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

0.04 kilograms per hectare, with Rwanda ahead.

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

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.

Ghana vs Rwanda: Pesticide use per hectare of cropland

Ghana

1.31 kilograms per hectare

in 2023

Rwanda

1.35 kilograms per hectare

in 2023

Ghana rank

115th

Rwanda rank

112th

Pesticide use per hectare of cropland over time

Ghana
Rwanda

How they compare

Rwanda currently reports 1.35 kilograms per hectare against 1.31 kilograms per hectare in Ghana, a difference of 0.04 kilograms per hectare.

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

Ghana ranks 115th and Rwanda ranks 112th of 198 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ghana	Rwanda	Difference	Ahead
1990s	0.058 kilograms per hectare	0.147 kilograms per hectare	0.089 kilograms per hectare	Rwanda
2000s	0.038 kilograms per hectare	0.211 kilograms per hectare	0.173 kilograms per hectare	Rwanda
2010s	0.914 kilograms per hectare	1.06 kilograms per hectare	0.144 kilograms per hectare	Rwanda
2020s	1.31 kilograms per hectare	1.29 kilograms per hectare	0.015 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 Rwanda?: Rwanda, at 1.35 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 Ghana and Rwanda?: 0.04 kilograms per hectare, with Rwanda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Rwanda?: 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Ghana and Rwanda rank globally for pesticide use per hectare of cropland?: Ghana ranks 115th and Rwanda ranks 112th 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.