Soil working equipment (trade) — Import Value in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Soil working equipment (trade) — Import Value was 4,798 1000 USD in 2008. ◆ Volatile
Soil working equipment (trade) — Import Value in Costa Rica, 1966–2008
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 Costa Rica is 4,798 1000 USD, measured in 2008. That is the highest value across all 43 years on record.
That represents a change of up 59.8% on the previous year and up 150.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, soil working equipment (trade) — import value in Costa Rica peaked at 4,798 1000 USD in 2008 and was at its lowest, 223 1000 USD, in 1970.
Costa Rica ranks 76th of 192 countries on this measure, 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 Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | 1000 USD | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1966 | 276 1000 USD | — |
| 1967 | 368 1000 USD | +33.3% |
| 1968 | 412 1000 USD | +12.0% |
| 1969 | 308 1000 USD | -25.2% |
| 1970 | 223 1000 USD | -27.6% |
| 1971 | 246 1000 USD | +10.3% |
| 1972 | 496 1000 USD | +101.6% |
| 1973 | 433 1000 USD | -12.7% |
| 1974 | 708 1000 USD | +63.5% |
| 1975 | 1,959 1000 USD | +176.7% |
| 1976 | 2,871 1000 USD | +46.6% |
| 1977 | 2,438 1000 USD | -15.1% |
| 1978 | 1,834 1000 USD | -24.8% |
| 1979 | 1,712 1000 USD | -6.7% |
| 1980 | 1,358 1000 USD | -20.7% |
| 1981 | 747 1000 USD | -45.0% |
| 1982 | 446 1000 USD | -40.3% |
| 1983 | 479 1000 USD | +7.4% |
| 1984 | 1,181 1000 USD | +146.6% |
| 1985 | 1,124 1000 USD | -4.8% |
| 1986 | 483 1000 USD | -57.0% |
| 1987 | 527 1000 USD | +9.1% |
| 1988 | 700 1000 USD | +32.8% |
| 1989 | 900 1000 USD | +28.6% |
| 1990 | 924 1000 USD | +2.7% |
| 1991 | 765 1000 USD | -17.2% |
| 1992 | 754 1000 USD | -1.4% |
| 1993 | 680 1000 USD | -9.8% |
| 1994 | 1,991 1000 USD | +192.8% |
| 1995 | 955 1000 USD | -52.0% |
| 1996 | 993 1000 USD | +4.0% |
| 1997 | 1,841 1000 USD | +85.4% |
| 1998 | 1,919 1000 USD | +4.2% |
| 1999 | 1,700 1000 USD | -11.4% |
| 2000 | 1,456 1000 USD | -14.4% |
| 2001 | 983 1000 USD | -32.5% |
| 2002 | 1,127 1000 USD | +14.6% |
| 2003 | 1,609 1000 USD | +42.8% |
| 2004 | 1,761 1000 USD | +9.4% |
| 2005 | 1,846 1000 USD | +4.8% |
| 2006 | 1,927 1000 USD | +4.4% |
| 2007 | 3,003 1000 USD | +55.8% |
| 2008 | 4,798 1000 USD | +59.8% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 4,798 1000 USD is below the median for high income countries, which is 29,847 1000 USD, 16% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 4,798 1000 USD is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1,880 1000 USD, 2.6× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 341 1000 USD | 276 1000 USD | 412 1000 USD | 4 |
| 1970s | 1,292 1000 USD | 223 1000 USD | 2,871 1000 USD | 10 |
| 1980s | 794.5 1000 USD | 446 1000 USD | 1,358 1000 USD | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,252 1000 USD | 680 1000 USD | 1,991 1000 USD | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,057 1000 USD | 983 1000 USD | 4,798 1000 USD | 9 |
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More environment data for Costa Rica
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 2.9 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 2.71 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.257 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.61 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.09 % 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 -0.3048 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is soil working equipment (trade) — import value in Costa Rica?
- Soil working equipment (trade) — import value in Costa Rica was 4,798 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 Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 4,798 1000 USD in 2008.
- What is the lowest soil working equipment (trade) — import value recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 223 1000 USD in 1970.
- How does Costa Rica rank for soil working equipment (trade) — import value?
- Costa Rica ranks 76th out of 192 countries with data for 2008.
- Is soil working equipment (trade) — import value rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 150.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Costa Rica 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.