Soil working equipment (trade) — Import Value in Gambia
Gambia: Soil working equipment (trade) — Import Value was 43 1000 USD in 2007. ◆ Volatile
Soil working equipment (trade) — Import Value in Gambia, 1965–2007
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 USD.
Analysis
In 2007, soil working equipment (trade) — import value in Gambia stood at 43 1000 USD.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 80.7% on the previous year and down 60.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, soil working equipment (trade) — import value in Gambia peaked at 489 1000 USD in 1996 and was at its lowest, 8 1000 USD, in 1971.
That places Gambia 169th out of 192 countries with data for 2007, 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 Gambia, year by year
| Year | 1000 USD | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 9 1000 USD | — |
| 1966 | 49 1000 USD | +444.4% |
| 1967 | 109 1000 USD | +122.4% |
| 1968 | 27 1000 USD | -75.2% |
| 1969 | 30 1000 USD | +11.1% |
| 1970 | 30 1000 USD | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 8 1000 USD | -73.3% |
| 1972 | 45 1000 USD | +462.5% |
| 1973 | 37 1000 USD | -17.8% |
| 1974 | 42 1000 USD | +13.5% |
| 1975 | 17 1000 USD | -59.5% |
| 1976 | 151 1000 USD | +788.2% |
| 1977 | 26 1000 USD | -82.8% |
| 1978 | 50 1000 USD | +92.3% |
| 1979 | 80 1000 USD | +60.0% |
| 1980 | 90 1000 USD | +12.5% |
| 1981 | 100 1000 USD | +11.1% |
| 1982 | 110 1000 USD | +10.0% |
| 1983 | 120 1000 USD | +9.1% |
| 1984 | 130 1000 USD | +8.3% |
| 1985 | 135 1000 USD | +3.8% |
| 1986 | 140 1000 USD | +3.7% |
| 1987 | 145 1000 USD | +3.6% |
| 1988 | 150 1000 USD | +3.4% |
| 1989 | 130 1000 USD | -13.3% |
| 1990 | 100 1000 USD | -23.1% |
| 1991 | 80 1000 USD | -20.0% |
| 1992 | 50 1000 USD | -37.5% |
| 1993 | 41 1000 USD | -18.0% |
| 1994 | 37 1000 USD | -9.8% |
| 1995 | 194 1000 USD | +424.3% |
| 1996 | 489 1000 USD | +152.1% |
| 1997 | 108 1000 USD | -77.9% |
| 1998 | 213 1000 USD | +97.2% |
| 1999 | 200 1000 USD | -6.1% |
| 2000 | 180 1000 USD | -10.0% |
| 2001 | 154 1000 USD | -14.4% |
| 2002 | 285 1000 USD | +85.1% |
| 2003 | 274 1000 USD | -3.9% |
| 2004 | 238 1000 USD | -13.1% |
| 2005 | 280 1000 USD | +17.6% |
| 2006 | 223 1000 USD | -20.4% |
| 2007 | 43 1000 USD | -80.7% |
Gambia compared with similar countries
- Gambia's 43 1000 USD is below the median for low income countries, which is 274 1000 USD, 16% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
- Gambia's 43 1000 USD is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 455.5 1000 USD, 9% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Soil working equipment (trade) — Import Value in Gambia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | +788.2% | 17 1000 USD | 151 1000 USD |
| 1972 | +462.5% | 8 1000 USD | 45 1000 USD |
| 1966 | +444.4% | 9 1000 USD | 49 1000 USD |
| 1995 | +424.3% | 37 1000 USD | 194 1000 USD |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 44.8 1000 USD | 9 1000 USD | 109 1000 USD | 5 |
| 1970s | 48.6 1000 USD | 8 1000 USD | 151 1000 USD | 10 |
| 1980s | 125 1000 USD | 90 1000 USD | 150 1000 USD | 10 |
| 1990s | 151.2 1000 USD | 37 1000 USD | 489 1000 USD | 10 |
| 2000s | 209.62 1000 USD | 43 1000 USD | 285 1000 USD | 8 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
- 166 Cook Islands 61 1000 USD compare
- 167 Saint Kitts and Nevis 49 1000 USD compare
- 168 Liberia 46 1000 USD compare
- 170 Chad 40 1000 USD compare
- 171 Seychelles 38 1000 USD compare
- 172 Mayotte 30 1000 USD compare
More environment data for Gambia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.15 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -4.18 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.366 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.36 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.9281 % 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 -1.52 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is soil working equipment (trade) — import value in Gambia?
- Soil working equipment (trade) — import value in Gambia was 43 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 Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 489 1000 USD in 1996.
- What is the lowest soil working equipment (trade) — import value recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 8 1000 USD in 1971.
- How does Gambia rank for soil working equipment (trade) — import value?
- Gambia ranks 169th out of 192 countries with data for 2007.
- Is soil working equipment (trade) — import value rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 60.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Gambia 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.