Hazardous pesticides — Export quantity in Ghana
Ghana: Hazardous pesticides — Export quantity was 27.4 t in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Hazardous pesticides — Export quantity in Ghana, 2011–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 27.4 t for hazardous pesticides — export quantity in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.7% on the previous year and up 7.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, hazardous pesticides — export quantity in Ghana peaked at 427.25 t in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.817 t, in 2014.
That places Ghana 40th out of 99 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Hazardous pesticides — Export quantity in Ghana, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 14.29 t | — |
| 2013 | 25.57 t | +78.9% |
| 2014 | 0.817 t | -96.8% |
| 2015 | 244.76 t | +29858.3% |
| 2016 | 427.25 t | +74.6% |
| 2017 | 61.24 t | -85.7% |
| 2018 | 4.75 t | -92.3% |
| 2019 | 2.13 t | -55.0% |
| 2021 | 11.4 t | +434.4% |
| 2022 | 25.22 t | +121.2% |
| 2023 | 27.4 t | +8.7% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 27.4 t is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 6.28 t, 4.4× the median. (17 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 27.4 t is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.37 t, 19.9× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 97.6 t | 0.817 t | 427.25 t | 8 |
| 2020s | 21.34 t | 11.4 t | 27.4 t | 3 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
More environment data for Ghana
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -13.57 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -11.89 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.26 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.34 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate -27.43 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.72 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.8796 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is hazardous pesticides — export quantity in Ghana?
- Hazardous pesticides — export quantity in Ghana was 27.4 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest hazardous pesticides — export quantity recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 427.25 t in 2016.
- What is the lowest hazardous pesticides — export quantity recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.817 t in 2014.
- How does Ghana rank for hazardous pesticides — export quantity?
- Ghana ranks 40th out of 99 countries with data for 2023.
- Is hazardous pesticides — export quantity rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Hazardous pesticides — Export quantity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Pesticides Trade domain contains data on internationally traded pesticides (values and quantities). Data are sourced from international and national trade statistics, predominantly from UN COMTRADE (from 1990 onwards) or from national country trade tapes (1961-1990). Data for the period 1961-1989 cover only Import and Export values (FAOSTAT element codes 5622 and 5922). Data from 1990 onwards also include Import and Export quantities (codes 5610 and 5910) and include a complete time-series for Pesticides (total). The domain contains information on the trade of pesticides products in either: a) finished forms and/or packaging; or b) separate chemically-defined compounds relevant to the Rotterdam Convention on the Prior Informed Consent Procedure for Certain Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in International Trade.