Eastern Africa vs Samoa: Pesticides (total) — Use per capita
Pesticides (total) — Use per capita over time
- Eastern Africa
- Samoa
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 1.87 kg/cap against 0.08 kg/cap in Eastern Africa, a difference of 1.79 kg/cap.
That makes Samoa's figure about 23.4 times Eastern Africa's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Samoa has been ahead every year.
Eastern Africa ranks 22nd and Samoa ranks 20th of 25 groups.
Samoa has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eastern Africa | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.049 kg/cap | 0.187 kg/cap | 0.138 kg/cap | Samoa |
| 2000s | 0.046 kg/cap | 0.172 kg/cap | 0.126 kg/cap | Samoa |
| 2010s | 0.068 kg/cap | 0.48 kg/cap | 0.412 kg/cap | Samoa |
| 2020s | 0.074 kg/cap | 1.44 kg/cap | 1.36 kg/cap | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher pesticides (total) — use per capita, Eastern Africa or Samoa?
- Samoa, at 1.87 kg/cap against 0.08 kg/cap in Eastern Africa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in pesticides (total) — use per capita between Eastern Africa and Samoa?
- 1.79 kg/cap, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eastern Africa and Samoa?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Eastern Africa and Samoa rank globally for pesticides (total) — use per capita?
- Eastern Africa ranks 22nd and Samoa ranks 20th of 25 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).