Soil working equipment (trade) — Import Value in Iraq
Iraq: Soil working equipment (trade) — Import Value was 2,542 1000 USD in 2008. ◆ Volatile
Soil working equipment (trade) — Import Value in Iraq, 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 Iraq stood at 2,542 1000 USD.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.6% on the previous year.
Over the whole period, soil working equipment (trade) — import value in Iraq peaked at 4,531 1000 USD in 1980 and was at its lowest, 78 1000 USD, in 1983.
That places Iraq 93rd out of 192 countries with data for 2008, putting it 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 Iraq, year by year
| Year | 1000 USD | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1966 | 1,733 1000 USD | — |
| 1967 | 393 1000 USD | -77.3% |
| 1968 | 368 1000 USD | -6.4% |
| 1969 | 498 1000 USD | +35.3% |
| 1970 | 305 1000 USD | -38.8% |
| 1971 | 416 1000 USD | +36.4% |
| 1972 | 162 1000 USD | -61.1% |
| 1973 | 90 1000 USD | -44.4% |
| 1974 | 128 1000 USD | +42.2% |
| 1975 | 422 1000 USD | +229.7% |
| 1976 | 2,433 1000 USD | +476.5% |
| 1977 | 1,500 1000 USD | -38.3% |
| 1978 | 1,800 1000 USD | +20.0% |
| 1979 | 2,000 1000 USD | +11.1% |
| 1980 | 4,531 1000 USD | +126.6% |
| 1981 | 1,639 1000 USD | -63.8% |
| 1982 | 1,000 1000 USD | -39.0% |
| 1983 | 78 1000 USD | -92.2% |
| 1984 | 590 1000 USD | +656.4% |
| 1985 | 500 1000 USD | -15.3% |
| 1986 | 882 1000 USD | +76.4% |
| 1987 | 793 1000 USD | -10.1% |
| 1988 | 500 1000 USD | -36.9% |
| 1989 | 104 1000 USD | -79.2% |
| 1990 | 400 1000 USD | +284.6% |
| 2007 | 2,584 1000 USD | +546.0% |
| 2008 | 2,542 1000 USD | -1.6% |
Iraq compared with similar countries
- Iraq's 2,542 1000 USD is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2,030 1000 USD, 1.3× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Iraq's 2,542 1000 USD is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 2,298 1000 USD, 1.1× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Soil working equipment (trade) — Import Value in Iraq 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | +656.4% | 78 1000 USD | 590 1000 USD |
| 2007 | +546.0% | 400 1000 USD | 2,584 1000 USD |
| 1976 | +476.5% | 422 1000 USD | 2,433 1000 USD |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 748 1000 USD | 368 1000 USD | 1,733 1000 USD | 4 |
| 1970s | 925.6 1000 USD | 90 1000 USD | 2,433 1000 USD | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,062 1000 USD | 78 1000 USD | 4,531 1000 USD | 10 |
| 1990s | 400 1000 USD | 400 1000 USD | 400 1000 USD | 1 |
| 2000s | 2,563 1000 USD | 2,542 1000 USD | 2,584 1000 USD | 2 |
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More environment data for Iraq
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -38.03 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -26.27 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.549 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.99 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2 % 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 6.65 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is soil working equipment (trade) — import value in Iraq?
- Soil working equipment (trade) — import value in Iraq was 2,542 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 Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 4,531 1000 USD in 1980.
- What is the lowest soil working equipment (trade) — import value recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 78 1000 USD in 1983.
- How does Iraq rank for soil working equipment (trade) — import value?
- Iraq ranks 93rd out of 192 countries with data for 2008.
- Where does this Iraq 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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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.