Soil working equipment (trade) — Import Value in Samoa
Samoa: Soil working equipment (trade) — Import Value was 0.4 1000 USD in 2009. ◆ Volatile
Soil working equipment (trade) — Import Value in Samoa, 1975–2009
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 USD.
Analysis
Samoa recorded 0.4 1000 USD for soil working equipment (trade) — import value in 2009.
The figure is down 95.0% on the previous year and down 97.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, soil working equipment (trade) — import value in Samoa peaked at 92 1000 USD in 1983 and was at its lowest, 0 1000 USD, in 2004.
Samoa ranks 190th of 192 countries on this measure, 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 Samoa, year by year
| Year | 1000 USD | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 15 1000 USD | — |
| 1976 | 18 1000 USD | +20.0% |
| 1977 | 17 1000 USD | -5.6% |
| 1978 | 10 1000 USD | -41.2% |
| 1979 | 12 1000 USD | +20.0% |
| 1980 | 31 1000 USD | +158.3% |
| 1981 | 27 1000 USD | -12.9% |
| 1982 | 27 1000 USD | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 92 1000 USD | +240.7% |
| 1984 | 50 1000 USD | -45.7% |
| 1985 | 15 1000 USD | -70.0% |
| 1986 | 15 1000 USD | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 15 1000 USD | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 20 1000 USD | +33.3% |
| 1989 | 25 1000 USD | +25.0% |
| 1990 | 15 1000 USD | -40.0% |
| 1991 | 20 1000 USD | +33.3% |
| 1992 | 25 1000 USD | +25.0% |
| 1993 | 25 1000 USD | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 25 1000 USD | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 25 1000 USD | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 25 1000 USD | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 23 1000 USD | -8.0% |
| 1998 | 20 1000 USD | -13.0% |
| 1999 | 17 1000 USD | -15.0% |
| 2000 | 17 1000 USD | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 16 1000 USD | -5.9% |
| 2002 | 3 1000 USD | -81.2% |
| 2003 | 1 1000 USD | -66.7% |
| 2004 | 0 1000 USD | -100.0% |
| 2005 | 8 1000 USD | — |
| 2006 | 27 1000 USD | +237.5% |
| 2007 | 4 1000 USD | -85.2% |
| 2008 | 8 1000 USD | +100.0% |
| 2009 | 0.4 1000 USD | -95.0% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 0.4 1000 USD is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2,030 1000 USD, 0% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 0.4 1000 USD is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1,792 1000 USD, 0% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Soil working equipment (trade) — Import Value in Samoa 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | +240.7% | 27 1000 USD | 92 1000 USD |
| 2006 | +237.5% | 8 1000 USD | 27 1000 USD |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 14.4 1000 USD | 10 1000 USD | 18 1000 USD | 5 |
| 1980s | 31.7 1000 USD | 15 1000 USD | 92 1000 USD | 10 |
| 1990s | 22 1000 USD | 15 1000 USD | 25 1000 USD | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.44 1000 USD | 0 1000 USD | 27 1000 USD | 10 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 188 Montserrat 4 1000 USD compare
- 189 Sao Tome and Principe 2 1000 USD compare
- 191 Comoros 0.1 1000 USD compare
- 192 Kiribati 0 1000 USD compare
More environment data for Samoa
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 0.3482 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 0.3183 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.23 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.919 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.68 % 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 -2.51 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is soil working equipment (trade) — import value in Samoa?
- Soil working equipment (trade) — import value in Samoa was 0.4 1000 USD in 2009, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest soil working equipment (trade) — import value recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 92 1000 USD in 1983.
- What is the lowest soil working equipment (trade) — import value recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 1000 USD in 2004.
- How does Samoa rank for soil working equipment (trade) — import value?
- Samoa ranks 190th out of 192 countries with data for 2009.
- Is soil working equipment (trade) — import value rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 97.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Samoa 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.