Soil working equipment (trade) — Import Value in India
India: Soil working equipment (trade) — Import Value was 37,113 1000 USD in 2008. ◆ Volatile
Soil working equipment (trade) — Import Value in India, 1966–2008
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 USD.
Analysis
In 2008, soil working equipment (trade) — import value in India stood at 37,113 1000 USD. That is the highest value across all 43 years on record.
That represents a change of up 114.0% on the previous year and up 1,217.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, soil working equipment (trade) — import value in India peaked at 37,113 1000 USD in 2008 and was at its lowest, 275 1000 USD, in 1990.
India ranks 40th of 192 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Soil working equipment (trade) — Import Value in India, year by year
| Year | 1000 USD | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1966 | 4,088 1000 USD | — |
| 1967 | 2,325 1000 USD | -43.1% |
| 1968 | 511 1000 USD | -78.0% |
| 1969 | 7,308 1000 USD | +1330.1% |
| 1970 | 3,808 1000 USD | -47.9% |
| 1971 | 5,683 1000 USD | +49.2% |
| 1972 | 5,196 1000 USD | -8.6% |
| 1973 | 7,445 1000 USD | +43.3% |
| 1974 | 3,103 1000 USD | -58.3% |
| 1975 | 2,774 1000 USD | -10.6% |
| 1976 | 4,670 1000 USD | +68.3% |
| 1977 | 714 1000 USD | -84.7% |
| 1978 | 10,311 1000 USD | +1344.1% |
| 1979 | 1,196 1000 USD | -88.4% |
| 1980 | 773 1000 USD | -35.4% |
| 1981 | 870 1000 USD | +12.5% |
| 1982 | 938 1000 USD | +7.8% |
| 1983 | 829 1000 USD | -11.6% |
| 1984 | 2,441 1000 USD | +194.5% |
| 1985 | 1,500 1000 USD | -38.5% |
| 1986 | 2,214 1000 USD | +47.6% |
| 1987 | 925 1000 USD | -58.2% |
| 1988 | 1,162 1000 USD | +25.6% |
| 1989 | 1,053 1000 USD | -9.4% |
| 1990 | 275 1000 USD | -73.9% |
| 1991 | 530 1000 USD | +92.7% |
| 1992 | 3,420 1000 USD | +545.3% |
| 1993 | 1,028 1000 USD | -69.9% |
| 1994 | 1,983 1000 USD | +92.9% |
| 1995 | 3,944 1000 USD | +98.9% |
| 1996 | 5,906 1000 USD | +49.7% |
| 1997 | 2,853 1000 USD | -51.7% |
| 1998 | 2,816 1000 USD | -1.3% |
| 1999 | 5,702 1000 USD | +102.5% |
| 2000 | 5,670 1000 USD | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 5,347 1000 USD | -5.7% |
| 2002 | 5,160 1000 USD | -3.5% |
| 2003 | 3,882 1000 USD | -24.8% |
| 2004 | 7,165 1000 USD | +84.6% |
| 2005 | 14,343 1000 USD | +100.2% |
| 2006 | 15,438 1000 USD | +7.6% |
| 2007 | 17,340 1000 USD | +12.3% |
| 2008 | 37,113 1000 USD | +114.0% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 37,113 1000 USD is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1,598 1000 USD, 23.2× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- India's 37,113 1000 USD is above the median for South Asia, which is 3,536 1000 USD, 10.5× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Soil working equipment (trade) — Import Value in India 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | +1344.1% | 714 1000 USD | 10,311 1000 USD |
| 1969 | +1330.1% | 511 1000 USD | 7,308 1000 USD |
| 1992 | +545.3% | 530 1000 USD | 3,420 1000 USD |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3,558 1000 USD | 511 1000 USD | 7,308 1000 USD | 4 |
| 1970s | 4,490 1000 USD | 714 1000 USD | 10,311 1000 USD | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,270 1000 USD | 773 1000 USD | 2,441 1000 USD | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,846 1000 USD | 275 1000 USD | 5,906 1000 USD | 10 |
| 2000s | 12,384 1000 USD | 3,882 1000 USD | 37,113 1000 USD | 9 |
Countries ranked near India
- 37 New Zealand 38,727 1000 USD compare
- 37 Australia and New Zealand 38,727 1000 USD compare
- 39 Latvia 38,079 1000 USD compare
- 41 Croatia 33,654 1000 USD compare
- 42 Chile 30,529 1000 USD compare
- 43 United Arab Emirates 29,847 1000 USD compare
More environment data for India
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 11.05 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 12.52 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.254 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.954 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 17.18 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 3.92 % 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 1.12 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is soil working equipment (trade) — import value in India?
- Soil working equipment (trade) — import value in India was 37,113 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 India?
- The highest recorded value was 37,113 1000 USD in 2008.
- What is the lowest soil working equipment (trade) — import value recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 275 1000 USD in 1990.
- How does India rank for soil working equipment (trade) — import value?
- India ranks 40th out of 192 countries with data for 2008.
- Is soil working equipment (trade) — import value rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1,217.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this India 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.