Eastern Africa vs Ghana: Pesticides (total) — Use per capita
Pesticides (total) — Use per capita over time
- Eastern Africa
- Ghana
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 1.56 kg/cap against 0.08 kg/cap in Eastern Africa, a difference of 1.48 kg/cap.
That makes Ghana's figure about 19.5 times Eastern Africa's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Eastern Africa ahead.
Eastern Africa ranks 22nd and Ghana ranks 21st of 25 groups.
Across the 4 decades both report, Eastern Africa averaged higher in 2 and Ghana in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eastern Africa | Ghana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.049 kg/cap | 0.015 kg/cap | 0.034 kg/cap | Eastern Africa |
| 2000s | 0.046 kg/cap | 0.01 kg/cap | 0.036 kg/cap | Eastern Africa |
| 2010s | 0.068 kg/cap | 0.297 kg/cap | 0.229 kg/cap | Ghana |
| 2020s | 0.074 kg/cap | 1.25 kg/cap | 1.17 kg/cap | Ghana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher pesticides (total) — use per capita, Eastern Africa or Ghana?
- Ghana, at 1.56 kg/cap against 0.08 kg/cap in Eastern Africa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in pesticides (total) — use per capita between Eastern Africa and Ghana?
- 1.48 kg/cap, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eastern Africa and Ghana?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Eastern Africa and Ghana rank globally for pesticides (total) — use per capita?
- Eastern Africa ranks 22nd and Ghana ranks 21st of 25 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Pesticides (total) — Use per capita. 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).