Soil working equipment (trade) — Import Value in Australia
Australia: Soil working equipment (trade) — Import Value was 60,931 1000 USD in 2007. ◆ Volatile
Soil working equipment (trade) — Import Value in Australia, 1966–2007
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 USD.
Analysis
In 2007, soil working equipment (trade) — import value in Australia stood at 60,931 1000 USD.
The figure is up 4.9% on the previous year and up 6.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, soil working equipment (trade) — import value in Australia peaked at 68,736 1000 USD in 2005 and was at its lowest, 829 1000 USD, in 1971.
That places Australia 28th out of 192 countries with data for 2007, 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 Australia, year by year
| Year | 1000 USD | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1966 | 1,496 1000 USD | — |
| 1967 | 1,250 1000 USD | -16.4% |
| 1968 | 1,138 1000 USD | -9.0% |
| 1969 | 1,130 1000 USD | -0.7% |
| 1970 | 973 1000 USD | -13.9% |
| 1971 | 829 1000 USD | -14.8% |
| 1972 | 1,137 1000 USD | +37.2% |
| 1973 | 1,395 1000 USD | +22.7% |
| 1974 | 2,140 1000 USD | +53.4% |
| 1975 | 6,232 1000 USD | +191.2% |
| 1976 | 7,721 1000 USD | +23.9% |
| 1977 | 13,809 1000 USD | +78.8% |
| 1978 | 14,630 1000 USD | +5.9% |
| 1979 | 13,985 1000 USD | -4.4% |
| 1980 | 19,284 1000 USD | +37.9% |
| 1981 | 23,521 1000 USD | +22.0% |
| 1982 | 28,547 1000 USD | +21.4% |
| 1983 | 42,616 1000 USD | +49.3% |
| 1984 | 14,510 1000 USD | -66.0% |
| 1985 | 22,231 1000 USD | +53.2% |
| 1986 | 13,540 1000 USD | -39.1% |
| 1987 | 6,941 1000 USD | -48.7% |
| 1988 | 9,735 1000 USD | +40.3% |
| 1989 | 16,946 1000 USD | +74.1% |
| 1990 | 30,534 1000 USD | +80.2% |
| 1991 | 16,863 1000 USD | -44.8% |
| 1992 | 13,666 1000 USD | -19.0% |
| 1993 | 19,508 1000 USD | +42.7% |
| 1994 | 24,467 1000 USD | +25.4% |
| 1995 | 31,032 1000 USD | +26.8% |
| 1996 | 56,148 1000 USD | +80.9% |
| 1997 | 56,996 1000 USD | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 53,141 1000 USD | -6.8% |
| 1999 | 48,205 1000 USD | -9.3% |
| 2000 | 43,991 1000 USD | -8.7% |
| 2001 | 33,599 1000 USD | -23.6% |
| 2002 | 53,189 1000 USD | +58.3% |
| 2003 | 51,763 1000 USD | -2.7% |
| 2004 | 67,190 1000 USD | +29.8% |
| 2005 | 68,736 1000 USD | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 58,066 1000 USD | -15.5% |
| 2007 | 60,931 1000 USD | +4.9% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 60,931 1000 USD is above the median for high income countries, which is 29,847 1000 USD, 2.0× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Australia's 60,931 1000 USD is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1,792 1000 USD, 34.0× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,254 1000 USD | 1,130 1000 USD | 1,496 1000 USD | 4 |
| 1970s | 6,285 1000 USD | 829 1000 USD | 14,630 1000 USD | 10 |
| 1980s | 19,787 1000 USD | 6,941 1000 USD | 42,616 1000 USD | 10 |
| 1990s | 35,056 1000 USD | 13,666 1000 USD | 56,996 1000 USD | 10 |
| 2000s | 54,683 1000 USD | 33,599 1000 USD | 68,736 1000 USD | 8 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 25 Finland 67,287 1000 USD compare
- 26 Norway 64,059 1000 USD compare
- 27 Cabo Verde 7 1000 USD compare
- 27 Mexico 61,007 1000 USD compare
- 29 Switzerland 59,827 1000 USD compare
- 30 China, mainland 59,791 1000 USD compare
- 31 Paraguay 55,405 1000 USD compare
More environment data for Australia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.75 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -5.98 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.345 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.4 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate -1.03 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.6708 % 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 0.0861 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is soil working equipment (trade) — import value in Australia?
- Soil working equipment (trade) — import value in Australia was 60,931 1000 USD in 2007, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest soil working equipment (trade) — import value recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 68,736 1000 USD in 2005.
- What is the lowest soil working equipment (trade) — import value recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 829 1000 USD in 1971.
- How does Australia rank for soil working equipment (trade) — import value?
- Australia ranks 28th out of 192 countries with data for 2007.
- Is soil working equipment (trade) — import value rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Australia 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.