All Animals — Losses from manure treated in Tonga
Tonga: All Animals — Losses from manure treated was 426,463 kg in 2023. ▲ Rising
All Animals — Losses from manure treated in Tonga, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg.
Analysis
In 2023, all animals — losses from manure treated in Tonga stood at 426,463 kg.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, all animals — losses from manure treated in Tonga peaked at 591,830 kg in 1988 and was at its lowest, 92,510 kg, in 1961.
That places Tonga 138th out of 195 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
All Animals — Losses from manure treated in Tonga, year by year
| Year | kg | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 92,510 kg | — |
| 1962 | 135,836 kg | +46.8% |
| 1963 | 132,864 kg | -2.2% |
| 1964 | 131,264 kg | -1.2% |
| 1965 | 138,397 kg | +5.4% |
| 1966 | 175,865 kg | +27.1% |
| 1967 | 147,929 kg | -15.9% |
| 1968 | 157,667 kg | +6.6% |
| 1969 | 166,195 kg | +5.4% |
| 1970 | 181,724 kg | +9.3% |
| 1971 | 165,236 kg | -9.1% |
| 1972 | 161,271 kg | -2.4% |
| 1973 | 200,134 kg | +24.1% |
| 1974 | 232,992 kg | +16.4% |
| 1975 | 253,774 kg | +8.9% |
| 1976 | 326,574 kg | +28.7% |
| 1977 | 393,246 kg | +20.4% |
| 1978 | 487,294 kg | +23.9% |
| 1979 | 489,247 kg | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 496,963 kg | +1.6% |
| 1981 | 584,604 kg | +17.6% |
| 1982 | 515,897 kg | -11.8% |
| 1983 | 423,394 kg | -17.9% |
| 1984 | 329,906 kg | -22.1% |
| 1985 | 404,902 kg | +22.7% |
| 1986 | 447,550 kg | +10.5% |
| 1987 | 520,774 kg | +16.4% |
| 1988 | 591,830 kg | +13.6% |
| 1989 | 470,906 kg | -20.4% |
| 1990 | 466,844 kg | -0.9% |
| 1991 | 467,193 kg | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 467,719 kg | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 465,124 kg | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 448,237 kg | -3.6% |
| 1995 | 404,051 kg | -9.9% |
| 1996 | 405,927 kg | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 405,927 kg | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 405,927 kg | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 407,126 kg | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 410,355 kg | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 409,863 kg | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 409,873 kg | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 409,873 kg | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 409,873 kg | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 409,873 kg | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 409,873 kg | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 410,928 kg | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 410,938 kg | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 410,938 kg | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 411,411 kg | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 410,938 kg | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 415,680 kg | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 418,510 kg | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 421,114 kg | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 422,455 kg | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 423,513 kg | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 424,539 kg | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 425,475 kg | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 426,146 kg | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 424,789 kg | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 425,596 kg | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 426,025 kg | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 426,463 kg | +0.1% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 426,463 kg is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.90 million kg, 11% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 426,463 kg is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 8.18 million kg, 5% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where All Animals — Losses from manure treated in Tonga changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | +46.8% | 92,510 kg | 135,836 kg |
| 1976 | +28.7% | 253,774 kg | 326,574 kg |
| 1966 | +27.1% | 138,397 kg | 175,865 kg |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 142,059 kg | 92,510 kg | 175,865 kg | 9 |
| 1970s | 289,149 kg | 161,271 kg | 489,247 kg | 10 |
| 1980s | 478,673 kg | 329,906 kg | 591,830 kg | 10 |
| 1990s | 434,408 kg | 404,051 kg | 467,719 kg | 10 |
| 2000s | 410,239 kg | 409,863 kg | 410,938 kg | 10 |
| 2010s | 419,978 kg | 410,938 kg | 426,146 kg | 10 |
| 2020s | 425,718 kg | 424,789 kg | 426,463 kg | 4 |
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More environment data for Tonga
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.234 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.858 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 3.06 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.1689 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), annual 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is all animals — losses from manure treated in Tonga?
- All animals — losses from manure treated in Tonga was 426,463 kg in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest all animals — losses from manure treated recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 591,830 kg in 1988.
- What is the lowest all animals — losses from manure treated recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 92,510 kg in 1961.
- How does Tonga rank for all animals — losses from manure treated?
- Tonga ranks 138th out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is all animals — losses from manure treated rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tonga data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of All Animals — Losses from manure treated (N content). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Livestock Manure domain of FAOSTAT contains estimates of nitrogen (N) inputs to agricultural soils from livestock manure. Data on the N losses to air and water are also disseminated. These estimates are compiled using official FAOSTAT statistics of animal stocks and by applying the internationally approved Guidelines of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). Data are available by country, with global coverage and updated annually.The following elements are disseminated: 1) Stocks; 2) Amount excreted in manure (N content); 3) Manure left on pasture (N content); 4) Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content); 5) Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content); 6) Manure treated (N content); 7) Losses from manure treated (N content); 8) Manure applied to soils (N content); 9) Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N content); 10) Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content).