Soil working equipment (trade) — Import Value in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Soil working equipment (trade) — Import Value was 3,205 1000 USD in 2008. ◆ Volatile
Soil working equipment (trade) — Import Value in Sri Lanka, 1966–2008
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 USD.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 3,205 1000 USD for soil working equipment (trade) — import value in 2008. That is the highest value across all 43 years on record.
That represents a change of up 24.2% on the previous year and up 111.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, soil working equipment (trade) — import value in Sri Lanka peaked at 3,205 1000 USD in 2008 and was at its lowest, 1 1000 USD, in 1973.
That places Sri Lanka 87th 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 Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | 1000 USD | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1966 | 214 1000 USD | — |
| 1967 | 1,174 1000 USD | +448.6% |
| 1968 | 546 1000 USD | -53.5% |
| 1969 | 596 1000 USD | +9.2% |
| 1970 | 493 1000 USD | -17.3% |
| 1971 | 30 1000 USD | -93.9% |
| 1972 | 282 1000 USD | +840.0% |
| 1973 | 1 1000 USD | -99.6% |
| 1974 | 335 1000 USD | +33400.0% |
| 1975 | 403 1000 USD | +20.3% |
| 1976 | 173 1000 USD | -57.1% |
| 1977 | 510 1000 USD | +194.8% |
| 1978 | 1,019 1000 USD | +99.8% |
| 1979 | 694 1000 USD | -31.9% |
| 1980 | 720 1000 USD | +3.7% |
| 1981 | 789 1000 USD | +9.6% |
| 1982 | 1,025 1000 USD | +29.9% |
| 1983 | 974 1000 USD | -5.0% |
| 1984 | 741 1000 USD | -23.9% |
| 1985 | 735 1000 USD | -0.8% |
| 1986 | 808 1000 USD | +9.9% |
| 1987 | 708 1000 USD | -12.4% |
| 1988 | 745 1000 USD | +5.2% |
| 1989 | 466 1000 USD | -37.4% |
| 1990 | 886 1000 USD | +90.1% |
| 1991 | 1,292 1000 USD | +45.8% |
| 1992 | 1,454 1000 USD | +12.5% |
| 1993 | 1,001 1000 USD | -31.2% |
| 1994 | 527 1000 USD | -47.4% |
| 1995 | 934 1000 USD | +77.2% |
| 1996 | 1,242 1000 USD | +33.0% |
| 1997 | 1,328 1000 USD | +6.9% |
| 1998 | 1,517 1000 USD | +14.2% |
| 1999 | 1,691 1000 USD | +11.5% |
| 2000 | 1,278 1000 USD | -24.4% |
| 2001 | 1,313 1000 USD | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 1,786 1000 USD | +36.0% |
| 2003 | 1,822 1000 USD | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 1,420 1000 USD | -22.1% |
| 2005 | 2,935 1000 USD | +106.7% |
| 2006 | 2,758 1000 USD | -6.0% |
| 2007 | 2,581 1000 USD | -6.4% |
| 2008 | 3,205 1000 USD | +24.2% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 3,205 1000 USD is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2,030 1000 USD, 1.6× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 3,205 1000 USD is below the median for South Asia, which is 3,536 1000 USD, 91% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Soil working equipment (trade) — Import Value in Sri Lanka 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | +33400.0% | 1 1000 USD | 335 1000 USD |
| 1972 | +840.0% | 30 1000 USD | 282 1000 USD |
| 1967 | +448.6% | 214 1000 USD | 1,174 1000 USD |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 632.5 1000 USD | 214 1000 USD | 1,174 1000 USD | 4 |
| 1970s | 394 1000 USD | 1 1000 USD | 1,019 1000 USD | 10 |
| 1980s | 771.1 1000 USD | 466 1000 USD | 1,025 1000 USD | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,187 1000 USD | 527 1000 USD | 1,691 1000 USD | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,122 1000 USD | 1,278 1000 USD | 3,205 1000 USD | 9 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
More environment data for Sri Lanka
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 5.24 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 5.49 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.207 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.849 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 5.63 % 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 1.22 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is soil working equipment (trade) — import value in Sri Lanka?
- Soil working equipment (trade) — import value in Sri Lanka was 3,205 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 Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 3,205 1000 USD in 2008.
- What is the lowest soil working equipment (trade) — import value recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 1000 USD in 1973.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for soil working equipment (trade) — import value?
- Sri Lanka ranks 87th out of 192 countries with data for 2008.
- Is soil working equipment (trade) — import value rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 111.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sri Lanka 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.