Insecticides - nes — Agricultural Use in Samoa
Samoa: Insecticides - nes — Agricultural Use was 142 t in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Insecticides - nes — Agricultural Use in Samoa, 1993–2020
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Samoa recorded 142 t for insecticides - nes — agricultural use in 2020. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1,928.6% on the previous year.
Over the whole period, insecticides - nes — agricultural use in Samoa peaked at 142 t in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0 t, in 1993.
Samoa ranks 39th of 82 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.
Insecticides - nes — Agricultural Use in Samoa, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 0 t | — |
| 1994 | 0 t | — |
| 1995 | 0 t | — |
| 1996 | 0 t | — |
| 1997 | 5 t | — |
| 1998 | 0 t | -100.0% |
| 1999 | 0 t | — |
| 2000 | 0 t | — |
| 2017 | 0 t | — |
| 2019 | 7 t | — |
| 2020 | 142 t | +1928.6% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 142 t is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 350 t, 41% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 142 t is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1,004 t, 14% of the median. (5 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.7143 t | 0 t | 5 t | 7 |
| 2000s | 0 t | 0 t | 0 t | 1 |
| 2010s | 3.5 t | 0 t | 7 t | 2 |
| 2020s | 142 t | 142 t | 142 t | 1 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
More environment data for Samoa
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 0.3482 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 0.3183 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.23 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.919 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.68 % 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 -2.51 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is insecticides - nes — agricultural use in Samoa?
- Insecticides - nes — agricultural use in Samoa was 142 t in 2020, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest insecticides - nes — agricultural use recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 142 t in 2020.
- What is the lowest insecticides - nes — agricultural use recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 t in 1993.
- How does Samoa rank for insecticides - nes — agricultural use?
- Samoa ranks 39th out of 82 countries with data for 2020.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Insecticides - nes — Agricultural Use. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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).