All Animals — Manure left on pasture in Tonga
Tonga: All Animals — Manure left on pasture was 1.21 million kg in 2023. ▲ Rising
All Animals — Manure left on pasture in Tonga, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg.
Analysis
The most recent figure for all animals — manure left on pasture in Tonga is 1.21 million kg, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, all animals — manure left on pasture in Tonga peaked at 1.21 million kg in 2023 and was at its lowest, 340,610 kg, in 1965.
Tonga ranks 171st of 195 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
All Animals — Manure left on pasture in Tonga, year by year
| Year | kg | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 350,728 kg | — |
| 1962 | 360,156 kg | +2.7% |
| 1963 | 396,416 kg | +10.1% |
| 1964 | 382,982 kg | -3.4% |
| 1965 | 340,610 kg | -11.1% |
| 1966 | 360,094 kg | +5.7% |
| 1967 | 358,787 kg | -0.4% |
| 1968 | 396,147 kg | +10.4% |
| 1969 | 414,972 kg | +4.8% |
| 1970 | 426,588 kg | +2.8% |
| 1971 | 422,607 kg | -0.9% |
| 1972 | 427,411 kg | +1.1% |
| 1973 | 485,588 kg | +13.6% |
| 1974 | 477,456 kg | -1.7% |
| 1975 | 657,877 kg | +37.8% |
| 1976 | 655,042 kg | -0.4% |
| 1977 | 734,582 kg | +12.1% |
| 1978 | 983,122 kg | +33.8% |
| 1979 | 1.01 million kg | +2.7% |
| 1980 | 1.04 million kg | +3.0% |
| 1981 | 1.15 million kg | +11.1% |
| 1982 | 1.04 million kg | -9.6% |
| 1983 | 818,418 kg | -21.6% |
| 1984 | 831,966 kg | +1.7% |
| 1985 | 1.01 million kg | +21.0% |
| 1986 | 1.00 million kg | -0.5% |
| 1987 | 1.07 million kg | +7.0% |
| 1988 | 1.09 million kg | +1.5% |
| 1989 | 1.19 million kg | +8.8% |
| 1990 | 950,452 kg | -19.8% |
| 1991 | 950,645 kg | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 1.07 million kg | +13.1% |
| 1993 | 1.06 million kg | -1.1% |
| 1994 | 1.04 million kg | -2.2% |
| 1995 | 1.03 million kg | -1.0% |
| 1996 | 1.02 million kg | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 1.01 million kg | -1.5% |
| 1998 | 1.01 million kg | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 1.06 million kg | +5.2% |
| 2000 | 1.11 million kg | +4.9% |
| 2001 | 1.11 million kg | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 1.11 million kg | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 1.11 million kg | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1.11 million kg | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 1.11 million kg | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1.11 million kg | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1.12 million kg | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 1.12 million kg | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 1.12 million kg | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 1.12 million kg | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1.12 million kg | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 1.14 million kg | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 1.14 million kg | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 1.15 million kg | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 1.16 million kg | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 1.18 million kg | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 1.19 million kg | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 1.19 million kg | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 1.20 million kg | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 1.21 million kg | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 1.20 million kg | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 1.21 million kg | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 1.21 million kg | +0.5% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 1.21 million kg is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 61.36 million kg, 2% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 1.21 million kg is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 13.02 million kg, 9% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where All Animals — Manure left on pasture 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | +37.8% | 477,456 kg | 657,877 kg |
| 1978 | +33.8% | 734,582 kg | 983,122 kg |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 373,432 kg | 340,610 kg | 414,972 kg | 9 |
| 1970s | 627,947 kg | 422,607 kg | 1.01 million kg | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.02 million kg | 818,418 kg | 1.19 million kg | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.02 million kg | 950,452 kg | 1.07 million kg | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.12 million kg | 1.11 million kg | 1.12 million kg | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.16 million kg | 1.12 million kg | 1.20 million kg | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.21 million kg | 1.20 million kg | 1.21 million kg | 4 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
- 168 Bahrain 2.09 million kg compare
- 169 Barbados 1.67 million kg compare
- 170 Martinique 1.29 million kg compare
- 172 Faroe Islands 1.07 million kg compare
- 173 Equatorial Guinea 1.00 million kg compare
- 174 Saint Lucia 891,464 kg compare
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 — manure left on pasture in Tonga?
- All animals — manure left on pasture in Tonga was 1.21 million kg in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest all animals — manure left on pasture recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 1.21 million kg in 2023.
- What is the lowest all animals — manure left on pasture recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 340,610 kg in 1965.
- How does Tonga rank for all animals — manure left on pasture?
- Tonga ranks 171st out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is all animals — manure left on pasture rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.4%. 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 — Manure left on pasture (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).