Soil working equipment (trade) — Import Value in South America
South America: Soil working equipment (trade) — Import Value was 222,919 1000 USD in 2008. ◆ Volatile
Soil working equipment (trade) — Import Value in South America, 1962–2008
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 USD.
Analysis
South America recorded 222,919 1000 USD for soil working equipment (trade) — import value in 2008. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 59.3% on the previous year and up 231.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, soil working equipment (trade) — import value in South America peaked at 222,919 1000 USD in 2008 and was at its lowest, 2,841 1000 USD, in 1962.
That places South America 9th out of 33 groups 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 11,930 1000 USD | 2,841 1000 USD | 16,967 1000 USD | 6 |
| 1970s | 18,543 1000 USD | 10,721 1000 USD | 31,416 1000 USD | 10 |
| 1980s | 21,490 1000 USD | 10,954 1000 USD | 38,039 1000 USD | 10 |
| 1990s | 52,844 1000 USD | 25,377 1000 USD | 80,606 1000 USD | 10 |
| 2000s | 84,773 1000 USD | 39,722 1000 USD | 222,919 1000 USD | 9 |
Countries ranked near South America
More environment data for South America
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per area of cropland 68.69 kg/ha (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per capita 22.89 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita 23.13 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 22.86 g/Int$ (2024)
- Country area — Area 1.78 million 1000 ha (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity 720,788 t (2024)
- Agriculture — Area 501,085 1000 ha (2024)
- Land area — Area 1.75 million 1000 ha (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 22.62 g/Int$ (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use 9.97 million t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is soil working equipment (trade) — import value in South America?
- Soil working equipment (trade) — import value in South America was 222,919 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 South America?
- The highest recorded value was 222,919 1000 USD in 2008.
- What is the lowest soil working equipment (trade) — import value recorded in South America?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,841 1000 USD in 1962.
- How does South America rank for soil working equipment (trade) — import value?
- South America ranks 9th out of 33 groups with data for 2008.
- Is soil working equipment (trade) — import value rising or falling in South America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 231.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this South America 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.