Ghana vs Nigeria: Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use
Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use over time
- Ghana
- Nigeria
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 53,798 t against 44,230 t in Nigeria, a difference of 9,568 t.
That makes Ghana's figure about 1.2 times Nigeria's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Nigeria ahead.
Ghana ranks 14th and Nigeria ranks 16th of 200 countries.
Nigeria has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 288.6 t | 4,377 t | 4,088 t | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 232.2 t | 10,636 t | 10,404 t | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 8,810 t | 36,426 t | 27,616 t | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 41,548 t | 51,859 t | 10,311 t | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher pesticides (total) — agricultural use, Ghana or Nigeria?
- Ghana, at 53,798 t against 44,230 t in Nigeria as of 2024.
- What is the difference in pesticides (total) — agricultural use between Ghana and Nigeria?
- 9,568 t, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Nigeria?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Ghana and Nigeria rank globally for pesticides (total) — agricultural use?
- Ghana ranks 14th and Nigeria ranks 16th 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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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).