Soil working equipment (trade) — Import Value in Benin
Benin: Soil working equipment (trade) — Import Value was 220 1000 USD in 2007. ◆ Volatile
Soil working equipment (trade) — Import Value in Benin, 1969–2007
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 USD.
Analysis
In 2007, soil working equipment (trade) — import value in Benin stood at 220 1000 USD.
That represents a change of up 547.1% on the previous year and up 165.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, soil working equipment (trade) — import value in Benin peaked at 400 1000 USD in 1977 and was at its lowest, 10 1000 USD, in 1992.
That places Benin 152nd out of 192 countries with data for 2007, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Soil working equipment (trade) — Import Value in Benin, year by year
| Year | 1000 USD | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1969 | 82 1000 USD | — |
| 1970 | 107 1000 USD | +30.5% |
| 1971 | 152 1000 USD | +42.1% |
| 1972 | 160 1000 USD | +5.3% |
| 1973 | 182 1000 USD | +13.8% |
| 1974 | 305 1000 USD | +67.6% |
| 1975 | 351 1000 USD | +15.1% |
| 1976 | 380 1000 USD | +8.3% |
| 1977 | 400 1000 USD | +5.3% |
| 1978 | 207 1000 USD | -48.2% |
| 1979 | 112 1000 USD | -45.9% |
| 1980 | 252 1000 USD | +125.0% |
| 1981 | 200 1000 USD | -20.6% |
| 1982 | 67 1000 USD | -66.5% |
| 1983 | 238 1000 USD | +255.2% |
| 1984 | 150 1000 USD | -37.0% |
| 1985 | 180 1000 USD | +20.0% |
| 1986 | 180 1000 USD | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 183 1000 USD | +1.7% |
| 1988 | 200 1000 USD | +9.3% |
| 1989 | 190 1000 USD | -5.0% |
| 1990 | 175 1000 USD | -7.9% |
| 1991 | 165 1000 USD | -5.7% |
| 1992 | 10 1000 USD | -93.9% |
| 1993 | 18 1000 USD | +80.0% |
| 1994 | 19 1000 USD | +5.6% |
| 1995 | 120 1000 USD | +531.6% |
| 1996 | 100 1000 USD | -16.7% |
| 1997 | 83 1000 USD | -17.0% |
| 1998 | 71 1000 USD | -14.5% |
| 1999 | 175 1000 USD | +146.5% |
| 2000 | 14 1000 USD | -92.0% |
| 2001 | 58 1000 USD | +314.3% |
| 2002 | 32 1000 USD | -44.8% |
| 2003 | 63 1000 USD | +96.9% |
| 2004 | 264 1000 USD | +319.0% |
| 2005 | 258 1000 USD | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 34 1000 USD | -86.8% |
| 2007 | 220 1000 USD | +547.1% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 220 1000 USD is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1,598 1000 USD, 14% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Benin's 220 1000 USD is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 455.5 1000 USD, 48% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Soil working equipment (trade) — Import Value in Benin 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +547.1% | 34 1000 USD | 220 1000 USD |
| 1995 | +531.6% | 19 1000 USD | 120 1000 USD |
| 2004 | +319.0% | 63 1000 USD | 264 1000 USD |
| 2001 | +314.3% | 14 1000 USD | 58 1000 USD |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 82 1000 USD | 82 1000 USD | 82 1000 USD | 1 |
| 1970s | 235.6 1000 USD | 107 1000 USD | 400 1000 USD | 10 |
| 1980s | 184 1000 USD | 67 1000 USD | 252 1000 USD | 10 |
| 1990s | 93.6 1000 USD | 10 1000 USD | 175 1000 USD | 10 |
| 2000s | 117.88 1000 USD | 14 1000 USD | 264 1000 USD | 8 |
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More environment data for Benin
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -9.6 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -10.11 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.268 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.29 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.38 % 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 2.92 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is soil working equipment (trade) — import value in Benin?
- Soil working equipment (trade) — import value in Benin was 220 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 Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 400 1000 USD in 1977.
- What is the lowest soil working equipment (trade) — import value recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 10 1000 USD in 1992.
- How does Benin rank for soil working equipment (trade) — import value?
- Benin ranks 152nd out of 192 countries with data for 2007.
- Is soil working equipment (trade) — import value rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 165.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Benin 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.