Soil working equipment (trade) — Import Value in Ireland
Ireland: Soil working equipment (trade) — Import Value was 93,314 1000 USD in 2008. ◆ Volatile
Soil working equipment (trade) — Import Value in Ireland, 1963–2008
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 USD.
Analysis
The most recent figure for soil working equipment (trade) — import value in Ireland is 93,314 1000 USD, measured in 2008. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 9.4% on the previous year and up 183.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, soil working equipment (trade) — import value in Ireland peaked at 93,314 1000 USD in 2008 and was at its lowest, 2,588 1000 USD, in 1963.
Ireland ranks 19th of 192 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Soil working equipment (trade) — Import Value in Ireland, year by year
| Year | 1000 USD | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1963 | 2,588 1000 USD | — |
| 1964 | 3,126 1000 USD | +20.8% |
| 1966 | 2,885 1000 USD | -7.7% |
| 1967 | 2,989 1000 USD | +3.6% |
| 1968 | 4,073 1000 USD | +36.3% |
| 1969 | 4,222 1000 USD | +3.7% |
| 1970 | 3,837 1000 USD | -9.1% |
| 1971 | 3,795 1000 USD | -1.1% |
| 1972 | 4,864 1000 USD | +28.2% |
| 1973 | 6,341 1000 USD | +30.4% |
| 1974 | 7,606 1000 USD | +19.9% |
| 1975 | 9,168 1000 USD | +20.5% |
| 1976 | 13,265 1000 USD | +44.7% |
| 1977 | 18,863 1000 USD | +42.2% |
| 1978 | 24,792 1000 USD | +31.4% |
| 1979 | 27,197 1000 USD | +9.7% |
| 1980 | 18,676 1000 USD | -31.3% |
| 1981 | 15,897 1000 USD | -14.9% |
| 1982 | 12,632 1000 USD | -20.5% |
| 1983 | 11,455 1000 USD | -9.3% |
| 1984 | 13,944 1000 USD | +21.7% |
| 1985 | 13,551 1000 USD | -2.8% |
| 1986 | 13,309 1000 USD | -1.8% |
| 1987 | 14,599 1000 USD | +9.7% |
| 1988 | 24,427 1000 USD | +67.3% |
| 1989 | 27,835 1000 USD | +14.0% |
| 1990 | 31,718 1000 USD | +14.0% |
| 1991 | 28,799 1000 USD | -9.2% |
| 1992 | 35,834 1000 USD | +24.4% |
| 1993 | 20,417 1000 USD | -43.0% |
| 1994 | 26,364 1000 USD | +29.1% |
| 1995 | 30,606 1000 USD | +16.1% |
| 1996 | 33,907 1000 USD | +10.8% |
| 1997 | 32,565 1000 USD | -4.0% |
| 1998 | 32,875 1000 USD | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 35,555 1000 USD | +8.2% |
| 2000 | 30,566 1000 USD | -14.0% |
| 2001 | 35,551 1000 USD | +16.3% |
| 2002 | 45,511 1000 USD | +28.0% |
| 2003 | 53,787 1000 USD | +18.2% |
| 2004 | 60,958 1000 USD | +13.3% |
| 2005 | 51,079 1000 USD | -16.2% |
| 2006 | 58,477 1000 USD | +14.5% |
| 2007 | 85,323 1000 USD | +45.9% |
| 2008 | 93,314 1000 USD | +9.4% |
Ireland compared with similar countries
- Ireland's 93,314 1000 USD is above the median for high income countries, which is 29,847 1000 USD, 3.1× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Ireland's 93,314 1000 USD is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 52,859 1000 USD, 1.8× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3,314 1000 USD | 2,588 1000 USD | 4,222 1000 USD | 6 |
| 1970s | 11,973 1000 USD | 3,795 1000 USD | 27,197 1000 USD | 10 |
| 1980s | 16,632 1000 USD | 11,455 1000 USD | 27,835 1000 USD | 10 |
| 1990s | 30,864 1000 USD | 20,417 1000 USD | 35,834 1000 USD | 10 |
| 2000s | 57,174 1000 USD | 30,566 1000 USD | 93,314 1000 USD | 9 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
- 16 Italy 114,103 1000 USD compare
- 16 Wallis and Futuna Islands 3 1000 USD compare
- 17 Nigeria 103,143 1000 USD compare
- 17 Caribbean 15,413 1000 USD compare
- 17 Polynesia 0.4 1000 USD compare
- 18 Belarus 100,244 1000 USD compare
- 20 Lithuania 90,031 1000 USD compare
- 21 Romania 86,849 1000 USD compare
- 22 Bulgaria 82,541 1000 USD compare
More environment data for Ireland
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 2.51 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 2.17 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.412 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.89 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -1.13 % 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 -0.0083 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is soil working equipment (trade) — import value in Ireland?
- Soil working equipment (trade) — import value in Ireland was 93,314 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 Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 93,314 1000 USD in 2008.
- What is the lowest soil working equipment (trade) — import value recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,588 1000 USD in 1963.
- How does Ireland rank for soil working equipment (trade) — import value?
- Ireland ranks 19th out of 192 countries with data for 2008.
- Is soil working equipment (trade) — import value rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 183.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ireland 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.