 USD1996: 42 1000 USD1997: 35 1000 USD1998: 26 1000 USD1999: 12 1000 USD2001: 28 1000 USD2002: 9 1000 USD2003: 2 1000 USD2004: 0 1000 USD2005: 17 1000 USD2006: 10 1000 USD2007: 45 1000 USD2008: 40 1000 USD

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 Melanesia is 40 1000 USD, measured in 2008.

The figure is down 11.1% on the previous year and up 53.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, soil working equipment (trade) — export value in Melanesia peaked at 116 1000 USD in 1981 and was at its lowest, 0 1000 USD, in 2004.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Soil working equipment (trade) — Export Value in Melanesia, year by year

Annual values for Soil working equipment (trade) — Export Value in Melanesia, 1978 to 2008.
Year 1000 USD Change
1978 14 1000 USD —
1979 28 1000 USD +100.0%
1980 3 1000 USD -89.3%
1981 116 1000 USD +3766.7%
1982 5 1000 USD -95.7%
1983 2 1000 USD -60.0%
1984 58 1000 USD +2800.0%
1985 4 1000 USD -93.1%
1986 8 1000 USD +100.0%
1987 15 1000 USD +87.5%
1988 4 1000 USD -73.3%
1989 3 1000 USD -25.0%
1990 70 1000 USD +2233.3%
1991 70 1000 USD +0.0%
1992 82 1000 USD +17.1%
1993 61 1000 USD -25.6%
1994 61 1000 USD +0.0%
1995 51 1000 USD -16.4%
1996 42 1000 USD -17.6%
1997 35 1000 USD -16.7%
1998 26 1000 USD -25.7%
1999 12 1000 USD -53.8%
2001 28 1000 USD +133.3%
2002 9 1000 USD -67.9%
2003 2 1000 USD -77.8%
2004 0 1000 USD -100.0%
2005 17 1000 USD —
2006 10 1000 USD -41.2%
2007 45 1000 USD +350.0%
2008 40 1000 USD -11.1%

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Soil working equipment (trade) — Export Value in Melanesia 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
1981 +3766.7% 3 1000 USD 116 1000 USD
1984 +2800.0% 2 1000 USD 58 1000 USD
1990 +2233.3% 3 1000 USD 70 1000 USD

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 21 1000 USD 14 1000 USD 28 1000 USD 2
1980s 21.8 1000 USD 2 1000 USD 116 1000 USD 10
1990s 51 1000 USD 12 1000 USD 82 1000 USD 10
2000s 18.88 1000 USD 0 1000 USD 45 1000 USD 8

Countries ranked near Melanesia

  1. 6 China 297,367 1000 USD compare
  2. 7 Sweden 290,511 1000 USD compare
  3. 8 China, mainland 269,925 1000 USD compare
  4. 8 Syrian Arab Republic 115 1000 USD compare
  5. 9 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 250,515 1000 USD compare
  6. 10 Austria 215,963 1000 USD compare
  7. 10 United Republic of Tanzania 21 1000 USD compare
  8. 11 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 13 1000 USD compare
  9. 11 Brazil 210,572 1000 USD compare
  10. 12 Denmark 187,689 1000 USD compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is soil working equipment (trade) — export value in Melanesia?
Soil working equipment (trade) — export value in Melanesia was 40 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 Melanesia?
The highest recorded value was 116 1000 USD in 1981.
What is the lowest soil working equipment (trade) — export value recorded in Melanesia?
The lowest recorded value was 0 1000 USD in 2004.
How does Melanesia rank for soil working equipment (trade) — export value?
Melanesia ranks 9th out of 11 countries with data for 2008.
Is soil working equipment (trade) — export value rising or falling in Melanesia?
Over the last ten years it is up 53.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Melanesia 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.