Soil working equipment (trade) — Import Value in Greenland
Greenland: Soil working equipment (trade) — Import Value was 166 1000 USD in 2008. ◆ Volatile
Soil working equipment (trade) — Import Value in Greenland, 1968–2008
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 USD.
Analysis
Greenland recorded 166 1000 USD for soil working equipment (trade) — import value in 2008.
The figure is up 1,006.7% on the previous year and up 514.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, soil working equipment (trade) — import value in Greenland peaked at 504 1000 USD in 2002 and was at its lowest, 1 1000 USD, in 1969.
That places Greenland 156th out of 192 countries with data for 2008, 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 Greenland, year by year
| Year | 1000 USD | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 3 1000 USD | — |
| 1969 | 1 1000 USD | -66.7% |
| 1970 | 5 1000 USD | +400.0% |
| 1971 | 9 1000 USD | +80.0% |
| 1972 | 5 1000 USD | -44.4% |
| 1973 | 1 1000 USD | -80.0% |
| 1979 | 17 1000 USD | +1600.0% |
| 1980 | 26 1000 USD | +52.9% |
| 1981 | 10 1000 USD | -61.5% |
| 1982 | 13 1000 USD | +30.0% |
| 1983 | 18 1000 USD | +38.5% |
| 1984 | 11 1000 USD | -38.9% |
| 1985 | 13 1000 USD | +18.2% |
| 1986 | 16 1000 USD | +23.1% |
| 1987 | 26 1000 USD | +62.5% |
| 1988 | 175 1000 USD | +573.1% |
| 1989 | 5 1000 USD | -97.1% |
| 1990 | 7 1000 USD | +40.0% |
| 1991 | 49 1000 USD | +600.0% |
| 1992 | 97 1000 USD | +98.0% |
| 1993 | 18 1000 USD | -81.4% |
| 1994 | 34 1000 USD | +88.9% |
| 1995 | 35 1000 USD | +2.9% |
| 1996 | 41 1000 USD | +17.1% |
| 1997 | 57 1000 USD | +39.0% |
| 1998 | 27 1000 USD | -52.6% |
| 1999 | 14 1000 USD | -48.1% |
| 2000 | 11 1000 USD | -21.4% |
| 2001 | 27 1000 USD | +145.5% |
| 2002 | 504 1000 USD | +1766.7% |
| 2003 | 51 1000 USD | -89.9% |
| 2004 | 193 1000 USD | +278.4% |
| 2005 | 313 1000 USD | +62.2% |
| 2006 | 50 1000 USD | -84.0% |
| 2007 | 15 1000 USD | -70.0% |
| 2008 | 166 1000 USD | +1006.7% |
Greenland compared with similar countries
- Greenland's 166 1000 USD is below the median for high income countries, which is 29,847 1000 USD, 1% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Greenland's 166 1000 USD is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 52,859 1000 USD, 0% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Soil working equipment (trade) — Import Value in Greenland 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +1766.7% | 27 1000 USD | 504 1000 USD |
| 1979 | +1600.0% | 1 1000 USD | 17 1000 USD |
| 2008 | +1006.7% | 15 1000 USD | 166 1000 USD |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2 1000 USD | 1 1000 USD | 3 1000 USD | 2 |
| 1970s | 7.4 1000 USD | 1 1000 USD | 17 1000 USD | 5 |
| 1980s | 31.3 1000 USD | 5 1000 USD | 175 1000 USD | 10 |
| 1990s | 37.9 1000 USD | 7 1000 USD | 97 1000 USD | 10 |
| 2000s | 147.78 1000 USD | 11 1000 USD | 504 1000 USD | 9 |
Countries ranked near Greenland
- 153 Brunei Darussalam 195 1000 USD compare
- 154 Haiti 181 1000 USD compare
- 155 Bermuda 179 1000 USD compare
- 157 Burundi 151 1000 USD compare
- 158 Sierra Leone 125 1000 USD compare
- 159 Kazakhstan 117 1000 USD compare
- 159 Vanuatu 117 1000 USD compare
More environment data for Greenland
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 0.3961 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.605 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.17 °C (2025)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use 1 t (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Annual growth US$ 1.82 % (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita 0.02 kg/cap (2024)
- Country area — Area 41,045 1000 ha (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Share of GDP 24.29 % (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Share of GDP 17.66 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is soil working equipment (trade) — import value in Greenland?
- Soil working equipment (trade) — import value in Greenland was 166 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 Greenland?
- The highest recorded value was 504 1000 USD in 2002.
- What is the lowest soil working equipment (trade) — import value recorded in Greenland?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 1000 USD in 1969.
- How does Greenland rank for soil working equipment (trade) — import value?
- Greenland ranks 156th out of 192 countries with data for 2008.
- Is soil working equipment (trade) — import value rising or falling in Greenland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 514.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Greenland 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.