Pesticide Use

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

Pesticides applied to Ghanaian cropland by chemical group — insecticides, herbicides, fungicides and the rest — in tonnes of active ingredient and per hectare. Sourced from FAO FAOSTAT, CC BY 4.0. 448 records.

v1.0last updated Sep 18, 2026 · covers 1990 to 2024listing updated Sep 18, 2026GH₵9.00448 recordsAgriculture

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

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First 5 rows of Pesticide Use
itemTEXT NOT NULL	item codeTEXT	elementTEXT	yearINTEGER NOT NULL	valueDECIMAL(20,4)	unitTEXT	flagTEXT	sourceTEXT
Fung & Bact - nes	1337	Agricultural Use	1995	13	t	Official value	FAO FAOSTAT (CC BY 4.0)
Fung & Bact - nes	1337	Agricultural Use	2002	51	t	Value imputed by a receiving agency	FAO FAOSTAT (CC BY 4.0)
Fung & Bact - nes	1337	Agricultural Use	2004	424	t	Value imputed by a receiving agency	FAO FAOSTAT (CC BY 4.0)
Fung & Bact - nes	1337	Agricultural Use	2006	223	t	Value imputed by a receiving agency	FAO FAOSTAT (CC BY 4.0)
Fung & Bact - nes	1337	Agricultural Use	2007	768	t	Value imputed by a receiving agency	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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example-item-4	example-item_code-4	example-element-4	40	40	example-unit-4	example-flag-4	example-source-4
example-item-5	example-item_code-5	example-element-5	50	50	example-unit-5	example-flag-5	example-source-5
example-item-6	example-item_code-6	example-element-6	60	60	example-unit-6	example-flag-6	example-source-6
example-item-7	example-item_code-7	example-element-7	70	70	example-unit-7	example-flag-7	example-source-7
example-item-8	example-item_code-8	example-element-8	80	80	example-unit-8	example-flag-8	example-source-8

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Endpoint

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

Auth: X-API-Key header
Pagination: page · limit
Format: JSON
Version: 1.0
Last updated: Sep 18, 2026from the source
Covers: 1990 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 1990 to 2024; say which period your figures come from. Last updated from the source on Sep 18, 2026.

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

Code samples

cURL

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

JavaScript

const response = await fetch(
  "https://connect.apighana.com/api/data/pesticide_use?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_use",
    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

TEXT

flag

TEXT

source

TEXT

itemTEXT NOT NULL

item codeTEXT

elementTEXT

yearINTEGER NOT NULL

valueDECIMAL(20,4)

unitTEXT

flagTEXT

sourceTEXT

Fung & Bact - nes

1337

Agricultural Use

1995

Official value

FAO FAOSTAT (CC BY 4.0)

Fung & Bact - nes

1337

Agricultural Use

2002

Value imputed by a receiving agency

FAO FAOSTAT (CC BY 4.0)

Fung & Bact - nes

1337

Agricultural Use

2004

424

Value imputed by a receiving agency

FAO FAOSTAT (CC BY 4.0)

Fung & Bact - nes

1337

Agricultural Use

2006

223

Value imputed by a receiving agency

FAO FAOSTAT (CC BY 4.0)

Fung & Bact - nes

1337

Agricultural Use

2007

768

Value imputed by a receiving agency

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

Code samples

cURL

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

JavaScript

const response = await fetch(
  "https://connect.apighana.com/api/data/pesticide_use?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_use",
    headers={"X-API-Key": os.environ["APIGHANA_KEY"]},
    params={"page": 1, "limit": 20},
)

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