Soil working equipment (trade) — Import Value in Ecuador
Ecuador: Soil working equipment (trade) — Import Value was 4,958 1000 USD in 2008. ◆ Volatile
Soil working equipment (trade) — Import Value in Ecuador, 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 Ecuador is 4,958 1000 USD, measured in 2008.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 117.6% on the previous year and up 184.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, soil working equipment (trade) — import value in Ecuador peaked at 22,248 1000 USD in 1993 and was at its lowest, 209 1000 USD, in 1999.
Ecuador ranks 74th 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 Ecuador, year by year
| Year | 1000 USD | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1966 | 284 1000 USD | — |
| 1967 | 400 1000 USD | +40.8% |
| 1968 | 624 1000 USD | +56.0% |
| 1969 | 480 1000 USD | -23.1% |
| 1970 | 402 1000 USD | -16.2% |
| 1971 | 450 1000 USD | +11.9% |
| 1972 | 668 1000 USD | +48.4% |
| 1973 | 462 1000 USD | -30.8% |
| 1974 | 1,900 1000 USD | +311.3% |
| 1975 | 3,430 1000 USD | +80.5% |
| 1976 | 2,530 1000 USD | -26.2% |
| 1977 | 3,073 1000 USD | +21.5% |
| 1978 | 2,418 1000 USD | -21.3% |
| 1979 | 1,871 1000 USD | -22.6% |
| 1980 | 2,748 1000 USD | +46.9% |
| 1981 | 2,788 1000 USD | +1.5% |
| 1982 | 3,034 1000 USD | +8.8% |
| 1983 | 1,300 1000 USD | -57.2% |
| 1984 | 1,811 1000 USD | +39.3% |
| 1985 | 4,580 1000 USD | +152.9% |
| 1986 | 3,054 1000 USD | -33.3% |
| 1987 | 5,102 1000 USD | +67.1% |
| 1988 | 873 1000 USD | -82.9% |
| 1989 | 1,109 1000 USD | +27.0% |
| 1990 | 1,715 1000 USD | +54.6% |
| 1991 | 1,334 1000 USD | -22.2% |
| 1992 | 3,800 1000 USD | +184.9% |
| 1993 | 22,248 1000 USD | +485.5% |
| 1994 | 3,343 1000 USD | -85.0% |
| 1995 | 4,664 1000 USD | +39.5% |
| 1996 | 2,229 1000 USD | -52.2% |
| 1997 | 1,561 1000 USD | -30.0% |
| 1998 | 1,745 1000 USD | +11.8% |
| 1999 | 209 1000 USD | -88.0% |
| 2000 | 976 1000 USD | +367.0% |
| 2001 | 1,847 1000 USD | +89.2% |
| 2002 | 1,224 1000 USD | -33.7% |
| 2003 | 1,551 1000 USD | +26.7% |
| 2004 | 1,497 1000 USD | -3.5% |
| 2005 | 1,660 1000 USD | +10.9% |
| 2006 | 1,493 1000 USD | -10.1% |
| 2007 | 2,278 1000 USD | +52.6% |
| 2008 | 4,958 1000 USD | +117.6% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 4,958 1000 USD is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2,030 1000 USD, 2.4× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 4,958 1000 USD is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1,880 1000 USD, 2.6× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Soil working equipment (trade) — Import Value in Ecuador 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | +485.5% | 3,800 1000 USD | 22,248 1000 USD |
| 2000 | +367.0% | 209 1000 USD | 976 1000 USD |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 447 1000 USD | 284 1000 USD | 624 1000 USD | 4 |
| 1970s | 1,720 1000 USD | 402 1000 USD | 3,430 1000 USD | 10 |
| 1980s | 2,640 1000 USD | 873 1000 USD | 5,102 1000 USD | 10 |
| 1990s | 4,285 1000 USD | 209 1000 USD | 22,248 1000 USD | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,943 1000 USD | 976 1000 USD | 4,958 1000 USD | 9 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
More environment data for Ecuador
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 0.3767 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -1.05 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.4 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.49 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate -0.5742 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.65 % 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 -1.14 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is soil working equipment (trade) — import value in Ecuador?
- Soil working equipment (trade) — import value in Ecuador was 4,958 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 Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 22,248 1000 USD in 1993.
- What is the lowest soil working equipment (trade) — import value recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 209 1000 USD in 1999.
- How does Ecuador rank for soil working equipment (trade) — import value?
- Ecuador ranks 74th out of 192 countries with data for 2008.
- Is soil working equipment (trade) — import value rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 184.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ecuador 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.