Which has higher pesticide use, Central African Republic or Samoa?

Central African Republic, at 260 tonnes against 252 tonnes in Samoa as of 2023.

What is the difference in pesticide use between Central African Republic and Samoa?

8 tonnes, with Central African Republic ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic 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. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Central African Republic vs Samoa: Pesticide use

Central African Republic

260 tonnes

in 2023

Samoa

252 tonnes

in 2023

Central African Republic rank

146th

Samoa rank

148th

Pesticide use over time

Central African Republic
Samoa

How they compare

Central African Republic currently reports 260 tonnes against 252 tonnes in Samoa, a difference of 8 tonnes.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Central African Republic ahead.

Central African Republic ranks 146th and Samoa ranks 148th of 211 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Central African Republic averaged higher in 2 and Samoa in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Central African Republic	Samoa	Difference	Ahead
1990s	98 tonnes	32.4 tonnes	65.6 tonnes	Central African Republic
2000s	35.1 tonnes	32.2 tonnes	2.9 tonnes	Central African Republic
2010s	39.7 tonnes	97.2 tonnes	57.5 tonnes	Samoa
2020s	181.5 tonnes	286.25 tonnes	104.75 tonnes	Samoa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher pesticide use, Central African Republic or Samoa?: Central African Republic, at 260 tonnes against 252 tonnes in Samoa as of 2023.
What is the difference in pesticide use between Central African Republic and Samoa?: 8 tonnes, with Central African Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and Samoa?: 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Central African Republic and Samoa rank globally for pesticide use?: Central African Republic ranks 146th and Samoa ranks 148th 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 Pesticide use. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Pesticide use
Unit: tonnes
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: 211 places, 7,015 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Total pesticide use measured in tonnes of pesticide consumption per year.