Pesticides (total) — Use per capita in Samoa
Samoa: Pesticides (total) — Use per capita was 1.87 kg/cap in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Pesticides (total) — Use per capita in Samoa, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/cap.
Analysis
The most recent figure for pesticides (total) — use per capita in Samoa is 1.87 kg/cap, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 61.2% on the previous year and up 334.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — use per capita in Samoa peaked at 2.02 kg/cap in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.04 kg/cap, in 2000.
That places Samoa 20th out of 192 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Pesticides (total) — Use per capita in Samoa, year by year
| Year | kg/cap | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.28 kg/cap | — |
| 1991 | 0.28 kg/cap | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.21 kg/cap | -25.0% |
| 1993 | 0.14 kg/cap | -33.3% |
| 1994 | 0.28 kg/cap | +100.0% |
| 1995 | 0.25 kg/cap | -10.7% |
| 1996 | 0.13 kg/cap | -48.0% |
| 1997 | 0.17 kg/cap | +30.8% |
| 1998 | 0.07 kg/cap | -58.8% |
| 1999 | 0.06 kg/cap | -14.3% |
| 2000 | 0.04 kg/cap | -33.3% |
| 2001 | 0.07 kg/cap | +75.0% |
| 2002 | 0.1 kg/cap | +42.9% |
| 2003 | 0.13 kg/cap | +30.0% |
| 2004 | 0.16 kg/cap | +23.1% |
| 2005 | 0.19 kg/cap | +18.8% |
| 2006 | 0.22 kg/cap | +15.8% |
| 2007 | 0.24 kg/cap | +9.1% |
| 2008 | 0.27 kg/cap | +12.5% |
| 2009 | 0.3 kg/cap | +11.1% |
| 2010 | 0.33 kg/cap | +10.0% |
| 2011 | 0.35 kg/cap | +6.1% |
| 2012 | 0.38 kg/cap | +8.6% |
| 2013 | 0.4 kg/cap | +5.3% |
| 2014 | 0.43 kg/cap | +7.5% |
| 2015 | 0.45 kg/cap | +4.7% |
| 2016 | 0.48 kg/cap | +6.7% |
| 2017 | 0.5 kg/cap | +4.2% |
| 2018 | 0.95 kg/cap | +90.0% |
| 2019 | 0.53 kg/cap | -44.2% |
| 2020 | 0.87 kg/cap | +64.2% |
| 2021 | 1.27 kg/cap | +46.0% |
| 2022 | 2.02 kg/cap | +59.1% |
| 2023 | 1.16 kg/cap | -42.6% |
| 2024 | 1.87 kg/cap | +61.2% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 1.87 kg/cap is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.51 kg/cap, 3.7× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 1.87 kg/cap is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.29 kg/cap, 6.4× the median. (24 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.187 kg/cap | 0.06 kg/cap | 0.28 kg/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.172 kg/cap | 0.04 kg/cap | 0.3 kg/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.48 kg/cap | 0.33 kg/cap | 0.95 kg/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.44 kg/cap | 0.87 kg/cap | 2.02 kg/cap | 5 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 17 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 1.98 kg/cap compare
- 17 United Republic of Tanzania 0 kg/cap compare
- 18 Nicaragua 1.92 kg/cap compare
- 19 Turks and Caicos Islands 1.9 kg/cap compare
- 21 Ghana 1.56 kg/cap compare
- 22 Mongolia 1.47 kg/cap compare
- 22 Saint Lucia 1.47 kg/cap 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)
- 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 pesticides (total) — use per capita in Samoa?
- Pesticides (total) — use per capita in Samoa was 1.87 kg/cap in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest pesticides (total) — use per capita recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 2.02 kg/cap in 2022.
- What is the lowest pesticides (total) — use per capita recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.04 kg/cap in 2000.
- How does Samoa rank for pesticides (total) — use per capita?
- Samoa ranks 20th out of 192 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pesticides (total) — use per capita rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 334.9%. 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 capita. 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).