Soil working equipment (trade) — Import Value in Zambia
Zambia: Soil working equipment (trade) — Import Value was 4,604 1000 USD in 2007. ◆ Volatile
Soil working equipment (trade) — Import Value in Zambia, 1966–2007
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 USD.
Analysis
Zambia recorded 4,604 1000 USD for soil working equipment (trade) — import value in 2007.
That represents a change of up 13.9% on the previous year and up 61.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, soil working equipment (trade) — import value in Zambia peaked at 7,519 1000 USD in 2003 and was at its lowest, 293 1000 USD, in 1968.
Zambia ranks 80th of 192 countries on this measure, 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 Zambia, year by year
| Year | 1000 USD | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1966 | 650 1000 USD | — |
| 1967 | 552 1000 USD | -15.1% |
| 1968 | 293 1000 USD | -46.9% |
| 1969 | 309 1000 USD | +5.5% |
| 1970 | 700 1000 USD | +126.5% |
| 1971 | 805 1000 USD | +15.0% |
| 1972 | 1,300 1000 USD | +61.5% |
| 1973 | 900 1000 USD | -30.8% |
| 1974 | 900 1000 USD | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 2,000 1000 USD | +122.2% |
| 1976 | 1,464 1000 USD | -26.8% |
| 1977 | 1,556 1000 USD | +6.3% |
| 1978 | 6,562 1000 USD | +321.7% |
| 1979 | 2,737 1000 USD | -58.3% |
| 1980 | 2,537 1000 USD | -7.3% |
| 1981 | 3,000 1000 USD | +18.2% |
| 1982 | 3,619 1000 USD | +20.6% |
| 1983 | 3,500 1000 USD | -3.3% |
| 1984 | 3,300 1000 USD | -5.7% |
| 1985 | 2,953 1000 USD | -10.5% |
| 1986 | 1,891 1000 USD | -36.0% |
| 1987 | 796 1000 USD | -57.9% |
| 1988 | 1,566 1000 USD | +96.7% |
| 1989 | 1,700 1000 USD | +8.6% |
| 1990 | 1,600 1000 USD | -5.9% |
| 1991 | 1,800 1000 USD | +12.5% |
| 1992 | 2,000 1000 USD | +11.1% |
| 1993 | 1,503 1000 USD | -24.9% |
| 1994 | 1,500 1000 USD | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 1,465 1000 USD | -2.3% |
| 1996 | 2,155 1000 USD | +47.1% |
| 1997 | 2,845 1000 USD | +32.0% |
| 1998 | 2,289 1000 USD | -19.5% |
| 1999 | 1,719 1000 USD | -24.9% |
| 2000 | 1,728 1000 USD | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 2,164 1000 USD | +25.2% |
| 2002 | 3,700 1000 USD | +71.0% |
| 2003 | 7,519 1000 USD | +103.2% |
| 2004 | 6,995 1000 USD | -7.0% |
| 2005 | 5,217 1000 USD | -25.4% |
| 2006 | 4,043 1000 USD | -22.5% |
| 2007 | 4,604 1000 USD | +13.9% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 4,604 1000 USD is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1,598 1000 USD, 2.9× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 4,604 1000 USD is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 455.5 1000 USD, 10.1× the median. (40 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Soil working equipment (trade) — Import Value in Zambia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | +321.7% | 1,556 1000 USD | 6,562 1000 USD |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 451 1000 USD | 293 1000 USD | 650 1000 USD | 4 |
| 1970s | 1,892 1000 USD | 700 1000 USD | 6,562 1000 USD | 10 |
| 1980s | 2,486 1000 USD | 796 1000 USD | 3,619 1000 USD | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,888 1000 USD | 1,465 1000 USD | 2,845 1000 USD | 10 |
| 2000s | 4,496 1000 USD | 1,728 1000 USD | 7,519 1000 USD | 8 |
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More environment data for Zambia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.98 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.03 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.265 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.11 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.74 % 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 3.49 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is soil working equipment (trade) — import value in Zambia?
- Soil working equipment (trade) — import value in Zambia was 4,604 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 Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 7,519 1000 USD in 2003.
- What is the lowest soil working equipment (trade) — import value recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 293 1000 USD in 1968.
- How does Zambia rank for soil working equipment (trade) — import value?
- Zambia ranks 80th out of 192 countries with data for 2007.
- Is soil working equipment (trade) — import value rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 61.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Zambia 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.