Ghana vs Southern Asia: Pesticides (total) — Use per capita
Pesticides (total) — Use per capita over time
- Ghana
- Southern Asia
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 1.56 kg/cap against 0.05 kg/cap in Southern Asia, a difference of 1.51 kg/cap.
That makes Ghana's figure about 31.2 times Southern Asia's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Southern Asia ahead.
Ghana ranks 21st and Southern Asia ranks 23rd of 192 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 2 and Southern Asia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Southern Asia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.015 kg/cap | 0.071 kg/cap | 0.056 kg/cap | Southern Asia |
| 2000s | 0.01 kg/cap | 0.05 kg/cap | 0.04 kg/cap | Southern Asia |
| 2010s | 0.297 kg/cap | 0.05 kg/cap | 0.247 kg/cap | Ghana |
| 2020s | 1.25 kg/cap | 0.05 kg/cap | 1.2 kg/cap | Ghana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher pesticides (total) — use per capita, Ghana or Southern Asia?
- Ghana, at 1.56 kg/cap against 0.05 kg/cap in Southern Asia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in pesticides (total) — use per capita between Ghana and Southern Asia?
- 1.51 kg/cap, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Southern Asia?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Ghana and Southern Asia rank globally for pesticides (total) — use per capita?
- Ghana ranks 21st and Southern Asia ranks 23rd 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).