Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland in Samoa
Samoa: Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland was 9.5 kg/ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland in Samoa, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
Samoa recorded 9.5 kg/ha for pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland in 2024.
That represents a change of up 61.8% on the previous year and up 541.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland in Samoa peaked at 10.13 kg/ha in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.15 kg/ha, in 2000.
Samoa ranks 34th of 187 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland in Samoa, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.92 kg/ha | — |
| 1991 | 0.92 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.72 kg/ha | -21.7% |
| 1993 | 0.47 kg/ha | -34.7% |
| 1994 | 0.99 kg/ha | +110.6% |
| 1995 | 0.9 kg/ha | -9.1% |
| 1996 | 0.48 kg/ha | -46.7% |
| 1997 | 0.61 kg/ha | +27.1% |
| 1998 | 0.25 kg/ha | -59.0% |
| 1999 | 0.21 kg/ha | -16.0% |
| 2000 | 0.15 kg/ha | -28.6% |
| 2001 | 0.28 kg/ha | +86.7% |
| 2002 | 0.41 kg/ha | +46.4% |
| 2003 | 0.56 kg/ha | +36.6% |
| 2004 | 0.73 kg/ha | +30.4% |
| 2005 | 0.92 kg/ha | +26.0% |
| 2006 | 1.12 kg/ha | +21.7% |
| 2007 | 1.34 kg/ha | +19.6% |
| 2008 | 1.62 kg/ha | +20.9% |
| 2009 | 1.92 kg/ha | +18.5% |
| 2010 | 1.78 kg/ha | -7.3% |
| 2011 | 1.67 kg/ha | -6.2% |
| 2012 | 1.59 kg/ha | -4.8% |
| 2013 | 1.53 kg/ha | -3.8% |
| 2014 | 1.48 kg/ha | -3.3% |
| 2015 | 1.44 kg/ha | -2.7% |
| 2016 | 1.67 kg/ha | +16.0% |
| 2017 | 1.95 kg/ha | +16.8% |
| 2018 | 4.15 kg/ha | +112.8% |
| 2019 | 2.6 kg/ha | -37.3% |
| 2020 | 4.31 kg/ha | +65.8% |
| 2021 | 6.33 kg/ha | +46.9% |
| 2022 | 10.13 kg/ha | +60.0% |
| 2023 | 5.87 kg/ha | -42.1% |
| 2024 | 9.5 kg/ha | +61.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.647 kg/ha | 0.21 kg/ha | 0.99 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.905 kg/ha | 0.15 kg/ha | 1.92 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.99 kg/ha | 1.44 kg/ha | 4.15 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.23 kg/ha | 4.31 kg/ha | 10.13 kg/ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 31 Japan 10.06 kg/ha compare
- 32 Belgium-Luxembourg 9.89 kg/ha compare
- 33 Ecuador 9.81 kg/ha compare
- 35 French Polynesia 9.01 kg/ha compare
- 36 New Zealand 8.87 kg/ha compare
- 37 Barbados 8.55 kg/ha 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)
- Newsprint — Import quantity, gaps filled 78 t (2024)
- Newsprint — Import quantity, annual growth rate 23.81 % change on previous year (2024)
- Newsprint — Import value, gaps filled 109 1000 USD (2024)
- Newsprint — Import value, annual growth rate 49.32 % change on previous year (2024)
- Printing and writing papers — Import quantity, annual growth rate 31.35 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland in Samoa?
- Pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland in Samoa was 9.5 kg/ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 10.13 kg/ha in 2022.
- What is the lowest pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.15 kg/ha in 2000.
- How does Samoa rank for pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland?
- Samoa ranks 34th out of 187 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 541.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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).