Soil working equipment (trade) — Import Value in Italy
Italy: Soil working equipment (trade) — Import Value was 114,103 1000 USD in 2008. ◆ Volatile
Soil working equipment (trade) — Import Value in Italy, 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 Italy stood at 114,103 1000 USD. That is the highest value across all 43 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 29.7% on the previous year and up 137.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, soil working equipment (trade) — import value in Italy peaked at 114,103 1000 USD in 2008 and was at its lowest, 2,809 1000 USD, in 1966.
Italy ranks 16th 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 Italy, year by year
| Year | 1000 USD | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1966 | 2,809 1000 USD | — |
| 1967 | 3,004 1000 USD | +6.9% |
| 1968 | 3,037 1000 USD | +1.1% |
| 1969 | 3,782 1000 USD | +24.5% |
| 1970 | 4,992 1000 USD | +32.0% |
| 1971 | 4,650 1000 USD | -6.9% |
| 1972 | 6,421 1000 USD | +38.1% |
| 1973 | 9,331 1000 USD | +45.3% |
| 1974 | 14,455 1000 USD | +54.9% |
| 1975 | 12,773 1000 USD | -11.6% |
| 1976 | 15,111 1000 USD | +18.3% |
| 1977 | 17,395 1000 USD | +15.1% |
| 1978 | 12,041 1000 USD | -30.8% |
| 1979 | 23,353 1000 USD | +93.9% |
| 1980 | 25,423 1000 USD | +8.9% |
| 1981 | 17,733 1000 USD | -30.2% |
| 1982 | 14,483 1000 USD | -18.3% |
| 1983 | 14,117 1000 USD | -2.5% |
| 1984 | 16,285 1000 USD | +15.4% |
| 1985 | 17,529 1000 USD | +7.6% |
| 1986 | 21,433 1000 USD | +22.3% |
| 1987 | 29,165 1000 USD | +36.1% |
| 1988 | 30,908 1000 USD | +6.0% |
| 1989 | 37,503 1000 USD | +21.3% |
| 1990 | 43,841 1000 USD | +16.9% |
| 1991 | 38,608 1000 USD | -11.9% |
| 1992 | 38,657 1000 USD | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 27,779 1000 USD | -28.1% |
| 1994 | 30,180 1000 USD | +8.6% |
| 1995 | 32,138 1000 USD | +6.5% |
| 1996 | 46,532 1000 USD | +44.8% |
| 1997 | 45,219 1000 USD | -2.8% |
| 1998 | 48,034 1000 USD | +6.2% |
| 1999 | 48,019 1000 USD | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 45,147 1000 USD | -6.0% |
| 2001 | 44,711 1000 USD | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 52,587 1000 USD | +17.6% |
| 2003 | 57,941 1000 USD | +10.2% |
| 2004 | 66,653 1000 USD | +15.0% |
| 2005 | 70,731 1000 USD | +6.1% |
| 2006 | 78,030 1000 USD | +10.3% |
| 2007 | 87,950 1000 USD | +12.7% |
| 2008 | 114,103 1000 USD | +29.7% |
Italy compared with similar countries
- Italy's 114,103 1000 USD is above the median for high income countries, which is 29,847 1000 USD, 3.8× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Italy's 114,103 1000 USD is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 52,859 1000 USD, 2.2× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3,158 1000 USD | 2,809 1000 USD | 3,782 1000 USD | 4 |
| 1970s | 12,052 1000 USD | 4,650 1000 USD | 23,353 1000 USD | 10 |
| 1980s | 22,458 1000 USD | 14,117 1000 USD | 37,503 1000 USD | 10 |
| 1990s | 39,901 1000 USD | 27,779 1000 USD | 48,034 1000 USD | 10 |
| 2000s | 68,650 1000 USD | 44,711 1000 USD | 114,103 1000 USD | 9 |
Countries ranked near Italy
- 13 Belgium 145,262 1000 USD compare
- 13 Democratic Republic of the Congo 492 1000 USD compare
- 14 Sweden 131,827 1000 USD compare
- 14 Timor-Leste 9 1000 USD compare
- 15 Spain 118,781 1000 USD compare
- 15 Micronesia 8 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
- 19 Ireland 93,314 1000 USD compare
More environment data for Italy
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 2.04 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 2.47 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.324 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.18 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 6.1 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -1.94 % 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 -0.2257 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is soil working equipment (trade) — import value in Italy?
- Soil working equipment (trade) — import value in Italy was 114,103 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 Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 114,103 1000 USD in 2008.
- What is the lowest soil working equipment (trade) — import value recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,809 1000 USD in 1966.
- How does Italy rank for soil working equipment (trade) — import value?
- Italy ranks 16th out of 192 countries with data for 2008.
- Is soil working equipment (trade) — import value rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is up 137.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Italy 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.