Samoa vs Seychelles: Insecticide use
Samoa
19 tonnes
in 2023
Seychelles
22 tonnes
in 2023
Samoa rank
157th
Seychelles rank
154th
Insecticide use over time
- Samoa
- Seychelles
How they compare
Seychelles currently reports 22 tonnes against 19 tonnes in Samoa, a difference of 3 tonnes.
That makes Seychelles's figure about 1.2 times Samoa's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Seychelles ahead.
Samoa ranks 157th and Seychelles ranks 154th of 211 countries.
Seychelles has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Samoa | Seychelles | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.3 tonnes | 22.8 tonnes | 21.5 tonnes | Seychelles |
| 2000s | 1 tonnes | 33.7 tonnes | 32.7 tonnes | Seychelles |
| 2010s | 1.7 tonnes | 42.9 tonnes | 41.2 tonnes | Seychelles |
| 2020s | 22 tonnes | 23.5 tonnes | 1.5 tonnes | Seychelles |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher insecticide use, Samoa or Seychelles?
- Seychelles, at 22 tonnes against 19 tonnes in Samoa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in insecticide use between Samoa and Seychelles?
- 3 tonnes, with Seychelles ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Seychelles?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Samoa and Seychelles rank globally for insecticide use?
- Samoa ranks 157th and Seychelles ranks 154th of 211 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 Insecticide use. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
Annual quantity of insecticides used in agriculture, measured as the tonnes of active ingredient per year.