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

0.02 kilograms per hectare, with Ghana ahead.

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

32 years are reported by both, from 1992 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.

Ghana vs Lithuania: Pesticide use per hectare of cropland

Ghana

1.31 kilograms per hectare

in 2023

Lithuania

1.29 kilograms per hectare

in 2023

Ghana rank

115th

Lithuania rank

117th

Pesticide use per hectare of cropland over time

Ghana
Lithuania

How they compare

Ghana currently reports 1.31 kilograms per hectare against 1.29 kilograms per hectare in Lithuania, a difference of 0.02 kilograms per hectare.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Lithuania ahead.

Ghana ranks 115th and Lithuania ranks 117th of 198 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 1 and Lithuania in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ghana	Lithuania	Difference	Ahead
1990s	0.0675 kilograms per hectare	0.3113 kilograms per hectare	0.2438 kilograms per hectare	Lithuania
2000s	0.038 kilograms per hectare	0.769 kilograms per hectare	0.731 kilograms per hectare	Lithuania
2010s	0.914 kilograms per hectare	1.18 kilograms per hectare	0.264 kilograms per hectare	Lithuania
2020s	1.31 kilograms per hectare	1.27 kilograms per hectare	0.035 kilograms per hectare	Ghana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher pesticide use per hectare of cropland, Ghana or Lithuania?: Ghana, at 1.31 kilograms per hectare against 1.29 kilograms per hectare in Lithuania as of 2023.
What is the difference in pesticide use per hectare of cropland between Ghana and Lithuania?: 0.02 kilograms per hectare, with Ghana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Lithuania?: 32 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2023.
How do Ghana and Lithuania rank globally for pesticide use per hectare of cropland?: Ghana ranks 115th and Lithuania ranks 117th 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.