Pesticides (total) — Import value, per square kilometre in American Samoa
American Samoa: Pesticides (total) — Import value, per square kilometre was 0.0598 1000 USD per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Pesticides (total) — Import value, per square kilometre in American Samoa, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 USD per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, pesticides (total) — import value, per square kilometre in American Samoa stood at 0.0598 1000 USD per square kilometre. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 96.3% on the previous year and down 90.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — import value, per square kilometre in American Samoa peaked at 8.92 1000 USD per square kilometre in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.0598 1000 USD per square kilometre, in 2023.
That places American Samoa 149th out of 180 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Pesticides (total) — Import value, per square kilometre in American Samoa, year by year
| Year | 1000 USD per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.2802 1000 USD per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 0.2802 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.2802 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.2802 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.2802 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.2802 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.2802 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.2802 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.2802 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.2802 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.2802 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.3706 1000 USD per square kilometre | +32.3% |
| 2002 | 0.5462 1000 USD per square kilometre | +47.4% |
| 2003 | 0.5531 1000 USD per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 0.5971 1000 USD per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 2005 | 1.07 1000 USD per square kilometre | +79.5% |
| 2006 | 0.7334 1000 USD per square kilometre | -31.6% |
| 2007 | 0.2714 1000 USD per square kilometre | -63.0% |
| 2008 | 8.92 1000 USD per square kilometre | +3187.4% |
| 2009 | 0.4526 1000 USD per square kilometre | -94.9% |
| 2010 | 0.4964 1000 USD per square kilometre | +9.7% |
| 2011 | 0.2729 1000 USD per square kilometre | -45.0% |
| 2012 | 0.6329 1000 USD per square kilometre | +131.9% |
| 2013 | 0.5992 1000 USD per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 2014 | 0.5654 1000 USD per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 2015 | 0.5317 1000 USD per square kilometre | -6.0% |
| 2016 | 0.9873 1000 USD per square kilometre | +85.7% |
| 2017 | 1.25 1000 USD per square kilometre | +26.5% |
| 2018 | 1.51 1000 USD per square kilometre | +21.0% |
| 2019 | 0.1146 1000 USD per square kilometre | -92.4% |
| 2020 | 0.1338 1000 USD per square kilometre | +16.8% |
| 2021 | 0.8824 1000 USD per square kilometre | +559.4% |
| 2022 | 1.63 1000 USD per square kilometre | +84.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0598 1000 USD per square kilometre | -96.3% |
American Samoa compared with similar countries
- American Samoa's 0.0598 1000 USD per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 2.39 1000 USD per square kilometre, 2% of the median. (69 countries reporting)
- American Samoa's 0.0598 1000 USD per square kilometre is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.4323 1000 USD per square kilometre, 14% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Pesticides (total) — Import value, per square kilometre in American Samoa changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | +3187.4% | 0.2714 1000 USD per square kilometre | 8.92 1000 USD per square kilometre |
| 2021 | +559.4% | 0.1338 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.8824 1000 USD per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2802 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.2802 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.2802 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.38 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.2714 1000 USD per square kilometre | 8.92 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6961 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.1146 1000 USD per square kilometre | 1.51 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6767 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0598 1000 USD per square kilometre | 1.63 1000 USD per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near American Samoa
- 146 Mozambique 0.066 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 147 Guinea 0.063 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 148 Algeria 0.0619 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 150 Lesotho 0.0596 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 151 Mali 0.0561 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 152 Djibouti 0.0549 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
More environment data for American Samoa
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.25 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1 °C (2025)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.06 ha/cap (2024)
- Total fisheries production 1,527 metric tons (2024)
- Arable land — Area 1.68 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 62.07 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 0.99 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 1.26 % (2024)
- Pesticides (total) — Import value 40.9 1000 USD (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pesticides (total) — import value, per square kilometre in American Samoa?
- Pesticides (total) — import value, per square kilometre in American Samoa was 0.0598 1000 USD per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest pesticides (total) — import value, per square kilometre recorded in American Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 8.92 1000 USD per square kilometre in 2008.
- What is the lowest pesticides (total) — import value, per square kilometre recorded in American Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0598 1000 USD per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does American Samoa rank for pesticides (total) — import value, per square kilometre?
- American Samoa ranks 149th out of 180 countries with data for 2023.
- Is pesticides (total) — import value, per square kilometre rising or falling in American Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 90.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this American Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Pesticides (total) — Import value, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Pesticides (total) — Import value divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Pesticides (total) — Import value ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Pesticides (total) — Import value Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Pesticides (total) — Import value divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.