Pesticides (total) — Use per value of agricultural production in Samoa
Samoa: Pesticides (total) — Use per value of agricultural production was 8.01 g/Int$ in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Pesticides (total) — Use per value of agricultural production in Samoa, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in g/Int$.
Analysis
Samoa recorded 8.01 g/Int$ for pesticides (total) — use per value of agricultural production in 2024.
That represents a change of up 62.8% on the previous year and up 615.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — use per value of agricultural production in Samoa peaked at 8.56 g/Int$ in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.11 g/Int$, in 2000.
That places Samoa 7th out of 179 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Pesticides (total) — Use per value of agricultural production in Samoa, year by year
| Year | g/Int$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.76 g/Int$ | — |
| 1991 | 0.92 g/Int$ | +21.1% |
| 1992 | 0.69 g/Int$ | -25.0% |
| 1993 | 0.46 g/Int$ | -33.3% |
| 1994 | 0.95 g/Int$ | +106.5% |
| 1995 | 0.77 g/Int$ | -18.9% |
| 1996 | 0.39 g/Int$ | -49.4% |
| 1997 | 0.48 g/Int$ | +23.1% |
| 1998 | 0.19 g/Int$ | -60.4% |
| 1999 | 0.16 g/Int$ | -15.8% |
| 2000 | 0.11 g/Int$ | -31.2% |
| 2001 | 0.19 g/Int$ | +72.7% |
| 2002 | 0.27 g/Int$ | +42.1% |
| 2003 | 0.34 g/Int$ | +25.9% |
| 2004 | 0.43 g/Int$ | +26.5% |
| 2005 | 0.5 g/Int$ | +16.3% |
| 2006 | 0.59 g/Int$ | +18.0% |
| 2007 | 0.68 g/Int$ | +15.3% |
| 2008 | 0.75 g/Int$ | +10.3% |
| 2009 | 0.79 g/Int$ | +5.3% |
| 2010 | 0.85 g/Int$ | +7.6% |
| 2011 | 0.9 g/Int$ | +5.9% |
| 2012 | 0.97 g/Int$ | +7.8% |
| 2013 | 1.04 g/Int$ | +7.2% |
| 2014 | 1.12 g/Int$ | +7.7% |
| 2015 | 1.62 g/Int$ | +44.6% |
| 2016 | 1.72 g/Int$ | +6.2% |
| 2017 | 1.79 g/Int$ | +4.1% |
| 2018 | 3.58 g/Int$ | +100.0% |
| 2019 | 2.22 g/Int$ | -38.0% |
| 2020 | 3.53 g/Int$ | +59.0% |
| 2021 | 5.26 g/Int$ | +49.0% |
| 2022 | 8.56 g/Int$ | +62.7% |
| 2023 | 4.92 g/Int$ | -42.5% |
| 2024 | 8.01 g/Int$ | +62.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.577 g/Int$ | 0.16 g/Int$ | 0.95 g/Int$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.465 g/Int$ | 0.11 g/Int$ | 0.79 g/Int$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.58 g/Int$ | 0.85 g/Int$ | 3.58 g/Int$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.06 g/Int$ | 3.53 g/Int$ | 8.56 g/Int$ | 5 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 4 China, Macao SAR 8.96 g/Int$ compare
- 4 Saint Lucia 8.96 g/Int$ compare
- 6 Grenada 8.28 g/Int$ compare
- 6 Türkiye 0.63 g/Int$ compare
- 8 Saint Kitts and Nevis 7.79 g/Int$ compare
- 9 Trinidad and Tobago 7.7 g/Int$ compare
- 10 Panama 7.64 g/Int$ 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)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, annual growth rate 6.33 % change on previous year (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, per capita 0.0036 t per person (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, annual growth rate 11.67 % change on previous year (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pesticides (total) — use per value of agricultural production in Samoa?
- Pesticides (total) — use per value of agricultural production in Samoa was 8.01 g/Int$ in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest pesticides (total) — use per value of agricultural production recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 8.56 g/Int$ in 2022.
- What is the lowest pesticides (total) — use per value of agricultural production recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.11 g/Int$ in 2000.
- How does Samoa rank for pesticides (total) — use per value of agricultural production?
- Samoa ranks 7th out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pesticides (total) — use per value of agricultural production rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 615.2%. 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 value of agricultural production. 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).