Europe vs Samoa: Pesticides (total) — Use per capita
Pesticides (total) — Use per capita over time
- Europe
- Samoa
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 1.87 kg/cap against 0.63 kg/cap in Europe, a difference of 1.24 kg/cap.
That makes Samoa's figure about 3.0 times Europe's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Europe ahead.
Europe ranks 11th and Samoa ranks 20th of 25 regions.
Across the 4 decades both report, Europe averaged higher in 3 and Samoa in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Europe | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.689 kg/cap | 0.187 kg/cap | 0.502 kg/cap | Europe |
| 2000s | 0.616 kg/cap | 0.172 kg/cap | 0.444 kg/cap | Europe |
| 2010s | 0.679 kg/cap | 0.48 kg/cap | 0.199 kg/cap | Europe |
| 2020s | 0.646 kg/cap | 1.44 kg/cap | 0.792 kg/cap | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher pesticides (total) — use per capita, Europe or Samoa?
- Samoa, at 1.87 kg/cap against 0.63 kg/cap in Europe as of 2024.
- What is the difference in pesticides (total) — use per capita between Europe and Samoa?
- 1.24 kg/cap, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Europe and Samoa?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Europe and Samoa rank globally for pesticides (total) — use per capita?
- Europe ranks 11th and Samoa ranks 20th of 25 regions.
- 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).