Pesticide Trade

Name: Ghana Pesticide Trade
Creator: FAO FAOSTAT
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Ghana's imports and exports of pesticides by chemical group, in quantity and value. Sourced from FAO FAOSTAT, CC BY 4.0. 687 records.

v1.0last updated Sep 18, 2026 · covers 1961 to 2024listing updated Sep 18, 2026GH₵9.00687 recordsTrade

The newest figures in this dataset are from 2024; the source has published nothing newer. Check the dates before relying on a figure.

Fields

Every column this dataset returns, with its type. This is the shape of the API response.

Field	Type
item	TEXT NOT NULL
item_code	TEXT
element	TEXT
year	INTEGER NOT NULL
value	DECIMAL(20,4)
unit	TEXT
flag	TEXT
source	TEXT

Preview

five records, free

First 5 rows of Pesticide Trade
itemTEXT NOT NULL	item codeTEXT	elementTEXT	yearINTEGER NOT NULL	valueDECIMAL(20,4)	unitTEXT	flagTEXT	sourceTEXT
2,4,5-T and its salts and esters	1437	Export quantity	2014	0.8652	t	Value imputed by a receiving agency	FAO FAOSTAT (CC BY 4.0)
2,4,5-T and its salts and esters	1437	Export value	2014	4.3259	1000 USD	Value from external organization	FAO FAOSTAT (CC BY 4.0)
Aldicarb, captafol & methamidophos	1441	Export quantity	2015	3.225	t	Time series break	FAO FAOSTAT (CC BY 4.0)
Aldicarb, captafol & methamidophos	1441	Export quantity	2022	7.5	t	Estimated value	FAO FAOSTAT (CC BY 4.0)
Aldicarb, captafol & methamidophos	1441	Export quantity	2023	6	t	Estimated value	FAO FAOSTAT (CC BY 4.0)

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Endpoint

GET connect.apighana.com/api/data/pesticide_trade

Auth: X-API-Key header
Pagination: page · limit
Format: JSON
Version: 1.0
Last updated: Sep 18, 2026from the source
Covers: 1961 to 2024no newer figures published
Refreshed: monthly
Last checked: Oct 1, 2026looked right
Source: FAO FAOSTAT

How to cite

Cite this dataset and the organisation its records come from (FAO FAOSTAT). Datasets are updated, so keep the date you accessed it in the citation. These records cover 1961 to 2024; say which period your figures come from. Last updated from the source on Sep 18, 2026.

API Ghana. (2026). Pesticide trade (Version 1.0) [Data set, compiled from FAO FAOSTAT]. Retrieved October 1, 2026, from https://apighana.com/datasets/pesticide-trade

Code samples

cURL

curl "https://connect.apighana.com/api/data/pesticide_trade?page=1&limit=20" \
  -H "X-API-Key: $APIGHANA_KEY"

JavaScript

const response = await fetch(
  "https://connect.apighana.com/api/data/pesticide_trade?page=1&limit=20",
  { headers: { "X-API-Key": process.env.APIGHANA_KEY } },
);

const { data, meta } = await response.json();

Python

import os, requests

response = requests.get(
    "https://connect.apighana.com/api/data/pesticide_trade",
    headers={"X-API-Key": os.environ["APIGHANA_KEY"]},
    params={"page": 1, "limit": 20},
)

rows = response.json()["data"]

Field

Type

item

TEXT NOT NULL

item_code

TEXT

element

TEXT

year

INTEGER NOT NULL

value

DECIMAL(20,4)

unit

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flag

TEXT

source

TEXT

itemTEXT NOT NULL

item codeTEXT

elementTEXT

yearINTEGER NOT NULL

valueDECIMAL(20,4)

unitTEXT

flagTEXT

sourceTEXT

2,4,5-T and its salts and esters

1437

Export quantity

2014

0.8652

Value imputed by a receiving agency

FAO FAOSTAT (CC BY 4.0)

2,4,5-T and its salts and esters

1437

Export value

2014

4.3259

1000 USD

Value from external organization

FAO FAOSTAT (CC BY 4.0)

Aldicarb, captafol & methamidophos

1441

Export quantity

2015

3.225

Time series break

FAO FAOSTAT (CC BY 4.0)

Aldicarb, captafol & methamidophos

1441

Export quantity

2022

7.5

Estimated value

FAO FAOSTAT (CC BY 4.0)

Aldicarb, captafol & methamidophos

1441

Export quantity

2023

Estimated value

FAO FAOSTAT (CC BY 4.0)

itemTEXT NOT NULL

item codeTEXT

elementTEXT

yearINTEGER NOT NULL

valueDECIMAL(20,4)

unitTEXT

flagTEXT

sourceTEXT

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How to cite

API Ghana. (2026). Pesticide trade (Version 1.0) [Data set, compiled from FAO FAOSTAT]. Retrieved October 1, 2026, from https://apighana.com/datasets/pesticide-trade

Code samples

cURL

curl "https://connect.apighana.com/api/data/pesticide_trade?page=1&limit=20" \
  -H "X-API-Key: $APIGHANA_KEY"

JavaScript

const response = await fetch(
  "https://connect.apighana.com/api/data/pesticide_trade?page=1&limit=20",
  { headers: { "X-API-Key": process.env.APIGHANA_KEY } },
);

const { data, meta } = await response.json();

Python

import os, requests

response = requests.get(
    "https://connect.apighana.com/api/data/pesticide_trade",
    headers={"X-API-Key": os.environ["APIGHANA_KEY"]},
    params={"page": 1, "limit": 20},
)

rows = response.json()["data"]