Soil working equipment (trade) — Import Value in Caribbean
Caribbean: Soil working equipment (trade) — Import Value was 15,413 1000 USD in 2008. ◆ Volatile
Soil working equipment (trade) — Import Value in Caribbean, 1961–2008
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 USD.
Analysis
The most recent figure for soil working equipment (trade) — import value in Caribbean is 15,413 1000 USD, measured in 2008. That is the highest value across all 48 years on record.
That represents a change of up 93.9% on the previous year and up 554.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, soil working equipment (trade) — import value in Caribbean peaked at 15,413 1000 USD in 2008 and was at its lowest, 20 1000 USD, in 1961.
That places Caribbean 17th out of 30 countries with data for 2008, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Soil working equipment (trade) — Import Value in Caribbean, year by year
| Year | 1000 USD | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 20 1000 USD | — |
| 1962 | 20 1000 USD | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 20 1000 USD | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 20 1000 USD | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 422 1000 USD | +2010.0% |
| 1966 | 601 1000 USD | +42.4% |
| 1967 | 540 1000 USD | -10.1% |
| 1968 | 590 1000 USD | +9.3% |
| 1969 | 760 1000 USD | +28.8% |
| 1970 | 1,612 1000 USD | +112.1% |
| 1971 | 1,720 1000 USD | +6.7% |
| 1972 | 1,802 1000 USD | +4.8% |
| 1973 | 1,814 1000 USD | +0.7% |
| 1974 | 1,829 1000 USD | +0.8% |
| 1975 | 3,722 1000 USD | +103.5% |
| 1976 | 2,817 1000 USD | -24.3% |
| 1977 | 2,871 1000 USD | +1.9% |
| 1978 | 2,846 1000 USD | -0.9% |
| 1979 | 3,019 1000 USD | +6.1% |
| 1980 | 5,213 1000 USD | +72.7% |
| 1981 | 3,501 1000 USD | -32.8% |
| 1982 | 3,459 1000 USD | -1.2% |
| 1983 | 4,547 1000 USD | +31.5% |
| 1984 | 5,081 1000 USD | +11.7% |
| 1985 | 4,020 1000 USD | -20.9% |
| 1986 | 4,610 1000 USD | +14.7% |
| 1987 | 5,789 1000 USD | +25.6% |
| 1988 | 4,967 1000 USD | -14.2% |
| 1989 | 5,399 1000 USD | +8.7% |
| 1990 | 4,907 1000 USD | -9.1% |
| 1991 | 4,065 1000 USD | -17.2% |
| 1992 | 3,815 1000 USD | -6.2% |
| 1993 | 3,599 1000 USD | -5.7% |
| 1994 | 3,548 1000 USD | -1.4% |
| 1995 | 3,783 1000 USD | +6.6% |
| 1996 | 2,285 1000 USD | -39.6% |
| 1997 | 2,362 1000 USD | +3.4% |
| 1998 | 2,355 1000 USD | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 6,708 1000 USD | +184.8% |
| 2000 | 9,238 1000 USD | +37.7% |
| 2001 | 5,227 1000 USD | -43.4% |
| 2002 | 5,587 1000 USD | +6.9% |
| 2003 | 4,029 1000 USD | -27.9% |
| 2004 | 2,750 1000 USD | -31.7% |
| 2005 | 1,990 1000 USD | -27.6% |
| 2006 | 3,800 1000 USD | +91.0% |
| 2007 | 7,947 1000 USD | +109.1% |
| 2008 | 15,413 1000 USD | +93.9% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Soil working equipment (trade) — Import Value in Caribbean 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | +2010.0% | 20 1000 USD | 422 1000 USD |
| 1999 | +184.8% | 2,355 1000 USD | 6,708 1000 USD |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 332.56 1000 USD | 20 1000 USD | 760 1000 USD | 9 |
| 1970s | 2,405 1000 USD | 1,612 1000 USD | 3,722 1000 USD | 10 |
| 1980s | 4,659 1000 USD | 3,459 1000 USD | 5,789 1000 USD | 10 |
| 1990s | 3,743 1000 USD | 2,285 1000 USD | 6,708 1000 USD | 10 |
| 2000s | 6,220 1000 USD | 1,990 1000 USD | 15,413 1000 USD | 9 |
Countries ranked near Caribbean
- 14 Sweden 131,827 1000 USD compare
- 14 Timor-Leste 9 1000 USD compare
- 15 Spain 118,781 1000 USD compare
- 15 Micronesia 8 1000 USD compare
- 16 Italy 114,103 1000 USD compare
- 16 Wallis and Futuna Islands 3 1000 USD compare
- 17 Nigeria 103,143 1000 USD compare
- 17 Polynesia 0.4 1000 USD compare
- 18 Belarus 100,244 1000 USD compare
- 19 Ireland 93,314 1000 USD compare
- 20 Lithuania 90,031 1000 USD compare
More environment data for Caribbean
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.29 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -4.76 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.233 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.29 °C (2025)
- Roundwood — Production 6.26 million m3 (2024)
- Roundwood, non-coniferous — Production 5.69 million m3 (2024)
- Roundwood, coniferous — Production 566,466 m3 (2024)
- Roundwood — Export value 264 1000 USD (2024)
- Roundwood — Export quantity 1,299 m3 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is soil working equipment (trade) — import value in Caribbean?
- Soil working equipment (trade) — import value in Caribbean was 15,413 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 Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 15,413 1000 USD in 2008.
- What is the lowest soil working equipment (trade) — import value recorded in Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 20 1000 USD in 1961.
- How does Caribbean rank for soil working equipment (trade) — import value?
- Caribbean ranks 17th out of 30 countries with data for 2008.
- Is soil working equipment (trade) — import value rising or falling in Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is up 554.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Caribbean 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.