Soil working equipment (trade) — Export Value in Melanesia
Melanesia: Soil working equipment (trade) — Export Value was 40 1000 USD in 2008. ◆ Volatile
Soil working equipment (trade) — Export Value in Melanesia, 1978–2008
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 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
| 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
- 6 China 297,367 1000 USD compare
- 7 Sweden 290,511 1000 USD compare
- 8 China, mainland 269,925 1000 USD compare
- 8 Syrian Arab Republic 115 1000 USD compare
- 9 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 250,515 1000 USD compare
- 10 Austria 215,963 1000 USD compare
- 10 United Republic of Tanzania 21 1000 USD compare
- 11 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 13 1000 USD compare
- 11 Brazil 210,572 1000 USD compare
- 12 Denmark 187,689 1000 USD compare
More environment data for Melanesia
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 2.37 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 1.59 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.179 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.857 °C (2025)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per area of cropland 3.85 kg/ha (2024)
- Land area — Area 52,995 1000 ha (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per capita 0.47 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per value of agricultural 1.3 g/Int$ (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity 21,133 t (2024)
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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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.