Soil working equipment (trade) — Import Value in Jamaica
Jamaica: Soil working equipment (trade) — Import Value was 7,431 1000 USD in 2008. ◆ Volatile
Soil working equipment (trade) — Import Value in Jamaica, 1965–2008
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 Jamaica is 7,431 1000 USD, measured in 2008. That is the highest value across all 43 years on record.
The figure is up 1,616.2% on the previous year and up 2,259.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, soil working equipment (trade) — import value in Jamaica peaked at 7,431 1000 USD in 2008 and was at its lowest, 77 1000 USD, in 1991.
Jamaica ranks 64th of 192 countries on this measure, 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 Jamaica, year by year
| Year | 1000 USD | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 278 1000 USD | — |
| 1966 | 148 1000 USD | -46.8% |
| 1967 | 203 1000 USD | +37.2% |
| 1969 | 200 1000 USD | -1.5% |
| 1970 | 224 1000 USD | +12.0% |
| 1971 | 292 1000 USD | +30.4% |
| 1972 | 301 1000 USD | +3.1% |
| 1973 | 427 1000 USD | +41.9% |
| 1974 | 576 1000 USD | +34.9% |
| 1975 | 1,247 1000 USD | +116.5% |
| 1976 | 332 1000 USD | -73.4% |
| 1977 | 485 1000 USD | +46.1% |
| 1978 | 303 1000 USD | -37.5% |
| 1979 | 169 1000 USD | -44.2% |
| 1980 | 211 1000 USD | +24.9% |
| 1981 | 251 1000 USD | +19.0% |
| 1982 | 470 1000 USD | +87.3% |
| 1983 | 966 1000 USD | +105.5% |
| 1984 | 900 1000 USD | -6.8% |
| 1985 | 959 1000 USD | +6.6% |
| 1986 | 450 1000 USD | -53.1% |
| 1987 | 965 1000 USD | +114.4% |
| 1988 | 600 1000 USD | -37.8% |
| 1989 | 470 1000 USD | -21.7% |
| 1990 | 245 1000 USD | -47.9% |
| 1991 | 77 1000 USD | -68.6% |
| 1992 | 357 1000 USD | +363.6% |
| 1993 | 229 1000 USD | -35.9% |
| 1994 | 402 1000 USD | +75.5% |
| 1995 | 638 1000 USD | +58.7% |
| 1996 | 647 1000 USD | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 611 1000 USD | -5.6% |
| 1998 | 315 1000 USD | -48.4% |
| 1999 | 495 1000 USD | +57.1% |
| 2000 | 446 1000 USD | -9.9% |
| 2001 | 372 1000 USD | -16.6% |
| 2002 | 463 1000 USD | +24.5% |
| 2003 | 241 1000 USD | -47.9% |
| 2004 | 311 1000 USD | +29.0% |
| 2005 | 241 1000 USD | -22.5% |
| 2006 | 356 1000 USD | +47.7% |
| 2007 | 433 1000 USD | +21.6% |
| 2008 | 7,431 1000 USD | +1616.2% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 7,431 1000 USD is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2,030 1000 USD, 3.7× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 7,431 1000 USD is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1,880 1000 USD, 4.0× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Soil working equipment (trade) — Import Value in Jamaica 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | +1616.2% | 433 1000 USD | 7,431 1000 USD |
| 1992 | +363.6% | 77 1000 USD | 357 1000 USD |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 207.25 1000 USD | 148 1000 USD | 278 1000 USD | 4 |
| 1970s | 435.6 1000 USD | 169 1000 USD | 1,247 1000 USD | 10 |
| 1980s | 624.2 1000 USD | 211 1000 USD | 966 1000 USD | 10 |
| 1990s | 401.6 1000 USD | 77 1000 USD | 647 1000 USD | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,144 1000 USD | 241 1000 USD | 7,431 1000 USD | 9 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
- 61 Serbia and Montenegro 8,104 1000 USD compare
- 62 Indonesia 8,065 1000 USD compare
- 63 Bosnia and Herzegovina 7,462 1000 USD compare
- 65 Sudan (former) 7,364 1000 USD compare
- 66 Israel 7,008 1000 USD compare
- 67 Angola 6,962 1000 USD compare
More environment data for Jamaica
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.93 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.15 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.284 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.76 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (1989)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 4.23 % 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 -0.7158 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is soil working equipment (trade) — import value in Jamaica?
- Soil working equipment (trade) — import value in Jamaica was 7,431 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 Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 7,431 1000 USD in 2008.
- What is the lowest soil working equipment (trade) — import value recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 77 1000 USD in 1991.
- How does Jamaica rank for soil working equipment (trade) — import value?
- Jamaica ranks 64th out of 192 countries with data for 2008.
- Is soil working equipment (trade) — import value rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2,259.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Jamaica 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.