Soil working equipment (trade) — Import Value in Kenya
Kenya: Soil working equipment (trade) — Import Value was 5,817 1000 USD in 2007. ◆ Volatile
Soil working equipment (trade) — Import Value in Kenya, 1963–2007
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 USD.
Analysis
Kenya recorded 5,817 1000 USD for soil working equipment (trade) — import value in 2007.
The figure is up 31.3% on the previous year and up 165.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, soil working equipment (trade) — import value in Kenya peaked at 6,415 1000 USD in 1978 and was at its lowest, 519 1000 USD, in 1963.
That places Kenya 69th out of 192 countries with data for 2007, 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 Kenya, year by year
| Year | 1000 USD | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1963 | 519 1000 USD | — |
| 1964 | 691 1000 USD | +33.1% |
| 1965 | 605 1000 USD | -12.4% |
| 1966 | 839 1000 USD | +38.7% |
| 1967 | 1,034 1000 USD | +23.2% |
| 1968 | 1,005 1000 USD | -2.8% |
| 1969 | 1,144 1000 USD | +13.8% |
| 1970 | 1,063 1000 USD | -7.1% |
| 1971 | 1,103 1000 USD | +3.8% |
| 1972 | 1,069 1000 USD | -3.1% |
| 1973 | 1,097 1000 USD | +2.6% |
| 1974 | 1,430 1000 USD | +30.4% |
| 1975 | 2,499 1000 USD | +74.8% |
| 1976 | 2,327 1000 USD | -6.9% |
| 1977 | 4,089 1000 USD | +75.7% |
| 1978 | 6,415 1000 USD | +56.9% |
| 1979 | 2,433 1000 USD | -62.1% |
| 1980 | 1,899 1000 USD | -21.9% |
| 1981 | 3,474 1000 USD | +82.9% |
| 1982 | 3,204 1000 USD | -7.8% |
| 1983 | 1,138 1000 USD | -64.5% |
| 1984 | 1,766 1000 USD | +55.2% |
| 1985 | 1,794 1000 USD | +1.6% |
| 1986 | 1,843 1000 USD | +2.7% |
| 1987 | 3,742 1000 USD | +103.0% |
| 1988 | 3,245 1000 USD | -13.3% |
| 1989 | 2,000 1000 USD | -38.4% |
| 1990 | 1,863 1000 USD | -6.9% |
| 1991 | 2,689 1000 USD | +44.3% |
| 1992 | 2,280 1000 USD | -15.2% |
| 1993 | 922 1000 USD | -59.6% |
| 1994 | 1,477 1000 USD | +60.2% |
| 1995 | 762 1000 USD | -48.4% |
| 1996 | 4,201 1000 USD | +451.3% |
| 1997 | 2,191 1000 USD | -47.8% |
| 1998 | 2,444 1000 USD | +11.5% |
| 1999 | 1,793 1000 USD | -26.6% |
| 2000 | 2,179 1000 USD | +21.5% |
| 2001 | 1,888 1000 USD | -13.4% |
| 2002 | 1,693 1000 USD | -10.3% |
| 2003 | 2,244 1000 USD | +32.5% |
| 2004 | 3,782 1000 USD | +68.5% |
| 2005 | 3,544 1000 USD | -6.3% |
| 2006 | 4,430 1000 USD | +25.0% |
| 2007 | 5,817 1000 USD | +31.3% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 5,817 1000 USD is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1,598 1000 USD, 3.6× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 5,817 1000 USD is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 455.5 1000 USD, 12.8× the median. (40 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Soil working equipment (trade) — Import Value in Kenya 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | +451.3% | 762 1000 USD | 4,201 1000 USD |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 833.86 1000 USD | 519 1000 USD | 1,144 1000 USD | 7 |
| 1970s | 2,352 1000 USD | 1,063 1000 USD | 6,415 1000 USD | 10 |
| 1980s | 2,410 1000 USD | 1,138 1000 USD | 3,742 1000 USD | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,062 1000 USD | 762 1000 USD | 4,201 1000 USD | 10 |
| 2000s | 3,197 1000 USD | 1,693 1000 USD | 5,817 1000 USD | 8 |
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More environment data for Kenya
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -8.08 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -4.73 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.27 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.12 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.25 % 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 2.87 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is soil working equipment (trade) — import value in Kenya?
- Soil working equipment (trade) — import value in Kenya was 5,817 1000 USD in 2007, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest soil working equipment (trade) — import value recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 6,415 1000 USD in 1978.
- What is the lowest soil working equipment (trade) — import value recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 519 1000 USD in 1963.
- How does Kenya rank for soil working equipment (trade) — import value?
- Kenya ranks 69th out of 192 countries with data for 2007.
- Is soil working equipment (trade) — import value rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 165.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Kenya 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.