Soil working equipment (trade) — Import Value in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Soil working equipment (trade) — Import Value was 2,070 1000 USD in 2008. ◆ Volatile
Soil working equipment (trade) — Import Value in Papua New Guinea, 1966–2008
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 USD.
Analysis
In 2008, soil working equipment (trade) — import value in Papua New Guinea stood at 2,070 1000 USD.
The figure is down 28.8% on the previous year and up 179.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, soil working equipment (trade) — import value in Papua New Guinea peaked at 2,907 1000 USD in 2007 and was at its lowest, 62 1000 USD, in 1966.
Papua New Guinea ranks 97th of 192 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.
Soil working equipment (trade) — Import Value in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | 1000 USD | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1966 | 62 1000 USD | — |
| 1967 | 66 1000 USD | +6.5% |
| 1968 | 87 1000 USD | +31.8% |
| 1969 | 70 1000 USD | -19.5% |
| 1970 | 92 1000 USD | +31.4% |
| 1971 | 104 1000 USD | +13.0% |
| 1972 | 83 1000 USD | -20.2% |
| 1973 | 68 1000 USD | -18.1% |
| 1974 | 140 1000 USD | +105.9% |
| 1975 | 346 1000 USD | +147.1% |
| 1976 | 320 1000 USD | -7.5% |
| 1977 | 330 1000 USD | +3.1% |
| 1978 | 350 1000 USD | +6.1% |
| 1979 | 400 1000 USD | +14.3% |
| 1980 | 592 1000 USD | +48.0% |
| 1981 | 1,187 1000 USD | +100.5% |
| 1982 | 1,141 1000 USD | -3.9% |
| 1983 | 700 1000 USD | -38.7% |
| 1984 | 462 1000 USD | -34.0% |
| 1985 | 384 1000 USD | -16.9% |
| 1986 | 936 1000 USD | +143.8% |
| 1987 | 521 1000 USD | -44.3% |
| 1988 | 496 1000 USD | -4.8% |
| 1989 | 756 1000 USD | +52.4% |
| 1990 | 511 1000 USD | -32.4% |
| 1991 | 480 1000 USD | -6.1% |
| 1992 | 500 1000 USD | +4.2% |
| 1993 | 500 1000 USD | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 500 1000 USD | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 700 1000 USD | +40.0% |
| 1996 | 917 1000 USD | +31.0% |
| 1997 | 829 1000 USD | -9.6% |
| 1998 | 741 1000 USD | -10.6% |
| 1999 | 480 1000 USD | -35.2% |
| 2000 | 218 1000 USD | -54.6% |
| 2001 | 380 1000 USD | +74.3% |
| 2002 | 714 1000 USD | +87.9% |
| 2003 | 535 1000 USD | -25.1% |
| 2004 | 757 1000 USD | +41.5% |
| 2005 | 500 1000 USD | -33.9% |
| 2006 | 600 1000 USD | +20.0% |
| 2007 | 2,907 1000 USD | +384.5% |
| 2008 | 2,070 1000 USD | -28.8% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 2,070 1000 USD is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1,598 1000 USD, 1.3× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 2,070 1000 USD is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1,792 1000 USD, 1.2× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Soil working equipment (trade) — Import Value in Papua New Guinea 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +384.5% | 600 1000 USD | 2,907 1000 USD |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 71.25 1000 USD | 62 1000 USD | 87 1000 USD | 4 |
| 1970s | 223.3 1000 USD | 68 1000 USD | 400 1000 USD | 10 |
| 1980s | 717.5 1000 USD | 384 1000 USD | 1,187 1000 USD | 10 |
| 1990s | 615.8 1000 USD | 480 1000 USD | 917 1000 USD | 10 |
| 2000s | 964.56 1000 USD | 218 1000 USD | 2,907 1000 USD | 9 |
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More environment data for Papua New Guinea
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 1.56 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 2.24 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.183 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.834 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.9266 % 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 0.6032 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is soil working equipment (trade) — import value in Papua New Guinea?
- Soil working equipment (trade) — import value in Papua New Guinea was 2,070 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 Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 2,907 1000 USD in 2007.
- What is the lowest soil working equipment (trade) — import value recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 62 1000 USD in 1966.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for soil working equipment (trade) — import value?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 97th out of 192 countries with data for 2008.
- Is soil working equipment (trade) — import value rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 179.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea 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.