How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo 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 Insecticide use. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Democratic Republic of Congo vs Ghana: Insecticide use

Democratic Republic of Congo

446 tonnes

in 2023

Ghana

502 tonnes

in 2023

Democratic Republic of Congo rank

81st

Ghana rank

78th

Insecticide use over time

Democratic Republic of Congo
Ghana

How they compare

Ghana currently reports 502 tonnes against 446 tonnes in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 56 tonnes.

That makes Ghana's figure about 1.1 times Democratic Republic of Congo's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 81st and Ghana ranks 78th of 211 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Democratic Republic of Congo averaged higher in 2 and Ghana in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Democratic Republic of Congo	Ghana	Difference	Ahead
1990s	421.8 tonnes	186.7 tonnes	235.1 tonnes	Democratic Republic of Congo
2000s	408.1 tonnes	128.7 tonnes	279.4 tonnes	Democratic Republic of Congo
2010s	312.5 tonnes	984.7 tonnes	672.2 tonnes	Ghana
2020s	337.25 tonnes	502 tonnes	164.75 tonnes	Ghana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher insecticide use, Democratic Republic of Congo or Ghana?: Ghana, at 502 tonnes against 446 tonnes in Democratic Republic of Congo as of 2023.
What is the difference in insecticide use between Democratic Republic of Congo and Ghana?: 56 tonnes, with Ghana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Ghana?: 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Ghana rank globally for insecticide use?: Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 81st and Ghana ranks 78th of 211 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 Insecticide use. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Insecticide use
Unit: tonnes
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: 211 places, 7,015 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Annual quantity of insecticides used in agriculture, measured as the tonnes of active ingredient per year.