Soil working equipment (trade) — Import Value in Melanesia

Melanesia: Soil working equipment (trade) — Import Value was 4,106 1000 USD in 2008. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2008)
4,106 1000 USD
Change on year
down 9.6%
World rank
88th
of 206 countries
All-time high
4,541 1000 USD
in 2007
All-time low
87 1000 USD
in 1968
Years of data
43
1966–2008

Soil working equipment (trade) — Import Value in Melanesia, 1966–2008

01.0k2.0k3.0k4.0k5.0k1966198720081966: 761 1000 USD1967: 676 1000 USD1968: 87 1000 USD1969: 119 1000 USD1970: 181 1000 USD1971: 204 1000 USD1972: 237 1000 USD1973: 212 1000 USD1974: 230 1000 USD1975: 1.3k 1000 USD1976: 1.3k 1000 USD1977: 926 1000 USD1978: 829 1000 USD1979: 1.3k 1000 USD1980: 2.4k 1000 USD1981: 2.3k 1000 USD1982: 1.8k 1000 USD1983: 1.5k 1000 USD1984: 931 1000 USD1985: 924 1000 USD1986: 1.9k 1000 USD1987: 1.3k 1000 USD1988: 1.3k 1000 USD1989: 1.4k 1000 USD1990: 1.3k 1000 USD1991: 1.2k 1000 USD1992: 1.3k 1000 USD1993: 1.5k 1000 USD1994: 1.1k 1000 USD1995: 1.3k 1000 USD1996: 1.5k 1000 USD1997: 1.7k 1000 USD1998: 1.8k 1000 USD1999: 1.2k 1000 USD2000: 1.1k 1000 USD2001: 969 1000 USD2002: 1.6k 1000 USD2003: 1.5k 1000 USD2004: 2.0k 1000 USD2005: 2.3k 1000 USD2006: 2.8k 1000 USD2007: 4.5k 1000 USD2008: 4.1k 1000 USD

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 USD.

Analysis

In 2008, soil working equipment (trade) — import value in Melanesia stood at 4,106 1000 USD.

That represents a change of down 9.6% on the previous year and up 129.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, soil working equipment (trade) — import value in Melanesia peaked at 4,541 1000 USD in 2007 and was at its lowest, 87 1000 USD, in 1968.

Melanesia ranks 88th of 206 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 410.75 1000 USD 87 1000 USD 761 1000 USD 4
1970s 672.9 1000 USD 181 1000 USD 1,336 1000 USD 10
1980s 1,567 1000 USD 924 1000 USD 2,404 1000 USD 10
1990s 1,390 1000 USD 1,134 1000 USD 1,791 1000 USD 10
2000s 2,317 1000 USD 969 1000 USD 4,541 1000 USD 9

Countries ranked near Melanesia

  1. 85 Iceland 4,675 1000 USD compare
  2. 86 Zambia 4,604 1000 USD compare
  3. 87 Dominican Republic 4,289 1000 USD compare
  4. 89 Bangladesh 3,866 1000 USD compare
  5. 90 Tunisia 3,802 1000 USD compare
  6. 91 Eritrea 3,640 1000 USD compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is soil working equipment (trade) — import value in Melanesia?
Soil working equipment (trade) — import value in Melanesia was 4,106 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 Melanesia?
The highest recorded value was 4,541 1000 USD in 2007.
What is the lowest soil working equipment (trade) — import value recorded in Melanesia?
The lowest recorded value was 87 1000 USD in 1968.
How does Melanesia rank for soil working equipment (trade) — import value?
Melanesia ranks 88th out of 206 countries with data for 2008.
Is soil working equipment (trade) — import value rising or falling in Melanesia?
Over the last ten years it is up 129.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Melanesia 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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Indicator
Soil working equipment (trade) — Import Value
Unit
1000 USD
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
239 places, 8,281 data points, 1961–2009
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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.