What is the difference in pesticide use per hectare of cropland between Australia and Samoa?

0.14 kilograms per hectare, with Samoa ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Samoa?

34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Pesticide use per hectare of cropland. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Australia vs Samoa: Pesticide use per hectare of cropland

Australia

5.81 kilograms per hectare

in 2023

Samoa

5.95 kilograms per hectare

in 2023

Australia rank

56th

Samoa rank

55th

Pesticide use per hectare of cropland over time

Australia
Samoa

How they compare

Samoa currently reports 5.95 kilograms per hectare against 5.81 kilograms per hectare in Australia, a difference of 0.14 kilograms per hectare.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Australia ahead.

Australia ranks 56th and Samoa ranks 55th of 198 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 2 and Samoa in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Australia	Samoa	Difference	Ahead
1990s	1.39 kilograms per hectare	0.647 kilograms per hectare	0.742 kilograms per hectare	Australia
2000s	1.39 kilograms per hectare	0.905 kilograms per hectare	0.483 kilograms per hectare	Australia
2010s	1.9 kilograms per hectare	1.99 kilograms per hectare	0.086 kilograms per hectare	Samoa
2020s	4.82 kilograms per hectare	6.68 kilograms per hectare	1.86 kilograms per hectare	Samoa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher pesticide use per hectare of cropland, Australia or Samoa?: Samoa, at 5.95 kilograms per hectare against 5.81 kilograms per hectare in Australia as of 2023.
What is the difference in pesticide use per hectare of cropland between Australia and Samoa?: 0.14 kilograms per hectare, with Samoa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Samoa?: 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Australia and Samoa rank globally for pesticide use per hectare of cropland?: Australia ranks 56th and Samoa ranks 55th of 198 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Pesticide use per hectare of cropland. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Pesticide use per hectare of cropland
Unit: kilograms per hectare
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 198 places, 6,594 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Average pesticide application per unit of cropland, measured in kilograms per hectare.