Herbicides – Amides — Agricultural Use in Ghana
Ghana: Herbicides – Amides — Agricultural Use was 6 t in 2001. ◆ Volatile
Herbicides – Amides — Agricultural Use in Ghana, 1995–2001
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 6 t for herbicides – amides — agricultural use in 2001.
That represents a change of down 97.4% over five years.
Ghana ranks 51st of 67 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Herbicides – Amides — Agricultural Use in Ghana, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 0 t | — |
| 1996 | 227 t | — |
| 1997 | 10 t | -95.6% |
| 1998 | 14 t | +40.0% |
| 1999 | 9 t | -35.7% |
| 2000 | 6 t | -33.3% |
| 2001 | 6 t | +0.0% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 6 t is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 90 t, 7% of the median. (11 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 6 t is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 13 t, 46% of the median. (9 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 52 t | 0 t | 227 t | 5 |
| 2000s | 6 t | 6 t | 6 t | 2 |
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 herbicides – amides — agricultural use in Ghana?
- Herbicides – amides — agricultural use in Ghana was 6 t in 2001, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest herbicides – amides — agricultural use recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 227 t in 1996.
- What is the lowest herbicides – amides — agricultural use recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 t in 1995.
- How does Ghana rank for herbicides – amides — agricultural use?
- Ghana ranks 51st out of 67 countries with data for 2001.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Herbicides – Amides — Agricultural Use. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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).