Africa vs Ghana: Pesticides (total) — Use per value of agricultural production
Pesticides (total) — Use per value of agricultural production over time
- Africa
- Ghana
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 3.49 g/Int$ against 0.61 g/Int$ in Africa, a difference of 2.88 g/Int$.
That makes Ghana's figure about 5.7 times Africa's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Africa ahead.
Africa ranks 16th and Ghana ranks 19th of 25 groups.
Across the 4 decades both report, Africa averaged higher in 2 and Ghana in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Africa | Ghana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.382 g/Int$ | 0.057 g/Int$ | 0.325 g/Int$ | Africa |
| 2000s | 0.378 g/Int$ | 0.029 g/Int$ | 0.349 g/Int$ | Africa |
| 2010s | 0.492 g/Int$ | 0.717 g/Int$ | 0.225 g/Int$ | Ghana |
| 2020s | 0.594 g/Int$ | 2.77 g/Int$ | 2.18 g/Int$ | Ghana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher pesticides (total) — use per value of agricultural production, Africa or Ghana?
- Ghana, at 3.49 g/Int$ against 0.61 g/Int$ in Africa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in pesticides (total) — use per value of agricultural production between Africa and Ghana?
- 2.88 g/Int$, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Africa and Ghana?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Africa and Ghana rank globally for pesticides (total) — use per value of agricultural production?
- Africa ranks 16th and Ghana ranks 19th of 25 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Pesticides (total) — Use per value of agricultural production. 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).