Soil working equipment (trade) — Import Value in Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago: Soil working equipment (trade) — Import Value was 706 1000 USD in 2008. ◆ Volatile
Soil working equipment (trade) — Import Value in Trinidad and Tobago, 1965–2008
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 USD.
Analysis
Trinidad and Tobago recorded 706 1000 USD for soil working equipment (trade) — import value in 2008.
The figure is up 76.1% on the previous year and up 154.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, soil working equipment (trade) — import value in Trinidad and Tobago peaked at 895 1000 USD in 1983 and was at its lowest, 48 1000 USD, in 1967.
That places Trinidad and Tobago 131st 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 Trinidad and Tobago, year by year
| Year | 1000 USD | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 124 1000 USD | — |
| 1966 | 93 1000 USD | -25.0% |
| 1967 | 48 1000 USD | -48.4% |
| 1968 | 70 1000 USD | +45.8% |
| 1969 | 71 1000 USD | +1.4% |
| 1970 | 72 1000 USD | +1.4% |
| 1971 | 107 1000 USD | +48.6% |
| 1972 | 125 1000 USD | +16.8% |
| 1973 | 119 1000 USD | -4.8% |
| 1974 | 138 1000 USD | +16.0% |
| 1975 | 235 1000 USD | +70.3% |
| 1976 | 193 1000 USD | -17.9% |
| 1977 | 186 1000 USD | -3.6% |
| 1978 | 414 1000 USD | +122.6% |
| 1979 | 614 1000 USD | +48.3% |
| 1980 | 460 1000 USD | -25.1% |
| 1981 | 474 1000 USD | +3.0% |
| 1982 | 641 1000 USD | +35.2% |
| 1983 | 895 1000 USD | +39.6% |
| 1984 | 656 1000 USD | -26.7% |
| 1985 | 462 1000 USD | -29.6% |
| 1986 | 292 1000 USD | -36.8% |
| 1987 | 247 1000 USD | -15.4% |
| 1988 | 81 1000 USD | -67.2% |
| 1989 | 94 1000 USD | +16.0% |
| 1990 | 307 1000 USD | +226.6% |
| 1991 | 398 1000 USD | +29.6% |
| 1992 | 313 1000 USD | -21.4% |
| 1993 | 189 1000 USD | -39.6% |
| 1994 | 132 1000 USD | -30.2% |
| 1995 | 139 1000 USD | +5.3% |
| 1996 | 183 1000 USD | +31.7% |
| 1997 | 225 1000 USD | +23.0% |
| 1998 | 278 1000 USD | +23.6% |
| 1999 | 377 1000 USD | +35.6% |
| 2000 | 337 1000 USD | -10.6% |
| 2001 | 206 1000 USD | -38.9% |
| 2002 | 260 1000 USD | +26.2% |
| 2003 | 322 1000 USD | +23.8% |
| 2004 | 225 1000 USD | -30.1% |
| 2005 | 289 1000 USD | +28.4% |
| 2006 | 362 1000 USD | +25.3% |
| 2007 | 401 1000 USD | +10.8% |
| 2008 | 706 1000 USD | +76.1% |
Trinidad and Tobago compared with similar countries
- Trinidad and Tobago's 706 1000 USD is below the median for high income countries, which is 29,847 1000 USD, 2% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Trinidad and Tobago's 706 1000 USD is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1,880 1000 USD, 38% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 81.2 1000 USD | 48 1000 USD | 124 1000 USD | 5 |
| 1970s | 220.3 1000 USD | 72 1000 USD | 614 1000 USD | 10 |
| 1980s | 430.2 1000 USD | 81 1000 USD | 895 1000 USD | 10 |
| 1990s | 254.1 1000 USD | 132 1000 USD | 398 1000 USD | 10 |
| 2000s | 345.33 1000 USD | 206 1000 USD | 706 1000 USD | 9 |
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More environment data for Trinidad and Tobago
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -1.54 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -1.36 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.27 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.79 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -0.2637 % 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 0.9604 % 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 Trinidad and Tobago?
- Soil working equipment (trade) — import value in Trinidad and Tobago was 706 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 Trinidad and Tobago?
- The highest recorded value was 895 1000 USD in 1983.
- What is the lowest soil working equipment (trade) — import value recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The lowest recorded value was 48 1000 USD in 1967.
- How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for soil working equipment (trade) — import value?
- Trinidad and Tobago ranks 131st out of 192 countries with data for 2008.
- Is soil working equipment (trade) — import value rising or falling in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Over the last ten years it is up 154.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Trinidad and Tobago 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.