Asia vs Samoa: Pesticides (total) — Use per capita
Pesticides (total) — Use per capita over time
- Asia
- Samoa
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 1.87 kg/cap against 0.23 kg/cap in Asia, a difference of 1.64 kg/cap.
That makes Samoa's figure about 8.1 times Asia's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Samoa ahead.
Asia ranks 22nd and Samoa ranks 18th of 42 groups.
Across the 4 decades both report, Asia averaged higher in 2 and Samoa in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Asia | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.199 kg/cap | 0.187 kg/cap | 0.012 kg/cap | Asia |
| 2000s | 0.22 kg/cap | 0.172 kg/cap | 0.048 kg/cap | Asia |
| 2010s | 0.25 kg/cap | 0.48 kg/cap | 0.23 kg/cap | Samoa |
| 2020s | 0.224 kg/cap | 1.44 kg/cap | 1.21 kg/cap | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher pesticides (total) — use per capita, Asia or Samoa?
- Samoa, at 1.87 kg/cap against 0.23 kg/cap in Asia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in pesticides (total) — use per capita between Asia and Samoa?
- 1.64 kg/cap, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Asia and Samoa?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Asia and Samoa rank globally for pesticides (total) — use per capita?
- Asia ranks 22nd and Samoa ranks 18th of 42 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Pesticides (total) — Use per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Pesticides Use domain contains statistics on the agricultural use of major pesticide groups and of relevant chemical families. Data are disseminated by country, with global coverage and are updated annually. The FAOSTAT Pesticides Use domain contains information on the use of major pesticide groups:1. Insecticides (Chlorinated hydrocarbons, Organo-phosphates, Carbamates-insecticides, Pyrethroids, Botanical and biological products and Others not elsewhere classified);2. Mineral Oils;3. Herbicides (Phenoxy hormone products, Triazines, Amides, Carbamates-herbicides, Dinitroanilines, Urea derivatives, Sulfonyl urea, Bipiridils, Uracil, Others not elsewhere classified);4. Fungicides and Bactericides (Inorganic, Dithiocarbamates, Benzimidazoles, Triazoles, Diazoles, Diazines, Morpholines, Others not elsewhere classified);5. Plant Growth Regulators;6. Rodenticides (Anti-coagulants, Cyanide Generators, Hypercalcaemics, Narcotics, Others not elsewhere classified);7. Other Pesticides NES (not elsewhere specified).