Pesticides (total) — Export value, per square kilometre in Ghana
Ghana: Pesticides (total) — Export value, per square kilometre was 0.008 1000 USD per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2023)
0.008 1000 USD per square kilometre
Change on year
down 9.3%
World rank
97th
of 175 countries
All-time high
0.1501 1000 USD per square kilometre
in 2017
All-time low
0 1000 USD per square kilometre
in 1967
Years of data
56
1961–2023
Pesticides (total) — Export value, per square kilometre in Ghana, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 USD per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, pesticides (total) — export value, per square kilometre in Ghana stood at 0.008 1000 USD per square kilometre.
That represents a change of down 9.3% on the previous year and down 23.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — export value, per square kilometre in Ghana peaked at 0.1501 1000 USD per square kilometre in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0 1000 USD per square kilometre, in 1967.
Ghana ranks 97th of 175 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Pesticides (total) — Export value, per square kilometre in Ghana, year by year
| Year | 1000 USD per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0 1000 USD per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0 1000 USD per square kilometre | -90.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0001 1000 USD per square kilometre | +1300.0% |
| 1974 | 0 1000 USD per square kilometre | -21.4% |
| 1975 | 0.0028 1000 USD per square kilometre | +5636.4% |
| 1976 | 0.0001 1000 USD per square kilometre | -96.5% |
| 1977 | 0.0005 1000 USD per square kilometre | +368.2% |
| 1978 | 0 1000 USD per square kilometre | -98.1% |
| 1979 | 0 1000 USD per square kilometre | +400.0% |
| 1980 | 0 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0 1000 USD per square kilometre | -61.9% |
| 1991 | 0 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0002 1000 USD per square kilometre | +991.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0003 1000 USD per square kilometre | +90.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0005 1000 USD per square kilometre | +47.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0007 1000 USD per square kilometre | +32.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0002 1000 USD per square kilometre | -77.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0002 1000 USD per square kilometre | +54.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0195 1000 USD per square kilometre | +7922.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0002 1000 USD per square kilometre | -98.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0003 1000 USD per square kilometre | +29.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0002 1000 USD per square kilometre | -45.5% |
| 2003 | 0 1000 USD per square kilometre | -83.5% |
| 2004 | 0 1000 USD per square kilometre | -55.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0002 1000 USD per square kilometre | +1332.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0003 1000 USD per square kilometre | +93.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0061 1000 USD per square kilometre | +1722.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0002 1000 USD per square kilometre | -96.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0003 1000 USD per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0014 1000 USD per square kilometre | +444.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0152 1000 USD per square kilometre | +1001.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0167 1000 USD per square kilometre | +10.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0105 1000 USD per square kilometre | -37.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0172 1000 USD per square kilometre | +63.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0296 1000 USD per square kilometre | +72.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0104 1000 USD per square kilometre | -64.7% |
| 2017 | 0.1501 1000 USD per square kilometre | +1337.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0053 1000 USD per square kilometre | -96.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0019 1000 USD per square kilometre | -64.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0021 1000 USD per square kilometre | +8.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0022 1000 USD per square kilometre | +7.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0088 1000 USD per square kilometre | +296.7% |
| 2023 | 0.008 1000 USD per square kilometre | -9.3% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 0.008 1000 USD per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0033 1000 USD per square kilometre, 2.4× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 0.008 1000 USD per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0003 1000 USD per square kilometre, 30.4× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Pesticides (total) — Export value, per square kilometre in Ghana changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | +7922.6% | 0.0002 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0195 1000 USD per square kilometre |
| 1975 | +5636.4% | 0 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0028 1000 USD per square kilometre |
| 2007 | +1722.5% | 0.0003 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0061 1000 USD per square kilometre |
| 2017 | +1337.1% | 0.0104 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.1501 1000 USD per square kilometre |
| 2005 | +1332.3% | 0 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0002 1000 USD per square kilometre |
| 1973 | +1300.0% | 0 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0001 1000 USD per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0 1000 USD per square kilometre | 5 |
| 1970s | 0.0005 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0028 1000 USD per square kilometre | 7 |
| 1980s | 0 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0022 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0195 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0008 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0061 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0258 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0014 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.1501 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0053 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0021 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0088 1000 USD per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 94 Uganda 0.0093 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 95 Nicaragua 0.0083 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 96 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 0.0083 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 98 Fiji 0.0067 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 99 Suriname 0.0065 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 100 Panama 0.0064 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.2663 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 9.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pesticides (total) — export value, per square kilometre in Ghana?
- Pesticides (total) — export value, per square kilometre in Ghana was 0.008 1000 USD per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest pesticides (total) — export value, per square kilometre recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1501 1000 USD per square kilometre in 2017.
- What is the lowest pesticides (total) — export value, per square kilometre recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 1000 USD per square kilometre in 1967.
- How does Ghana rank for pesticides (total) — export value, per square kilometre?
- Ghana ranks 97th out of 175 countries with data for 2023.
- Is pesticides (total) — export value, per square kilometre rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Pesticides (total) — Export value, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Pesticides (total) — Export value divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Pesticides (total) — Export value ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Pesticides (total) — Export value Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Pesticides (total) — Export value divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.