Soil working equipment (trade) — Import Value in China, mainland
China, mainland: Soil working equipment (trade) — Import Value was 59,791 1000 USD in 2008. ◆ Volatile
Soil working equipment (trade) — Import Value in China, mainland, 1967–2008
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 USD.
Analysis
China, mainland recorded 59,791 1000 USD for soil working equipment (trade) — import value in 2008. That is the highest value across all 42 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 18.4% on the previous year and up 795.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, soil working equipment (trade) — import value in China, mainland peaked at 59,791 1000 USD in 2008 and was at its lowest, 460 1000 USD, in 1989.
China, mainland ranks 30th of 192 countries on this measure, 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 China, mainland, year by year
| Year | 1000 USD | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1967 | 1,800 1000 USD | — |
| 1968 | 1,900 1000 USD | +5.6% |
| 1969 | 2,000 1000 USD | +5.3% |
| 1970 | 2,100 1000 USD | +5.0% |
| 1971 | 2,200 1000 USD | +4.8% |
| 1972 | 2,300 1000 USD | +4.5% |
| 1973 | 2,400 1000 USD | +4.3% |
| 1974 | 2,500 1000 USD | +4.2% |
| 1975 | 2,600 1000 USD | +4.0% |
| 1976 | 2,700 1000 USD | +3.8% |
| 1977 | 2,800 1000 USD | +3.7% |
| 1978 | 2,900 1000 USD | +3.6% |
| 1979 | 3,000 1000 USD | +3.4% |
| 1980 | 3,100 1000 USD | +3.3% |
| 1981 | 3,200 1000 USD | +3.2% |
| 1982 | 3,300 1000 USD | +3.1% |
| 1983 | 3,400 1000 USD | +3.0% |
| 1984 | 3,500 1000 USD | +2.9% |
| 1985 | 3,600 1000 USD | +2.9% |
| 1986 | 4,238 1000 USD | +17.7% |
| 1987 | 1,823 1000 USD | -57.0% |
| 1988 | 634 1000 USD | -65.2% |
| 1989 | 460 1000 USD | -27.4% |
| 1990 | 2,810 1000 USD | +510.9% |
| 1991 | 2,730 1000 USD | -2.8% |
| 1992 | 4,178 1000 USD | +53.0% |
| 1993 | 4,469 1000 USD | +7.0% |
| 1994 | 4,374 1000 USD | -2.1% |
| 1995 | 7,000 1000 USD | +60.0% |
| 1996 | 5,036 1000 USD | -28.1% |
| 1997 | 5,021 1000 USD | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 6,676 1000 USD | +33.0% |
| 1999 | 10,478 1000 USD | +57.0% |
| 2000 | 20,136 1000 USD | +92.2% |
| 2001 | 11,996 1000 USD | -40.4% |
| 2002 | 13,311 1000 USD | +11.0% |
| 2003 | 19,232 1000 USD | +44.5% |
| 2004 | 22,058 1000 USD | +14.7% |
| 2005 | 34,379 1000 USD | +55.9% |
| 2006 | 40,489 1000 USD | +17.8% |
| 2007 | 50,501 1000 USD | +24.7% |
| 2008 | 59,791 1000 USD | +18.4% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Soil working equipment (trade) — Import Value in China, mainland 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | +510.9% | 460 1000 USD | 2,810 1000 USD |
| 2000 | +92.2% | 10,478 1000 USD | 20,136 1000 USD |
| 1988 | -65.2% | 1,823 1000 USD | 634 1000 USD |
| 1987 | -57.0% | 4,238 1000 USD | 1,823 1000 USD |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,900 1000 USD | 1,800 1000 USD | 2,000 1000 USD | 3 |
| 1970s | 2,550 1000 USD | 2,100 1000 USD | 3,000 1000 USD | 10 |
| 1980s | 2,726 1000 USD | 460 1000 USD | 4,238 1000 USD | 10 |
| 1990s | 5,277 1000 USD | 2,730 1000 USD | 10,478 1000 USD | 10 |
| 2000s | 30,210 1000 USD | 11,996 1000 USD | 59,791 1000 USD | 9 |
Countries ranked near China, mainland
- 27 Cabo Verde 7 1000 USD compare
- 27 Mexico 61,007 1000 USD compare
- 28 Australia 60,931 1000 USD compare
- 29 Switzerland 59,827 1000 USD compare
- 31 Paraguay 55,405 1000 USD compare
- 32 Greece 52,859 1000 USD compare
- 33 South Africa 48,661 1000 USD compare
More environment data for China, mainland
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.279 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.92 °C (2025)
- Cropland — Share in Agricultural land 32.82 % (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 27.68 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 108,466 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.09 ha/cap (2024)
- Cropland — Area 128,608 1000 ha (2024)
- Agricultural land — Share in Land area 41.74 % (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 13.7 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is soil working equipment (trade) — import value in China, mainland?
- Soil working equipment (trade) — import value in China, mainland was 59,791 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 China, mainland?
- The highest recorded value was 59,791 1000 USD in 2008.
- What is the lowest soil working equipment (trade) — import value recorded in China, mainland?
- The lowest recorded value was 460 1000 USD in 1989.
- How does China, mainland rank for soil working equipment (trade) — import value?
- China, mainland ranks 30th out of 192 countries with data for 2008.
- Is soil working equipment (trade) — import value rising or falling in China, mainland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 795.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this China, mainland 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.