Soil working equipment (trade) — Import Value in Eastern Africa
Eastern Africa: Soil working equipment (trade) — Import Value was 44,415 1000 USD in 2007. ◆ Volatile
Soil working equipment (trade) — Import Value in Eastern Africa, 1963–2007
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 USD.
Analysis
Eastern Africa recorded 44,415 1000 USD for soil working equipment (trade) — import value in 2007. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 127.1% on the previous year and up 238.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, soil working equipment (trade) — import value in Eastern Africa peaked at 44,415 1000 USD in 2007 and was at its lowest, 796 1000 USD, in 1963.
That places Eastern Africa 15th out of 30 groups with data for 2007, 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 Eastern Africa, year by year
| Year | 1000 USD | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1963 | 796 1000 USD | — |
| 1964 | 1,017 1000 USD | +27.8% |
| 1965 | 827 1000 USD | -18.7% |
| 1966 | 2,919 1000 USD | +253.0% |
| 1967 | 3,858 1000 USD | +32.2% |
| 1968 | 4,188 1000 USD | +8.6% |
| 1969 | 4,676 1000 USD | +11.7% |
| 1970 | 5,039 1000 USD | +7.8% |
| 1971 | 5,105 1000 USD | +1.3% |
| 1972 | 5,796 1000 USD | +13.5% |
| 1973 | 4,956 1000 USD | -14.5% |
| 1974 | 7,119 1000 USD | +43.6% |
| 1975 | 10,800 1000 USD | +51.7% |
| 1976 | 8,107 1000 USD | -24.9% |
| 1977 | 10,097 1000 USD | +24.5% |
| 1978 | 19,765 1000 USD | +95.8% |
| 1979 | 14,574 1000 USD | -26.3% |
| 1980 | 18,656 1000 USD | +28.0% |
| 1981 | 14,984 1000 USD | -19.7% |
| 1982 | 14,132 1000 USD | -5.7% |
| 1983 | 12,083 1000 USD | -14.5% |
| 1984 | 13,827 1000 USD | +14.4% |
| 1985 | 18,421 1000 USD | +33.2% |
| 1986 | 16,398 1000 USD | -11.0% |
| 1987 | 16,872 1000 USD | +2.9% |
| 1988 | 15,038 1000 USD | -10.9% |
| 1989 | 12,626 1000 USD | -16.0% |
| 1990 | 9,770 1000 USD | -22.6% |
| 1991 | 13,261 1000 USD | +35.7% |
| 1992 | 11,768 1000 USD | -11.3% |
| 1993 | 9,138 1000 USD | -22.3% |
| 1994 | 11,412 1000 USD | +24.9% |
| 1995 | 9,310 1000 USD | -18.4% |
| 1996 | 14,890 1000 USD | +59.9% |
| 1997 | 13,118 1000 USD | -11.9% |
| 1998 | 10,773 1000 USD | -17.9% |
| 1999 | 15,743 1000 USD | +46.1% |
| 2000 | 11,266 1000 USD | -28.4% |
| 2001 | 9,091 1000 USD | -19.3% |
| 2002 | 10,571 1000 USD | +16.3% |
| 2003 | 18,782 1000 USD | +77.7% |
| 2004 | 23,599 1000 USD | +25.6% |
| 2005 | 21,928 1000 USD | -7.1% |
| 2006 | 19,556 1000 USD | -10.8% |
| 2007 | 44,415 1000 USD | +127.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Soil working equipment (trade) — Import Value in Eastern Africa 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | +253.0% | 827 1000 USD | 2,919 1000 USD |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2,612 1000 USD | 796 1000 USD | 4,676 1000 USD | 7 |
| 1970s | 9,136 1000 USD | 4,956 1000 USD | 19,765 1000 USD | 10 |
| 1980s | 15,304 1000 USD | 12,083 1000 USD | 18,656 1000 USD | 10 |
| 1990s | 11,918 1000 USD | 9,138 1000 USD | 15,743 1000 USD | 10 |
| 2000s | 19,901 1000 USD | 9,091 1000 USD | 44,415 1000 USD | 8 |
Countries ranked near Eastern Africa
- 12 Czechia 147,767 1000 USD compare
- 12 Syrian Arab Republic 934 1000 USD compare
- 13 Belgium 145,262 1000 USD compare
- 13 Democratic Republic of the Congo 492 1000 USD compare
- 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 Caribbean 15,413 1000 USD compare
- 17 Polynesia 0.4 1000 USD compare
- 18 Belarus 100,244 1000 USD compare
More environment data for Eastern Africa
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -5.98 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -7.18 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.229 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.28 °C (2025)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value US$, 2015 107,047 million USD (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Export value 97,059 1000 USD (2024)
- Industrial roundwood, coniferous — Production 4.52 million m3 (2024)
- Wood charcoal — Production 17.47 million t (2024)
- Other industrial roundwood, non-coniferous (production) — Production 11.13 million m3 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is soil working equipment (trade) — import value in Eastern Africa?
- Soil working equipment (trade) — import value in Eastern Africa was 44,415 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 Eastern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 44,415 1000 USD in 2007.
- What is the lowest soil working equipment (trade) — import value recorded in Eastern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 796 1000 USD in 1963.
- How does Eastern Africa rank for soil working equipment (trade) — import value?
- Eastern Africa ranks 15th out of 30 groups with data for 2007.
- Is soil working equipment (trade) — import value rising or falling in Eastern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 238.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Eastern Africa 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.