Soil working equipment (trade) — Import Value in Eastern Asia
Eastern Asia: Soil working equipment (trade) — Import Value was 6.26 1000 USD in 2009. ◆ Volatile
Soil working equipment (trade) — Import Value in Eastern Asia, 1966–2009
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 Eastern Asia is 6.26 1000 USD, measured in 2009. That is the lowest value across all 44 years on record.
That represents a change of down 100.0% on the previous year and down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, soil working equipment (trade) — import value in Eastern Asia peaked at 206,691 1000 USD in 2007 and was at its lowest, 6.26 1000 USD, in 2009.
That places Eastern Asia 28th out of 30 groups with data for 2009, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Soil working equipment (trade) — Import Value in Eastern Asia, year by year
| Year | 1000 USD | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1966 | 1,172 1000 USD | — |
| 1967 | 3,252 1000 USD | +177.5% |
| 1968 | 4,984 1000 USD | +53.3% |
| 1969 | 3,501 1000 USD | -29.8% |
| 1970 | 3,716 1000 USD | +6.1% |
| 1971 | 4,398 1000 USD | +18.4% |
| 1972 | 3,683 1000 USD | -16.3% |
| 1973 | 4,513 1000 USD | +22.5% |
| 1974 | 6,979 1000 USD | +54.6% |
| 1975 | 6,853 1000 USD | -1.8% |
| 1976 | 8,009 1000 USD | +16.9% |
| 1977 | 8,373 1000 USD | +4.5% |
| 1978 | 10,969 1000 USD | +31.0% |
| 1979 | 14,935 1000 USD | +36.2% |
| 1980 | 26,461 1000 USD | +77.2% |
| 1981 | 21,419 1000 USD | -19.1% |
| 1982 | 20,127 1000 USD | -6.0% |
| 1983 | 17,556 1000 USD | -12.8% |
| 1984 | 16,123 1000 USD | -8.2% |
| 1985 | 16,463 1000 USD | +2.1% |
| 1986 | 19,333 1000 USD | +17.4% |
| 1987 | 36,849 1000 USD | +90.6% |
| 1988 | 42,337 1000 USD | +14.9% |
| 1989 | 53,955 1000 USD | +27.4% |
| 1990 | 73,927 1000 USD | +37.0% |
| 1991 | 58,220 1000 USD | -21.2% |
| 1992 | 57,828 1000 USD | -0.7% |
| 1993 | 67,676 1000 USD | +17.0% |
| 1994 | 77,508 1000 USD | +14.5% |
| 1995 | 72,735 1000 USD | -6.2% |
| 1996 | 77,945 1000 USD | +7.2% |
| 1997 | 76,393 1000 USD | -2.0% |
| 1998 | 54,016 1000 USD | -29.3% |
| 1999 | 54,552 1000 USD | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 65,361 1000 USD | +19.8% |
| 2001 | 61,816 1000 USD | -5.4% |
| 2002 | 59,630 1000 USD | -3.5% |
| 2003 | 80,177 1000 USD | +34.5% |
| 2004 | 112,610 1000 USD | +40.5% |
| 2005 | 156,599 1000 USD | +39.1% |
| 2006 | 171,091 1000 USD | +9.3% |
| 2007 | 206,691 1000 USD | +20.8% |
| 2008 | 150,846 1000 USD | -27.0% |
| 2009 | 6.26 1000 USD | -100.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Soil working equipment (trade) — Import Value in Eastern Asia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | +177.5% | 1,172 1000 USD | 3,252 1000 USD |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3,227 1000 USD | 1,172 1000 USD | 4,984 1000 USD | 4 |
| 1970s | 7,243 1000 USD | 3,683 1000 USD | 14,935 1000 USD | 10 |
| 1980s | 27,062 1000 USD | 16,123 1000 USD | 53,955 1000 USD | 10 |
| 1990s | 67,080 1000 USD | 54,016 1000 USD | 77,945 1000 USD | 10 |
| 2000s | 106,483 1000 USD | 6.26 1000 USD | 206,691 1000 USD | 10 |
Countries ranked near Eastern Asia
More environment data for Eastern Asia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.3 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -2 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.309 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.98 °C (2025)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 137.56 million t (2024)
- Recovered paper — Production 98.06 million t (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Production 173.25 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Production 137.00 million t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per area of cropland 68.03 kg/ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is soil working equipment (trade) — import value in Eastern Asia?
- Soil working equipment (trade) — import value in Eastern Asia was 6.26 1000 USD in 2009, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest soil working equipment (trade) — import value recorded in Eastern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 206,691 1000 USD in 2007.
- What is the lowest soil working equipment (trade) — import value recorded in Eastern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.26 1000 USD in 2009.
- How does Eastern Asia rank for soil working equipment (trade) — import value?
- Eastern Asia ranks 28th out of 30 groups with data for 2009.
- Is soil working equipment (trade) — import value rising or falling in Eastern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Eastern Asia 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.