Ghana vs Nicaragua: Pesticides (total) — Use per capita
Pesticides (total) — Use per capita over time
- Ghana
- Nicaragua
How they compare
Nicaragua currently reports 1.92 kg/cap against 1.56 kg/cap in Ghana, a difference of 0.36 kg/cap.
That makes Nicaragua's figure about 1.2 times Ghana's.
Across all 33 years both countries report, Nicaragua has been ahead every year.
Ghana ranks 21st and Nicaragua ranks 18th of 192 countries.
Nicaragua has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.015 kg/cap | 0.382 kg/cap | 0.367 kg/cap | Nicaragua |
| 2000s | 0.01 kg/cap | 1.3 kg/cap | 1.29 kg/cap | Nicaragua |
| 2010s | 0.297 kg/cap | 1.2 kg/cap | 0.906 kg/cap | Nicaragua |
| 2020s | 1.1 kg/cap | 2.12 kg/cap | 1.03 kg/cap | Nicaragua |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher pesticides (total) — use per capita, Ghana or Nicaragua?
- Nicaragua, at 1.92 kg/cap against 1.56 kg/cap in Ghana as of 2022.
- What is the difference in pesticides (total) — use per capita between Ghana and Nicaragua?
- 0.36 kg/cap, with Nicaragua ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Nicaragua?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do Ghana and Nicaragua rank globally for pesticides (total) — use per capita?
- Ghana ranks 21st and Nicaragua ranks 18th of 192 countries.
- 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).