All Animals: Manure management (manure treated, N content) … square in Tonga
Tonga: All Animals: Manure management (manure treated, N content) … square was 1,548 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
All Animals — Manure management (manure treated, N content), per in Tonga, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, all animals — manure management (manure treated, n content), per in Tonga stood at 1,548 kg per square kilometre.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, all animals — manure management (manure treated, n content), per in Tonga peaked at 2,073 kg per square kilometre in 1988 and was at its lowest, 324.92 kg per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Tonga 17th out of 170 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
All Animals: Manure management (manure treated, N content) … square in Tonga, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 324.92 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 466.45 kg per square kilometre | +43.6% |
| 1963 | 460.17 kg per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1964 | 458.56 kg per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1965 | 483.78 kg per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 1966 | 609.56 kg per square kilometre | +26.0% |
| 1967 | 536.7 kg per square kilometre | -12.0% |
| 1968 | 575.48 kg per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 1969 | 591.78 kg per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1970 | 627.69 kg per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 1971 | 567.67 kg per square kilometre | -9.6% |
| 1972 | 542.88 kg per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 1973 | 666.39 kg per square kilometre | +22.7% |
| 1974 | 778.36 kg per square kilometre | +16.8% |
| 1975 | 875.47 kg per square kilometre | +12.5% |
| 1976 | 1,123 kg per square kilometre | +28.3% |
| 1977 | 1,316 kg per square kilometre | +17.2% |
| 1978 | 1,647 kg per square kilometre | +25.1% |
| 1979 | 1,650 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1980 | 1,671 kg per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1981 | 1,978 kg per square kilometre | +18.3% |
| 1982 | 1,765 kg per square kilometre | -10.8% |
| 1983 | 1,427 kg per square kilometre | -19.1% |
| 1984 | 1,127 kg per square kilometre | -21.1% |
| 1985 | 1,441 kg per square kilometre | +27.9% |
| 1986 | 1,584 kg per square kilometre | +9.9% |
| 1987 | 1,828 kg per square kilometre | +15.4% |
| 1988 | 2,073 kg per square kilometre | +13.4% |
| 1989 | 1,651 kg per square kilometre | -20.4% |
| 1990 | 1,605 kg per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 1991 | 1,604 kg per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 1,611 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 1,605 kg per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 1,552 kg per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 1995 | 1,438 kg per square kilometre | -7.4% |
| 1996 | 1,460 kg per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 1,459 kg per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 1,459 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 1,465 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 1,475 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 1,474 kg per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 1,474 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 1,474 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1,474 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 1,474 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1,474 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1,495 kg per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 1,493 kg per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 1,492 kg per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 1,494 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 1,490 kg per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 1,507 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 1,517 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 1,523 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 1,528 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 1,534 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 1,538 kg per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 1,542 kg per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 1,545 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 1,542 kg per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 1,545 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 1,546 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 1,548 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 1,548 kg per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 356.87 kg per square kilometre, 4.3× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 1,548 kg per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 501.38 kg per square kilometre, 3.1× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where All Animals: Manure management (manure treated, N content) … square 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 | +43.6% | 324.92 kg per square kilometre | 466.45 kg per square kilometre |
| 1976 | +28.3% | 875.47 kg per square kilometre | 1,123 kg per square kilometre |
| 1985 | +27.9% | 1,127 kg per square kilometre | 1,441 kg per square kilometre |
| 1966 | +26.0% | 483.78 kg per square kilometre | 609.56 kg per square kilometre |
| 1978 | +25.1% | 1,316 kg per square kilometre | 1,647 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 500.82 kg per square kilometre | 324.92 kg per square kilometre | 609.56 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 979.44 kg per square kilometre | 542.88 kg per square kilometre | 1,650 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,655 kg per square kilometre | 1,127 kg per square kilometre | 2,073 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,526 kg per square kilometre | 1,438 kg per square kilometre | 1,611 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,480 kg per square kilometre | 1,474 kg per square kilometre | 1,495 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,522 kg per square kilometre | 1,490 kg per square kilometre | 1,545 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,545 kg per square kilometre | 1,542 kg per square kilometre | 1,548 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
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 management (manure treated, n content), per in Tonga?
- All animals — manure management (manure treated, n content), per in Tonga was 1,548 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest all animals — manure management (manure treated, n content), per recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 2,073 kg per square kilometre in 1988.
- What is the lowest all animals — manure management (manure treated, n content), per recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 324.92 kg per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Tonga rank for all animals — manure management (manure treated, n content), per?
- Tonga ranks 17th out of 170 countries with data for 2023.
- Is all animals — manure management (manure treated, n content), per rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tonga data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of All Animals — Manure management (manure treated, N content), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
All Animals — Manure management (manure treated, N content) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
All Animals — Manure management (manure treated, N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- All Animals — Manure management Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
All Animals — Manure management (manure treated, N content) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.