Insecticides – Organo-phosphates — Agricultural Use in Ghana
Ghana: Insecticides – Organo-phosphates — Agricultural Use was 92 t in 2007. ◆ Volatile
Insecticides – Organo-phosphates — Agricultural Use in Ghana, 1995–2007
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for insecticides – organo-phosphates — agricultural use in Ghana is 92 t, measured in 2007.
The figure is down 39.9% on the previous year and up 43.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, insecticides – organo-phosphates — agricultural use in Ghana peaked at 153 t in 2004 and was at its lowest, 1 t, in 1995.
Ghana ranks 33rd of 86 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Insecticides – Organo-phosphates — Agricultural Use in Ghana, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 1 t | — |
| 1996 | 1 t | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 64 t | +6300.0% |
| 1998 | 78 t | +21.9% |
| 1999 | 18 t | -76.9% |
| 2000 | 8 t | -55.6% |
| 2001 | 8 t | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 153 t | +1812.5% |
| 2007 | 92 t | -39.9% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 92 t is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 121 t, 76% of the median. (15 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 92 t is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 53 t, 1.7× the median. (17 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 32.4 t | 1 t | 78 t | 5 |
| 2000s | 65.25 t | 8 t | 153 t | 4 |
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 insecticides – organo-phosphates — agricultural use in Ghana?
- Insecticides – organo-phosphates — agricultural use in Ghana was 92 t in 2007, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest insecticides – organo-phosphates — agricultural use recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 153 t in 2004.
- What is the lowest insecticides – organo-phosphates — agricultural use recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 t in 1995.
- How does Ghana rank for insecticides – organo-phosphates — agricultural use?
- Ghana ranks 33rd out of 86 countries with data for 2007.
- Is insecticides – organo-phosphates — agricultural use rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.8%. 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 Insecticides – Organo-phosphates — Agricultural Use. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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).