Soil working equipment (trade) — Import Value in Lesotho
Lesotho: Soil working equipment (trade) — Import Value was 246 1000 USD in 2007. ◆ Volatile
Soil working equipment (trade) — Import Value in Lesotho, 1961–2007
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 USD.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 246 1000 USD for soil working equipment (trade) — import value in 2007.
The figure is down 83.6% on the previous year and down 45.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, soil working equipment (trade) — import value in Lesotho peaked at 2,071 1000 USD in 2004 and was at its lowest, 50 1000 USD, in 1961.
That places Lesotho 150th out of 192 countries with data for 2007, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Soil working equipment (trade) — Import Value in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | 1000 USD | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 50 1000 USD | — |
| 1962 | 50 1000 USD | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 50 1000 USD | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 50 1000 USD | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 70 1000 USD | +40.0% |
| 1966 | 70 1000 USD | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 80 1000 USD | +14.3% |
| 1968 | 90 1000 USD | +12.5% |
| 1969 | 89 1000 USD | -1.1% |
| 1970 | 100 1000 USD | +12.4% |
| 1971 | 110 1000 USD | +10.0% |
| 1972 | 177 1000 USD | +60.9% |
| 1973 | 212 1000 USD | +19.8% |
| 1974 | 431 1000 USD | +103.3% |
| 1975 | 637 1000 USD | +47.8% |
| 1976 | 971 1000 USD | +52.4% |
| 1977 | 1,000 1000 USD | +3.0% |
| 1978 | 903 1000 USD | -9.7% |
| 1979 | 748 1000 USD | -17.2% |
| 1980 | 1,160 1000 USD | +55.1% |
| 1981 | 1,200 1000 USD | +3.4% |
| 1982 | 1,100 1000 USD | -8.3% |
| 1983 | 708 1000 USD | -35.6% |
| 1984 | 872 1000 USD | +23.2% |
| 1985 | 870 1000 USD | -0.2% |
| 1986 | 850 1000 USD | -2.3% |
| 1987 | 830 1000 USD | -2.4% |
| 1988 | 800 1000 USD | -3.6% |
| 1989 | 800 1000 USD | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 800 1000 USD | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 800 1000 USD | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 750 1000 USD | -6.2% |
| 1993 | 750 1000 USD | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 700 1000 USD | -6.7% |
| 1995 | 700 1000 USD | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 650 1000 USD | -7.1% |
| 1997 | 450 1000 USD | -30.8% |
| 1998 | 308 1000 USD | -31.6% |
| 1999 | 300 1000 USD | -2.6% |
| 2000 | 219 1000 USD | -27.0% |
| 2001 | 571 1000 USD | +160.7% |
| 2002 | 1,466 1000 USD | +156.7% |
| 2003 | 1,569 1000 USD | +7.0% |
| 2004 | 2,071 1000 USD | +32.0% |
| 2005 | 2,000 1000 USD | -3.4% |
| 2006 | 1,500 1000 USD | -25.0% |
| 2007 | 246 1000 USD | -83.6% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 246 1000 USD is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1,598 1000 USD, 15% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 246 1000 USD is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 455.5 1000 USD, 54% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Soil working equipment (trade) — Import Value in Lesotho 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +160.7% | 219 1000 USD | 571 1000 USD |
| 2002 | +156.7% | 571 1000 USD | 1,466 1000 USD |
| 1974 | +103.3% | 212 1000 USD | 431 1000 USD |
| 2007 | -83.6% | 1,500 1000 USD | 246 1000 USD |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 66.56 1000 USD | 50 1000 USD | 90 1000 USD | 9 |
| 1970s | 528.9 1000 USD | 100 1000 USD | 1,000 1000 USD | 10 |
| 1980s | 919 1000 USD | 708 1000 USD | 1,200 1000 USD | 10 |
| 1990s | 620.8 1000 USD | 300 1000 USD | 800 1000 USD | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,205 1000 USD | 219 1000 USD | 2,071 1000 USD | 8 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 147 Mauritania 283 1000 USD compare
- 148 Yemen 282 1000 USD compare
- 149 Rwanda 274 1000 USD compare
- 151 French Guiana 245 1000 USD compare
- 152 Benin 220 1000 USD compare
- 153 Brunei Darussalam 195 1000 USD compare
More environment data for Lesotho
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.284 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.783 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -0.521 % 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 -2.27 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), annual -0.4197 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is soil working equipment (trade) — import value in Lesotho?
- Soil working equipment (trade) — import value in Lesotho was 246 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 Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 2,071 1000 USD in 2004.
- What is the lowest soil working equipment (trade) — import value recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 50 1000 USD in 1961.
- How does Lesotho rank for soil working equipment (trade) — import value?
- Lesotho ranks 150th out of 192 countries with data for 2007.
- Is soil working equipment (trade) — import value rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 45.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Lesotho 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.