Soil working equipment (trade) — Import Value in Faroe Islands
Faroe Islands: Soil working equipment (trade) — Import Value was 513 1000 USD in 2008. ◆ Volatile
Soil working equipment (trade) — Import Value in Faroe Islands, 1966–2008
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 USD.
Analysis
Faroe Islands recorded 513 1000 USD for soil working equipment (trade) — import value in 2008. That is the highest value across all 43 years on record.
The figure is up 233.1% on the previous year and up 207.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, soil working equipment (trade) — import value in Faroe Islands peaked at 513 1000 USD in 2008 and was at its lowest, 1 1000 USD, in 1970.
Faroe Islands ranks 137th 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 Faroe Islands, year by year
| Year | 1000 USD | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1966 | 2 1000 USD | — |
| 1967 | 2 1000 USD | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 2 1000 USD | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 4 1000 USD | +100.0% |
| 1970 | 1 1000 USD | -75.0% |
| 1971 | 3 1000 USD | +200.0% |
| 1972 | 4 1000 USD | +33.3% |
| 1973 | 13 1000 USD | +225.0% |
| 1974 | 4 1000 USD | -69.2% |
| 1975 | 11 1000 USD | +175.0% |
| 1976 | 5 1000 USD | -54.5% |
| 1977 | 4 1000 USD | -20.0% |
| 1978 | 14 1000 USD | +250.0% |
| 1979 | 56 1000 USD | +300.0% |
| 1980 | 34 1000 USD | -39.3% |
| 1981 | 10 1000 USD | -70.6% |
| 1982 | 22 1000 USD | +120.0% |
| 1983 | 31 1000 USD | +40.9% |
| 1984 | 42 1000 USD | +35.5% |
| 1985 | 75 1000 USD | +78.6% |
| 1986 | 240 1000 USD | +220.0% |
| 1987 | 262 1000 USD | +9.2% |
| 1988 | 189 1000 USD | -27.9% |
| 1989 | 32 1000 USD | -83.1% |
| 1990 | 39 1000 USD | +21.9% |
| 1991 | 64 1000 USD | +64.1% |
| 1992 | 96 1000 USD | +50.0% |
| 1993 | 35 1000 USD | -63.5% |
| 1994 | 75 1000 USD | +114.3% |
| 1995 | 227 1000 USD | +202.7% |
| 1996 | 133 1000 USD | -41.4% |
| 1997 | 124 1000 USD | -6.8% |
| 1998 | 167 1000 USD | +34.7% |
| 1999 | 85 1000 USD | -49.1% |
| 2000 | 167 1000 USD | +96.5% |
| 2001 | 80 1000 USD | -52.1% |
| 2002 | 76 1000 USD | -5.0% |
| 2003 | 151 1000 USD | +98.7% |
| 2004 | 252 1000 USD | +66.9% |
| 2005 | 102 1000 USD | -59.5% |
| 2006 | 150 1000 USD | +47.1% |
| 2007 | 154 1000 USD | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 513 1000 USD | +233.1% |
Faroe Islands compared with similar countries
- Faroe Islands's 513 1000 USD is below the median for high income countries, which is 29,847 1000 USD, 2% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Faroe Islands's 513 1000 USD is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 52,859 1000 USD, 1% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.5 1000 USD | 2 1000 USD | 4 1000 USD | 4 |
| 1970s | 11.5 1000 USD | 1 1000 USD | 56 1000 USD | 10 |
| 1980s | 93.7 1000 USD | 10 1000 USD | 262 1000 USD | 10 |
| 1990s | 104.5 1000 USD | 35 1000 USD | 227 1000 USD | 10 |
| 2000s | 182.78 1000 USD | 76 1000 USD | 513 1000 USD | 9 |
Countries ranked near Faroe Islands
- 134 Kyrgyzstan 580 1000 USD compare
- 135 Barbados 547 1000 USD compare
- 136 Netherlands Antilles (former) 517 1000 USD compare
- 138 Suriname 494 1000 USD compare
- 139 Tajikistan 477 1000 USD compare
- 140 Belize 394 1000 USD compare
More environment data for Faroe Islands
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 3.37 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 5.94 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.468 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.67 °C (2025)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per area of cropland 71.43 kg/ha (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per value of agricultural 2.7 g/Int$ (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per capita 0.09 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 0.75 g/Int$ (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity 20 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is soil working equipment (trade) — import value in Faroe Islands?
- Soil working equipment (trade) — import value in Faroe Islands was 513 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 Faroe Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 513 1000 USD in 2008.
- What is the lowest soil working equipment (trade) — import value recorded in Faroe Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 1000 USD in 1970.
- How does Faroe Islands rank for soil working equipment (trade) — import value?
- Faroe Islands ranks 137th out of 192 countries with data for 2008.
- Is soil working equipment (trade) — import value rising or falling in Faroe Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 207.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Faroe Islands 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.