Soil working equipment (trade) — Import Value in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Soil working equipment (trade) — Import Value was 2,889 1000 USD in 2008. ◆ Volatile
Soil working equipment (trade) — Import Value in Nicaragua, 1966–2008
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 USD.
Analysis
Nicaragua recorded 2,889 1000 USD for soil working equipment (trade) — import value in 2008.
The figure is up 48.2% on the previous year and up 161.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, soil working equipment (trade) — import value in Nicaragua peaked at 6,063 1000 USD in 1988 and was at its lowest, 114 1000 USD, in 1979.
That places Nicaragua 90th out of 192 countries with data for 2008, 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 Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | 1000 USD | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1966 | 630 1000 USD | — |
| 1967 | 778 1000 USD | +23.5% |
| 1968 | 646 1000 USD | -17.0% |
| 1969 | 267 1000 USD | -58.7% |
| 1970 | 200 1000 USD | -25.1% |
| 1971 | 171 1000 USD | -14.5% |
| 1972 | 595 1000 USD | +248.0% |
| 1973 | 646 1000 USD | +8.6% |
| 1974 | 1,736 1000 USD | +168.7% |
| 1975 | 1,106 1000 USD | -36.3% |
| 1976 | 1,231 1000 USD | +11.3% |
| 1977 | 2,563 1000 USD | +108.2% |
| 1978 | 1,719 1000 USD | -32.9% |
| 1979 | 114 1000 USD | -93.4% |
| 1980 | 2,110 1000 USD | +1750.9% |
| 1981 | 2,427 1000 USD | +15.0% |
| 1982 | 3,614 1000 USD | +48.9% |
| 1983 | 3,500 1000 USD | -3.2% |
| 1984 | 1,493 1000 USD | -57.3% |
| 1985 | 1,500 1000 USD | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 2,000 1000 USD | +33.3% |
| 1987 | 5,300 1000 USD | +165.0% |
| 1988 | 6,063 1000 USD | +14.4% |
| 1989 | 2,381 1000 USD | -60.7% |
| 1990 | 575 1000 USD | -75.9% |
| 1991 | 3,254 1000 USD | +465.9% |
| 1992 | 1,045 1000 USD | -67.9% |
| 1993 | 515 1000 USD | -50.7% |
| 1994 | 719 1000 USD | +39.6% |
| 1995 | 825 1000 USD | +14.7% |
| 1996 | 1,638 1000 USD | +98.5% |
| 1997 | 1,776 1000 USD | +8.4% |
| 1998 | 1,105 1000 USD | -37.8% |
| 1999 | 622 1000 USD | -43.7% |
| 2000 | 483 1000 USD | -22.3% |
| 2001 | 278 1000 USD | -42.4% |
| 2002 | 373 1000 USD | +34.2% |
| 2003 | 270 1000 USD | -27.6% |
| 2004 | 570 1000 USD | +111.1% |
| 2005 | 1,345 1000 USD | +136.0% |
| 2006 | 683 1000 USD | -49.2% |
| 2007 | 1,949 1000 USD | +185.4% |
| 2008 | 2,889 1000 USD | +48.2% |
Nicaragua compared with similar countries
- Nicaragua's 2,889 1000 USD is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1,598 1000 USD, 1.8× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Nicaragua's 2,889 1000 USD is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1,880 1000 USD, 1.5× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Soil working equipment (trade) — Import Value in Nicaragua 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | +1750.9% | 114 1000 USD | 2,110 1000 USD |
| 1991 | +465.9% | 575 1000 USD | 3,254 1000 USD |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 580.25 1000 USD | 267 1000 USD | 778 1000 USD | 4 |
| 1970s | 1,008 1000 USD | 114 1000 USD | 2,563 1000 USD | 10 |
| 1980s | 3,039 1000 USD | 1,493 1000 USD | 6,063 1000 USD | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,207 1000 USD | 515 1000 USD | 3,254 1000 USD | 10 |
| 2000s | 982.22 1000 USD | 270 1000 USD | 2,889 1000 USD | 9 |
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More environment data for Nicaragua
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 3.64 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 4.53 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Standard Deviation 0.243 °C (2024)
- Temperature change 1.89 °C (2024)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2023)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.04 % 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 -0.0474 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is soil working equipment (trade) — import value in Nicaragua?
- Soil working equipment (trade) — import value in Nicaragua was 2,889 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 Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 6,063 1000 USD in 1988.
- What is the lowest soil working equipment (trade) — import value recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 114 1000 USD in 1979.
- How does Nicaragua rank for soil working equipment (trade) — import value?
- Nicaragua ranks 90th out of 192 countries with data for 2008.
- Is soil working equipment (trade) — import value rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is up 161.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Nicaragua 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.