Soil working equipment (trade) — Import Value in Canada
Canada: Soil working equipment (trade) — Import Value was 251,011 1000 USD in 2008. ▲ Rising
Soil working equipment (trade) — Import Value in Canada, 1966–2008
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 USD.
Analysis
In 2008, soil working equipment (trade) — import value in Canada stood at 251,011 1000 USD. That is the highest value across all 43 years on record.
That represents a change of up 20.1% on the previous year and up 59.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, soil working equipment (trade) — import value in Canada peaked at 251,011 1000 USD in 2008 and was at its lowest, 22,024 1000 USD, in 1971.
That places Canada 7th out of 192 countries with data for 2008, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 43 years of available data.
Soil working equipment (trade) — Import Value in Canada, year by year
| Year | 1000 USD | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1966 | 39,914 1000 USD | — |
| 1967 | 43,424 1000 USD | +8.8% |
| 1968 | 37,506 1000 USD | -13.6% |
| 1969 | 25,995 1000 USD | -30.7% |
| 1970 | 22,523 1000 USD | -13.4% |
| 1971 | 22,024 1000 USD | -2.2% |
| 1972 | 34,234 1000 USD | +55.4% |
| 1973 | 47,655 1000 USD | +39.2% |
| 1974 | 80,505 1000 USD | +68.9% |
| 1975 | 124,468 1000 USD | +54.6% |
| 1976 | 146,696 1000 USD | +17.9% |
| 1977 | 142,162 1000 USD | -3.1% |
| 1978 | 126,071 1000 USD | -11.3% |
| 1979 | 194,313 1000 USD | +54.1% |
| 1980 | 173,584 1000 USD | -10.7% |
| 1981 | 181,110 1000 USD | +4.3% |
| 1982 | 126,490 1000 USD | -30.2% |
| 1983 | 104,877 1000 USD | -17.1% |
| 1984 | 137,528 1000 USD | +31.1% |
| 1985 | 101,674 1000 USD | -26.1% |
| 1986 | 101,372 1000 USD | -0.3% |
| 1987 | 74,995 1000 USD | -26.0% |
| 1988 | 105,273 1000 USD | +40.4% |
| 1989 | 118,612 1000 USD | +12.7% |
| 1990 | 109,227 1000 USD | -7.9% |
| 1991 | 90,459 1000 USD | -17.2% |
| 1992 | 99,124 1000 USD | +9.6% |
| 1993 | 114,453 1000 USD | +15.5% |
| 1994 | 118,880 1000 USD | +3.9% |
| 1995 | 112,715 1000 USD | -5.2% |
| 1996 | 135,648 1000 USD | +20.3% |
| 1997 | 172,589 1000 USD | +27.2% |
| 1998 | 157,365 1000 USD | -8.8% |
| 1999 | 114,737 1000 USD | -27.1% |
| 2000 | 126,564 1000 USD | +10.3% |
| 2001 | 150,144 1000 USD | +18.6% |
| 2002 | 172,506 1000 USD | +14.9% |
| 2003 | 156,576 1000 USD | -9.2% |
| 2004 | 151,633 1000 USD | -3.2% |
| 2005 | 157,018 1000 USD | +3.6% |
| 2006 | 160,461 1000 USD | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 208,922 1000 USD | +30.2% |
| 2008 | 251,011 1000 USD | +20.1% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 251,011 1000 USD is above the median for high income countries, which is 29,847 1000 USD, 8.4× the median. (59 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 36,710 1000 USD | 25,995 1000 USD | 43,424 1000 USD | 4 |
| 1970s | 94,065 1000 USD | 22,024 1000 USD | 194,313 1000 USD | 10 |
| 1980s | 122,552 1000 USD | 74,995 1000 USD | 181,110 1000 USD | 10 |
| 1990s | 122,520 1000 USD | 90,459 1000 USD | 172,589 1000 USD | 10 |
| 2000s | 170,537 1000 USD | 126,564 1000 USD | 251,011 1000 USD | 9 |
Countries ranked near Canada
- 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 Republic of Moldova 5,469 1000 USD compare
- 8 Poland 215,517 1000 USD compare
- 8 Melanesia 4,106 1000 USD compare
- 9 Hungary 212,028 1000 USD compare
- 10 Austria 196,829 1000 USD compare
- 10 Lao People's Democratic Republic 1,780 1000 USD compare
More environment data for Canada
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.52 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -6.76 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.642 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.96 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 2.9 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.7 % 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 -0.3398 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is soil working equipment (trade) — import value in Canada?
- Soil working equipment (trade) — import value in Canada was 251,011 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 Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 251,011 1000 USD in 2008.
- What is the lowest soil working equipment (trade) — import value recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 22,024 1000 USD in 1971.
- How does Canada rank for soil working equipment (trade) — import value?
- Canada ranks 7th out of 192 countries with data for 2008.
- Is soil working equipment (trade) — import value rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 59.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Canada 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.