Soil working equipment (trade) — Import Value in Ghana
Ghana: Soil working equipment (trade) — Import Value was 1,366 1000 USD in 2007. ◆ Volatile
Soil working equipment (trade) — Import Value in Ghana, 1966–2007
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 USD.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 1,366 1000 USD for soil working equipment (trade) — import value in 2007.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 58.2% on the previous year and down 19.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, soil working equipment (trade) — import value in Ghana peaked at 5,719 1000 USD in 1979 and was at its lowest, 109 1000 USD, in 1967.
Ghana ranks 113th 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 Ghana, year by year
| Year | 1000 USD | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1966 | 143 1000 USD | — |
| 1967 | 109 1000 USD | -23.8% |
| 1968 | 866 1000 USD | +694.5% |
| 1969 | 561 1000 USD | -35.2% |
| 1970 | 517 1000 USD | -7.8% |
| 1971 | 650 1000 USD | +25.7% |
| 1972 | 651 1000 USD | +0.2% |
| 1973 | 1,034 1000 USD | +58.8% |
| 1974 | 885 1000 USD | -14.4% |
| 1975 | 1,057 1000 USD | +19.4% |
| 1976 | 1,381 1000 USD | +30.7% |
| 1977 | 2,504 1000 USD | +81.3% |
| 1978 | 2,355 1000 USD | -6.0% |
| 1979 | 5,719 1000 USD | +142.8% |
| 1980 | 4,457 1000 USD | -22.1% |
| 1981 | 2,500 1000 USD | -43.9% |
| 1982 | 2,036 1000 USD | -18.6% |
| 1983 | 2,000 1000 USD | -1.8% |
| 1984 | 1,900 1000 USD | -5.0% |
| 1985 | 1,800 1000 USD | -5.3% |
| 1986 | 1,700 1000 USD | -5.6% |
| 1987 | 1,600 1000 USD | -5.9% |
| 1988 | 1,500 1000 USD | -6.2% |
| 1989 | 1,400 1000 USD | -6.7% |
| 1990 | 1,300 1000 USD | -7.1% |
| 1991 | 1,100 1000 USD | -15.4% |
| 1992 | 993 1000 USD | -9.7% |
| 1993 | 1,000 1000 USD | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 1,300 1000 USD | +30.0% |
| 1995 | 1,600 1000 USD | +23.1% |
| 1996 | 1,954 1000 USD | +22.1% |
| 1997 | 1,706 1000 USD | -12.7% |
| 1998 | 1,201 1000 USD | -29.6% |
| 1999 | 1,270 1000 USD | +5.7% |
| 2000 | 1,374 1000 USD | +8.2% |
| 2001 | 1,887 1000 USD | +37.3% |
| 2002 | 690 1000 USD | -63.4% |
| 2003 | 734 1000 USD | +6.4% |
| 2004 | 767 1000 USD | +4.5% |
| 2005 | 2,341 1000 USD | +205.2% |
| 2006 | 3,270 1000 USD | +39.7% |
| 2007 | 1,366 1000 USD | -58.2% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 1,366 1000 USD is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1,598 1000 USD, 86% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 1,366 1000 USD is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 455.5 1000 USD, 3.0× the median. (40 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Soil working equipment (trade) — Import Value in Ghana 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | +694.5% | 109 1000 USD | 866 1000 USD |
| 2005 | +205.2% | 767 1000 USD | 2,341 1000 USD |
| 1979 | +142.8% | 2,355 1000 USD | 5,719 1000 USD |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 419.75 1000 USD | 109 1000 USD | 866 1000 USD | 4 |
| 1970s | 1,675 1000 USD | 517 1000 USD | 5,719 1000 USD | 10 |
| 1980s | 2,089 1000 USD | 1,400 1000 USD | 4,457 1000 USD | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,342 1000 USD | 993 1000 USD | 1,954 1000 USD | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,554 1000 USD | 690 1000 USD | 3,270 1000 USD | 8 |
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More environment data for Ghana
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -13.57 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -11.89 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.26 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.34 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate -27.43 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.72 % 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 0.8796 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is soil working equipment (trade) — import value in Ghana?
- Soil working equipment (trade) — import value in Ghana was 1,366 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 Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 5,719 1000 USD in 1979.
- What is the lowest soil working equipment (trade) — import value recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 109 1000 USD in 1967.
- How does Ghana rank for soil working equipment (trade) — import value?
- Ghana ranks 113th out of 192 countries with data for 2007.
- Is soil working equipment (trade) — import value rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ghana 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.