Soil working equipment (trade) — Import Value in Americas
Americas: Soil working equipment (trade) — Import Value was 1.21 million 1000 USD in 2008. ◆ Volatile
Soil working equipment (trade) — Import Value in Americas, 1961–2008
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 USD.
Analysis
Americas recorded 1.21 million 1000 USD for soil working equipment (trade) — import value in 2008. That is the highest value across all 48 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 32.1% on the previous year and up 95.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, soil working equipment (trade) — import value in Americas peaked at 1.21 million 1000 USD in 2008 and was at its lowest, 20 1000 USD, in 1961.
That places Americas 4th out of 30 groups with data for 2008, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Soil working equipment (trade) — Import Value in Americas, year by year
| Year | 1000 USD | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 20 1000 USD | — |
| 1962 | 2,861 1000 USD | +14205.0% |
| 1963 | 20 1000 USD | -99.3% |
| 1964 | 16,491 1000 USD | +82355.0% |
| 1965 | 39,024 1000 USD | +136.6% |
| 1966 | 81,356 1000 USD | +108.5% |
| 1967 | 105,062 1000 USD | +29.1% |
| 1968 | 88,518 1000 USD | -15.7% |
| 1969 | 80,047 1000 USD | -9.6% |
| 1970 | 78,697 1000 USD | -1.7% |
| 1971 | 70,194 1000 USD | -10.8% |
| 1972 | 102,262 1000 USD | +45.7% |
| 1973 | 136,606 1000 USD | +33.6% |
| 1974 | 201,370 1000 USD | +47.4% |
| 1975 | 293,794 1000 USD | +45.9% |
| 1976 | 326,140 1000 USD | +11.0% |
| 1977 | 306,756 1000 USD | -5.9% |
| 1978 | 282,502 1000 USD | -7.9% |
| 1979 | 376,170 1000 USD | +33.2% |
| 1980 | 383,776 1000 USD | +2.0% |
| 1981 | 378,865 1000 USD | -1.3% |
| 1982 | 256,664 1000 USD | -32.3% |
| 1983 | 230,166 1000 USD | -10.3% |
| 1984 | 287,307 1000 USD | +24.8% |
| 1985 | 231,053 1000 USD | -19.6% |
| 1986 | 248,247 1000 USD | +7.4% |
| 1987 | 250,036 1000 USD | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 304,698 1000 USD | +21.9% |
| 1989 | 418,455 1000 USD | +37.3% |
| 1990 | 541,628 1000 USD | +29.4% |
| 1991 | 412,874 1000 USD | -23.8% |
| 1992 | 422,183 1000 USD | +2.3% |
| 1993 | 514,243 1000 USD | +21.8% |
| 1994 | 550,552 1000 USD | +7.1% |
| 1995 | 495,913 1000 USD | -9.9% |
| 1996 | 596,571 1000 USD | +20.3% |
| 1997 | 677,523 1000 USD | +13.6% |
| 1998 | 620,024 1000 USD | -8.5% |
| 1999 | 435,109 1000 USD | -29.8% |
| 2000 | 442,946 1000 USD | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 472,478 1000 USD | +6.7% |
| 2002 | 526,712 1000 USD | +11.5% |
| 2003 | 578,025 1000 USD | +9.7% |
| 2004 | 698,556 1000 USD | +20.9% |
| 2005 | 708,030 1000 USD | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 670,478 1000 USD | -5.3% |
| 2007 | 916,044 1000 USD | +36.6% |
| 2008 | 1.21 million 1000 USD | +32.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Soil working equipment (trade) — Import Value in Americas 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | +82355.0% | 20 1000 USD | 16,491 1000 USD |
| 1962 | +14205.0% | 20 1000 USD | 2,861 1000 USD |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 45,933 1000 USD | 20 1000 USD | 105,062 1000 USD | 9 |
| 1970s | 217,449 1000 USD | 70,194 1000 USD | 376,170 1000 USD | 10 |
| 1980s | 298,927 1000 USD | 230,166 1000 USD | 418,455 1000 USD | 10 |
| 1990s | 526,662 1000 USD | 412,874 1000 USD | 677,523 1000 USD | 10 |
| 2000s | 691,493 1000 USD | 442,946 1000 USD | 1.21 million 1000 USD | 9 |
Countries ranked near Americas
- 1 France 740,582 1000 USD compare
- 1 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 52,807 1000 USD compare
- 2 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 14,715 1000 USD compare
- 2 Russian Federation 713,066 1000 USD compare
- 3 Germany 434,900 1000 USD compare
- 3 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 11,094 1000 USD compare
- 4 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 411,931 1000 USD compare
- 5 Ukraine 303,824 1000 USD compare
- 5 Viet Nam 6,630 1000 USD compare
- 6 Denmark 254,284 1000 USD compare
- 6 United Republic of Tanzania 6,389 1000 USD compare
- 7 Canada 251,011 1000 USD compare
- 7 Republic of Moldova 5,469 1000 USD compare
More environment data for Americas
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.303 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.95 °C (2025)
- Roundwood, non-coniferous — Production 548.84 million m3 (2024)
- Wood fuel, non-coniferous — Production 263.00 million m3 (2024)
- Wood fuel, coniferous — Production 78.58 million m3 (2024)
- Wood fuel — Production 341.57 million m3 (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Annual growth US$ 2.72 % (2024)
- Primary wood and paper products (export/import) — Import value 51.25 million 1000 USD (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Annual growth US$ -3.24 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is soil working equipment (trade) — import value in Americas?
- Soil working equipment (trade) — import value in Americas was 1.21 million 1000 USD in 2008, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest soil working equipment (trade) — import value recorded in Americas?
- The highest recorded value was 1.21 million 1000 USD in 2008.
- What is the lowest soil working equipment (trade) — import value recorded in Americas?
- The lowest recorded value was 20 1000 USD in 1961.
- How does Americas rank for soil working equipment (trade) — import value?
- Americas ranks 4th out of 30 groups with data for 2008.
- Is soil working equipment (trade) — import value rising or falling in Americas?
- Over the last ten years it is up 95.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Americas data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Soil working equipment (trade) — Import 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.