Soil working equipment (trade) — Export Value in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Soil working equipment (trade) — Export Value was 4 1000 USD in 2008. ◆ Volatile
Soil working equipment (trade) — Export Value in Sri Lanka, 1978–2008
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 USD.
Analysis
In 2008, soil working equipment (trade) — export value in Sri Lanka stood at 4 1000 USD.
That represents a change of up 1,900.0% on the previous year and down 33.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, soil working equipment (trade) — export value in Sri Lanka peaked at 117 1000 USD in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.2 1000 USD, in 2007.
Sri Lanka ranks 123rd of 140 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Soil working equipment (trade) — Export Value in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | 1000 USD | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 18 1000 USD | — |
| 1979 | 1 1000 USD | -94.4% |
| 1980 | 1 1000 USD | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 41 1000 USD | +4000.0% |
| 1982 | 10 1000 USD | -75.6% |
| 1984 | 3 1000 USD | -70.0% |
| 1985 | 2 1000 USD | -33.3% |
| 1986 | 1 1000 USD | -50.0% |
| 1987 | 7 1000 USD | +600.0% |
| 1988 | 4 1000 USD | -42.9% |
| 1989 | 6 1000 USD | +50.0% |
| 1991 | 2 1000 USD | -66.7% |
| 1992 | 1 1000 USD | -50.0% |
| 1994 | 2 1000 USD | +100.0% |
| 1995 | 2 1000 USD | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 2 1000 USD | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 2 1000 USD | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 6 1000 USD | +200.0% |
| 1999 | 8 1000 USD | +33.3% |
| 2000 | 117 1000 USD | +1362.5% |
| 2001 | 3 1000 USD | -97.4% |
| 2002 | 2 1000 USD | -33.3% |
| 2004 | 20 1000 USD | +900.0% |
| 2005 | 1 1000 USD | -95.0% |
| 2006 | 1 1000 USD | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.2 1000 USD | -80.0% |
| 2008 | 4 1000 USD | +1900.0% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 4 1000 USD is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 75 1000 USD, 5% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Soil working equipment (trade) — Export Value in Sri Lanka 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 | +4000.0% | 1 1000 USD | 41 1000 USD |
| 2008 | +1900.0% | 0.2 1000 USD | 4 1000 USD |
| 2000 | +1362.5% | 8 1000 USD | 117 1000 USD |
| 2004 | +900.0% | 2 1000 USD | 20 1000 USD |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 9.5 1000 USD | 1 1000 USD | 18 1000 USD | 2 |
| 1980s | 8.33 1000 USD | 1 1000 USD | 41 1000 USD | 9 |
| 1990s | 3.12 1000 USD | 1 1000 USD | 8 1000 USD | 8 |
| 2000s | 18.52 1000 USD | 0.2 1000 USD | 117 1000 USD | 8 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
More environment data for Sri Lanka
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 5.24 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 5.49 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.207 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.849 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 5.63 % 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 1.22 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is soil working equipment (trade) — export value in Sri Lanka?
- Soil working equipment (trade) — export value in Sri Lanka was 4 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 Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 117 1000 USD in 2000.
- What is the lowest soil working equipment (trade) — export value recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2 1000 USD in 2007.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for soil working equipment (trade) — export value?
- Sri Lanka ranks 123rd out of 140 countries with data for 2008.
- Is soil working equipment (trade) — export value rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sri Lanka 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.