Pesticides (total) — Import value, per square kilometre in Samoa
Samoa: Pesticides (total) — Import value, per square kilometre was 0.9546 1000 USD per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2023)
0.9546 1000 USD per square kilometre
Change on year
down 11.3%
World rank
76th
of 180 countries
All-time high
1.08 1000 USD per square kilometre
in 2022
All-time low
0.0028 1000 USD per square kilometre
in 2009
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Pesticides (total) — Import value, per square kilometre in Samoa, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 USD per square kilometre.
Analysis
Samoa recorded 0.9546 1000 USD per square kilometre for pesticides (total) — import value, per square kilometre in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 11.3% on the previous year and up 800.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — import value, per square kilometre in Samoa peaked at 1.08 1000 USD per square kilometre in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.0028 1000 USD per square kilometre, in 2009.
That places Samoa 76th out of 180 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Pesticides (total) — Import value, per square kilometre in Samoa, year by year
| Year | 1000 USD per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0035 1000 USD per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0035 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0035 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0035 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0035 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0035 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0071 1000 USD per square kilometre | +100.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0106 1000 USD per square kilometre | +50.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0141 1000 USD per square kilometre | +33.3% |
| 1970 | 0.0177 1000 USD per square kilometre | +25.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0212 1000 USD per square kilometre | +20.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0247 1000 USD per square kilometre | +16.7% |
| 1973 | 0.0283 1000 USD per square kilometre | +14.3% |
| 1974 | 0.0353 1000 USD per square kilometre | +25.0% |
| 1975 | 0.053 1000 USD per square kilometre | +50.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0774 1000 USD per square kilometre | +46.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0961 1000 USD per square kilometre | +24.2% |
| 1978 | 0.2039 1000 USD per square kilometre | +112.1% |
| 1979 | 0.318 1000 USD per square kilometre | +56.0% |
| 1980 | 0.3583 1000 USD per square kilometre | +12.7% |
| 1981 | 0.2841 1000 USD per square kilometre | -20.7% |
| 1982 | 0.2484 1000 USD per square kilometre | -12.6% |
| 1983 | 0.1177 1000 USD per square kilometre | -52.6% |
| 1984 | 0.1767 1000 USD per square kilometre | +50.1% |
| 1985 | 0.2297 1000 USD per square kilometre | +30.0% |
| 1986 | 0.2827 1000 USD per square kilometre | +23.1% |
| 1987 | 0.3456 1000 USD per square kilometre | +22.2% |
| 1988 | 0.2473 1000 USD per square kilometre | -28.4% |
| 1989 | 0.265 1000 USD per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1990 | 0.2888 1000 USD per square kilometre | +9.0% |
| 1991 | 0.2932 1000 USD per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1992 | 0.2976 1000 USD per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1993 | 0.3019 1000 USD per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 0.3063 1000 USD per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 0.3106 1000 USD per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 0.315 1000 USD per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 0.3193 1000 USD per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 0.3237 1000 USD per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 0.3281 1000 USD per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 0.3324 1000 USD per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 0.3368 1000 USD per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 0.3282 1000 USD per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2003 | 0.4374 1000 USD per square kilometre | +33.3% |
| 2004 | 0.4303 1000 USD per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 0.4887 1000 USD per square kilometre | +13.6% |
| 2006 | 0.4457 1000 USD per square kilometre | -8.8% |
| 2007 | 0.4888 1000 USD per square kilometre | +9.7% |
| 2008 | 0.4729 1000 USD per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0028 1000 USD per square kilometre | -99.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0158 1000 USD per square kilometre | +459.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0147 1000 USD per square kilometre | -7.3% |
| 2012 | 0.1409 1000 USD per square kilometre | +858.8% |
| 2013 | 0.106 1000 USD per square kilometre | -24.8% |
| 2014 | 0.5095 1000 USD per square kilometre | +380.9% |
| 2015 | 0.5815 1000 USD per square kilometre | +14.1% |
| 2016 | 0.6798 1000 USD per square kilometre | +16.9% |
| 2017 | 0.6033 1000 USD per square kilometre | -11.3% |
| 2018 | 0.655 1000 USD per square kilometre | +8.6% |
| 2019 | 0.701 1000 USD per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 2020 | 0.6909 1000 USD per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 0.6808 1000 USD per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 1.08 1000 USD per square kilometre | +58.1% |
| 2023 | 0.9546 1000 USD per square kilometre | -11.3% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 0.9546 1000 USD per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.6547 1000 USD per square kilometre, 1.5× the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 0.9546 1000 USD per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.4323 1000 USD per square kilometre, 2.2× the median. (26 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Pesticides (total) — Import value, per square kilometre in 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +858.8% | 0.0147 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.1409 1000 USD per square kilometre |
| 2010 | +459.3% | 0.0028 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0158 1000 USD per square kilometre |
| 2014 | +380.9% | 0.106 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.5095 1000 USD per square kilometre |
| 1978 | +112.1% | 0.0961 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.2039 1000 USD per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0059 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0035 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0141 1000 USD per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0876 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0177 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.318 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2555 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.1177 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.3583 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3084 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.2888 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.3281 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3764 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0028 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.4888 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4007 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0147 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.701 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8507 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.6808 1000 USD per square kilometre | 1.08 1000 USD per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 73 Paraguay 1.07 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 74 Sri Lanka 1.02 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 75 Nicaragua 1.01 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 77 Cambodia 0.9235 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 78 Eswatini 0.9161 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 79 United Arab Emirates 0.9099 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -1.68 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pesticides (total) — import value, per square kilometre in Samoa?
- Pesticides (total) — import value, per square kilometre in Samoa was 0.9546 1000 USD per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest pesticides (total) — import value, per square kilometre recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 1.08 1000 USD per square kilometre in 2022.
- What is the lowest pesticides (total) — import value, per square kilometre recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0028 1000 USD per square kilometre in 2009.
- How does Samoa rank for pesticides (total) — import value, per square kilometre?
- Samoa ranks 76th out of 180 countries with data for 2023.
- Is pesticides (total) — import value, per square kilometre rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 800.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this 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.