Soil working equipment (trade) — Import Value in New Zealand
New Zealand: Soil working equipment (trade) — Import Value was 38,727 1000 USD in 2008. ◆ Volatile
Soil working equipment (trade) — Import Value in New Zealand, 1966–2008
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 USD.
Analysis
New Zealand recorded 38,727 1000 USD for soil working equipment (trade) — import value in 2008. That is the highest value across all 43 years on record.
That represents a change of up 92.3% on the previous year and up 927.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, soil working equipment (trade) — import value in New Zealand peaked at 38,727 1000 USD in 2008 and was at its lowest, 514 1000 USD, in 1968.
That places New Zealand 37th out of 192 countries with data for 2008, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Soil working equipment (trade) — Import Value in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | 1000 USD | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1966 | 1,222 1000 USD | — |
| 1967 | 865 1000 USD | -29.2% |
| 1968 | 514 1000 USD | -40.6% |
| 1969 | 988 1000 USD | +92.2% |
| 1970 | 800 1000 USD | -19.0% |
| 1971 | 750 1000 USD | -6.2% |
| 1972 | 655 1000 USD | -12.7% |
| 1973 | 905 1000 USD | +38.2% |
| 1974 | 1,369 1000 USD | +51.3% |
| 1975 | 4,493 1000 USD | +228.2% |
| 1976 | 1,955 1000 USD | -56.5% |
| 1977 | 2,618 1000 USD | +33.9% |
| 1978 | 2,079 1000 USD | -20.6% |
| 1979 | 2,095 1000 USD | +0.8% |
| 1980 | 2,382 1000 USD | +13.7% |
| 1981 | 2,280 1000 USD | -4.3% |
| 1982 | 4,607 1000 USD | +102.1% |
| 1983 | 1,988 1000 USD | -56.8% |
| 1984 | 2,578 1000 USD | +29.7% |
| 1985 | 2,857 1000 USD | +10.8% |
| 1986 | 2,079 1000 USD | -27.2% |
| 1987 | 938 1000 USD | -54.9% |
| 1988 | 1,551 1000 USD | +65.4% |
| 1989 | 2,181 1000 USD | +40.6% |
| 1990 | 3,586 1000 USD | +64.4% |
| 1991 | 1,340 1000 USD | -62.6% |
| 1992 | 3,134 1000 USD | +133.9% |
| 1993 | 4,816 1000 USD | +53.7% |
| 1994 | 6,605 1000 USD | +37.1% |
| 1995 | 8,089 1000 USD | +22.5% |
| 1996 | 9,452 1000 USD | +16.9% |
| 1997 | 8,633 1000 USD | -8.7% |
| 1998 | 3,771 1000 USD | -56.3% |
| 1999 | 7,660 1000 USD | +103.1% |
| 2000 | 7,962 1000 USD | +3.9% |
| 2001 | 10,335 1000 USD | +29.8% |
| 2002 | 14,308 1000 USD | +38.4% |
| 2003 | 15,385 1000 USD | +7.5% |
| 2004 | 19,416 1000 USD | +26.2% |
| 2005 | 22,591 1000 USD | +16.4% |
| 2006 | 16,344 1000 USD | -27.7% |
| 2007 | 20,139 1000 USD | +23.2% |
| 2008 | 38,727 1000 USD | +92.3% |
New Zealand compared with similar countries
- New Zealand's 38,727 1000 USD is above the median for high income countries, which is 29,847 1000 USD, 1.3× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- New Zealand's 38,727 1000 USD is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1,792 1000 USD, 21.6× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 897.25 1000 USD | 514 1000 USD | 1,222 1000 USD | 4 |
| 1970s | 1,772 1000 USD | 655 1000 USD | 4,493 1000 USD | 10 |
| 1980s | 2,344 1000 USD | 938 1000 USD | 4,607 1000 USD | 10 |
| 1990s | 5,709 1000 USD | 1,340 1000 USD | 9,452 1000 USD | 10 |
| 2000s | 18,356 1000 USD | 7,962 1000 USD | 38,727 1000 USD | 9 |
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More environment data for New Zealand
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -0.2131 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 1.69 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.379 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.23 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0.1365 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -0.474 % 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 -0.9337 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is soil working equipment (trade) — import value in New Zealand?
- Soil working equipment (trade) — import value in New Zealand was 38,727 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 New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 38,727 1000 USD in 2008.
- What is the lowest soil working equipment (trade) — import value recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 514 1000 USD in 1968.
- How does New Zealand rank for soil working equipment (trade) — import value?
- New Zealand ranks 37th out of 192 countries with data for 2008.
- Is soil working equipment (trade) — import value rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 927.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this New Zealand 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.