Soil working equipment (trade) — Import Value in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Soil working equipment (trade) — Import Value was 125 1000 USD in 2007. ◆ Volatile
Soil working equipment (trade) — Import Value in Sierra Leone, 1966–2007
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 USD.
Analysis
The most recent figure for soil working equipment (trade) — import value in Sierra Leone is 125 1000 USD, measured in 2007.
That represents a change of down 9.4% on the previous year and up 25.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, soil working equipment (trade) — import value in Sierra Leone peaked at 691 1000 USD in 1974 and was at its lowest, 2 1000 USD, in 1968.
That places Sierra Leone 158th out of 192 countries with data for 2007, putting it 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 Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | 1000 USD | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1966 | 85 1000 USD | — |
| 1967 | 543 1000 USD | +538.8% |
| 1968 | 2 1000 USD | -99.6% |
| 1969 | 3 1000 USD | +50.0% |
| 1970 | 126 1000 USD | +4100.0% |
| 1971 | 159 1000 USD | +26.2% |
| 1972 | 128 1000 USD | -19.5% |
| 1973 | 355 1000 USD | +177.3% |
| 1974 | 691 1000 USD | +94.6% |
| 1975 | 600 1000 USD | -13.2% |
| 1976 | 300 1000 USD | -50.0% |
| 1977 | 125 1000 USD | -58.3% |
| 1978 | 169 1000 USD | +35.2% |
| 1979 | 150 1000 USD | -11.2% |
| 1980 | 140 1000 USD | -6.7% |
| 1981 | 140 1000 USD | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 126 1000 USD | -10.0% |
| 1983 | 132 1000 USD | +4.8% |
| 1984 | 487 1000 USD | +268.9% |
| 1985 | 71 1000 USD | -85.4% |
| 1986 | 49 1000 USD | -31.0% |
| 1987 | 60 1000 USD | +22.4% |
| 1988 | 70 1000 USD | +16.7% |
| 1989 | 80 1000 USD | +14.3% |
| 1990 | 90 1000 USD | +12.5% |
| 1991 | 100 1000 USD | +11.1% |
| 1992 | 120 1000 USD | +20.0% |
| 1993 | 100 1000 USD | -16.7% |
| 1994 | 100 1000 USD | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 100 1000 USD | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 100 1000 USD | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 100 1000 USD | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 100 1000 USD | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 100 1000 USD | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 100 1000 USD | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 90 1000 USD | -10.0% |
| 2002 | 191 1000 USD | +112.2% |
| 2003 | 127 1000 USD | -33.5% |
| 2004 | 136 1000 USD | +7.1% |
| 2005 | 151 1000 USD | +11.0% |
| 2006 | 138 1000 USD | -8.6% |
| 2007 | 125 1000 USD | -9.4% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 125 1000 USD is below the median for low income countries, which is 274 1000 USD, 46% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's 125 1000 USD is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 455.5 1000 USD, 27% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Soil working equipment (trade) — Import Value in Sierra Leone 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | +4100.0% | 3 1000 USD | 126 1000 USD |
| 1967 | +538.8% | 85 1000 USD | 543 1000 USD |
| 1984 | +268.9% | 132 1000 USD | 487 1000 USD |
| 1973 | +177.3% | 128 1000 USD | 355 1000 USD |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 158.25 1000 USD | 2 1000 USD | 543 1000 USD | 4 |
| 1970s | 280.3 1000 USD | 125 1000 USD | 691 1000 USD | 10 |
| 1980s | 135.5 1000 USD | 49 1000 USD | 487 1000 USD | 10 |
| 1990s | 101 1000 USD | 90 1000 USD | 120 1000 USD | 10 |
| 2000s | 132.25 1000 USD | 90 1000 USD | 191 1000 USD | 8 |
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More environment data for Sierra Leone
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -5.4 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -5.39 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.232 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.28 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.72 % 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 1.11 % 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 Sierra Leone?
- Soil working equipment (trade) — import value in Sierra Leone was 125 1000 USD in 2007, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest soil working equipment (trade) — import value recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 691 1000 USD in 1974.
- What is the lowest soil working equipment (trade) — import value recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 2 1000 USD in 1968.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for soil working equipment (trade) — import value?
- Sierra Leone ranks 158th out of 192 countries with data for 2007.
- Is soil working equipment (trade) — import value rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sierra Leone 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.