Nicaragua vs Samoa: Pesticides (total) — Use per capita

Nicaragua
1.92 kg/cap
in 2022
Samoa
1.87 kg/cap
in 2024
Nicaragua rank
18th
Samoa rank
20th

Pesticides (total) — Use per capita over time

  • Nicaragua
  • Samoa
00.511.522.5199020072024

How they compare

Nicaragua currently reports 1.92 kg/cap against 1.87 kg/cap in Samoa, a difference of 0.05 kg/cap.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Samoa ahead.

Nicaragua ranks 18th and Samoa ranks 20th of 192 countries.

Nicaragua has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Nicaragua Samoa Difference Ahead
1990s 0.382 kg/cap 0.187 kg/cap 0.195 kg/cap Nicaragua
2000s 1.3 kg/cap 0.172 kg/cap 1.13 kg/cap Nicaragua
2010s 1.2 kg/cap 0.48 kg/cap 0.723 kg/cap Nicaragua
2020s 2.12 kg/cap 1.39 kg/cap 0.7367 kg/cap Nicaragua

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher pesticides (total) — use per capita, Nicaragua or Samoa?
Nicaragua, at 1.92 kg/cap against 1.87 kg/cap in Samoa as of 2022.
What is the difference in pesticides (total) — use per capita between Nicaragua and Samoa?
0.05 kg/cap, with Nicaragua ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nicaragua and Samoa?
33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
How do Nicaragua and Samoa rank globally for pesticides (total) — use per capita?
Nicaragua ranks 18th and Samoa ranks 20th of 192 countries.
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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Indicator
Pesticides (total) — Use per capita
Unit
kg/cap
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
234 places, 8,019 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed

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).