What is the difference in pesticide use per hectare of cropland between Bhutan and Ghana?

0.03 kilograms per hectare, with Bhutan ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Ghana?

34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Pesticide use per hectare of cropland. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Bhutan vs Ghana: Pesticide use per hectare of cropland

Bhutan

1.34 kilograms per hectare

in 2023

Ghana

1.31 kilograms per hectare

in 2023

Bhutan rank

114th

Ghana rank

115th

Pesticide use per hectare of cropland over time

Bhutan
Ghana

How they compare

Bhutan currently reports 1.34 kilograms per hectare against 1.31 kilograms per hectare in Ghana, a difference of 0.03 kilograms per hectare.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Bhutan ahead.

Bhutan ranks 114th and Ghana ranks 115th of 198 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Bhutan averaged higher in 2 and Ghana in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bhutan	Ghana	Difference	Ahead
1990s	0.066 kilograms per hectare	0.058 kilograms per hectare	0.008 kilograms per hectare	Bhutan
2000s	0.03 kilograms per hectare	0.038 kilograms per hectare	0.008 kilograms per hectare	Ghana
2010s	0.562 kilograms per hectare	0.914 kilograms per hectare	0.352 kilograms per hectare	Ghana
2020s	1.54 kilograms per hectare	1.31 kilograms per hectare	0.225 kilograms per hectare	Bhutan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher pesticide use per hectare of cropland, Bhutan or Ghana?: Bhutan, at 1.34 kilograms per hectare against 1.31 kilograms per hectare in Ghana as of 2023.
What is the difference in pesticide use per hectare of cropland between Bhutan and Ghana?: 0.03 kilograms per hectare, with Bhutan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Ghana?: 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Bhutan and Ghana rank globally for pesticide use per hectare of cropland?: Bhutan ranks 114th and Ghana ranks 115th of 198 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Pesticide use per hectare of cropland. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Pesticide use per hectare of cropland
Unit: kilograms per hectare
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 198 places, 6,594 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed: 09 October 2026

Average pesticide application per unit of cropland, measured in kilograms per hectare.