Australia vs Ghana: Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use

Australia
59,634 t
in 2017
Ghana
53,798 t
in 2024
Australia rank
13th
Ghana rank
14th

Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use over time

  • Australia
  • Ghana
020.0k40.0k60.0k199020072024

How they compare

Australia currently reports 59,634 t against 53,798 t in Ghana, a difference of 5,836 t.

That makes Australia's figure about 1.1 times Ghana's.

Across all 28 years both countries report, Australia has been ahead every year.

Australia ranks 13th and Ghana ranks 14th of 200 countries.

Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Ghana Difference Ahead
1990s 26,522 t 288.6 t 26,233 t Australia
2000s 34,519 t 232.2 t 34,287 t Australia
2010s 50,937 t 5,604 t 45,333 t Australia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher pesticides (total) — agricultural use, Australia or Ghana?
Australia, at 59,634 t against 53,798 t in Ghana as of 2017.
What is the difference in pesticides (total) — agricultural use between Australia and Ghana?
5,836 t, with Australia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Ghana?
28 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2017.
How do Australia and Ghana rank globally for pesticides (total) — agricultural use?
Australia ranks 13th and Ghana ranks 14th of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
242 places, 8,226 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed

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).