Soil working equipment (trade) — Import Value in Uruguay
Uruguay: Soil working equipment (trade) — Import Value was 29,192 1000 USD in 2008. ◆ Volatile
Soil working equipment (trade) — Import Value in Uruguay, 1968–2008
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 Uruguay is 29,192 1000 USD, measured in 2008. That is the highest value across all 41 years on record.
The figure is up 70.1% on the previous year and up 98.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, soil working equipment (trade) — import value in Uruguay peaked at 29,192 1000 USD in 2008 and was at its lowest, 191 1000 USD, in 1972.
That places Uruguay 44th out of 192 countries 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.
Soil working equipment (trade) — Import Value in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | 1000 USD | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 234 1000 USD | — |
| 1969 | 300 1000 USD | +28.2% |
| 1970 | 350 1000 USD | +16.7% |
| 1971 | 424 1000 USD | +21.1% |
| 1972 | 191 1000 USD | -55.0% |
| 1973 | 223 1000 USD | +16.8% |
| 1974 | 1,487 1000 USD | +566.8% |
| 1975 | 519 1000 USD | -65.1% |
| 1976 | 3,134 1000 USD | +503.9% |
| 1977 | 1,936 1000 USD | -38.2% |
| 1978 | 1,329 1000 USD | -31.4% |
| 1979 | 4,126 1000 USD | +210.5% |
| 1980 | 4,517 1000 USD | +9.5% |
| 1981 | 3,410 1000 USD | -24.5% |
| 1982 | 879 1000 USD | -74.2% |
| 1983 | 378 1000 USD | -57.0% |
| 1984 | 826 1000 USD | +118.5% |
| 1985 | 1,604 1000 USD | +94.2% |
| 1986 | 1,750 1000 USD | +9.1% |
| 1987 | 2,440 1000 USD | +39.4% |
| 1988 | 3,544 1000 USD | +45.2% |
| 1989 | 4,788 1000 USD | +35.1% |
| 1990 | 5,348 1000 USD | +11.7% |
| 1991 | 4,606 1000 USD | -13.9% |
| 1992 | 4,379 1000 USD | -4.9% |
| 1993 | 4,512 1000 USD | +3.0% |
| 1994 | 6,354 1000 USD | +40.8% |
| 1995 | 9,468 1000 USD | +49.0% |
| 1996 | 15,654 1000 USD | +65.3% |
| 1997 | 16,442 1000 USD | +5.0% |
| 1998 | 14,705 1000 USD | -10.6% |
| 1999 | 4,089 1000 USD | -72.2% |
| 2000 | 2,265 1000 USD | -44.6% |
| 2001 | 3,193 1000 USD | +41.0% |
| 2002 | 2,028 1000 USD | -36.5% |
| 2003 | 6,538 1000 USD | +222.4% |
| 2004 | 11,769 1000 USD | +80.0% |
| 2005 | 9,069 1000 USD | -22.9% |
| 2006 | 9,242 1000 USD | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 17,157 1000 USD | +85.6% |
| 2008 | 29,192 1000 USD | +70.1% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 29,192 1000 USD is below the median for high income countries, which is 29,847 1000 USD, 98% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Uruguay's 29,192 1000 USD is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1,880 1000 USD, 15.5× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Soil working equipment (trade) — Import Value in Uruguay 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 | +566.8% | 223 1000 USD | 1,487 1000 USD |
| 1976 | +503.9% | 519 1000 USD | 3,134 1000 USD |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 267 1000 USD | 234 1000 USD | 300 1000 USD | 2 |
| 1970s | 1,372 1000 USD | 191 1000 USD | 4,126 1000 USD | 10 |
| 1980s | 2,414 1000 USD | 378 1000 USD | 4,788 1000 USD | 10 |
| 1990s | 8,556 1000 USD | 4,089 1000 USD | 16,442 1000 USD | 10 |
| 2000s | 10,050 1000 USD | 2,028 1000 USD | 29,192 1000 USD | 9 |
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More environment data for Uruguay
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -3.58 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.3 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.385 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.622 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 3.96 % 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 3.64 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is soil working equipment (trade) — import value in Uruguay?
- Soil working equipment (trade) — import value in Uruguay was 29,192 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 Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 29,192 1000 USD in 2008.
- What is the lowest soil working equipment (trade) — import value recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 191 1000 USD in 1972.
- How does Uruguay rank for soil working equipment (trade) — import value?
- Uruguay ranks 44th out of 192 countries with data for 2008.
- Is soil working equipment (trade) — import value rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 98.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Uruguay 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.