Cattle — Amount excreted in manure in Tonga
Tonga: Cattle — Amount excreted in manure was 737,114 kg in 2023. ▲ Rising
Cattle — Amount excreted in manure in Tonga, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg.
Analysis
In 2023, cattle — amount excreted in manure in Tonga stood at 737,114 kg. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle — amount excreted in manure in Tonga peaked at 737,114 kg in 2023 and was at its lowest, 109,409 kg, in 1967.
That places Tonga 170th out of 190 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Cattle — Amount excreted in manure in Tonga, year by year
| Year | kg | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 147,692 kg | — |
| 1962 | 141,609 kg | -4.1% |
| 1963 | 172,545 kg | +21.8% |
| 1964 | 162,527 kg | -5.8% |
| 1965 | 128,841 kg | -20.7% |
| 1966 | 125,087 kg | -2.9% |
| 1967 | 109,409 kg | -12.5% |
| 1968 | 136,129 kg | +24.4% |
| 1969 | 150,924 kg | +10.9% |
| 1970 | 189,327 kg | +25.4% |
| 1971 | 194,487 kg | +2.7% |
| 1972 | 230,923 kg | +18.7% |
| 1973 | 257,723 kg | +11.6% |
| 1974 | 242,406 kg | -5.9% |
| 1975 | 391,282 kg | +61.4% |
| 1976 | 358,620 kg | -8.3% |
| 1977 | 380,963 kg | +6.2% |
| 1978 | 581,733 kg | +52.7% |
| 1979 | 596,167 kg | +2.5% |
| 1980 | 605,864 kg | +1.6% |
| 1981 | 655,449 kg | +8.2% |
| 1982 | 605,121 kg | -7.7% |
| 1983 | 471,180 kg | -22.1% |
| 1984 | 479,532 kg | +1.8% |
| 1985 | 564,991 kg | +17.8% |
| 1986 | 545,879 kg | -3.4% |
| 1987 | 606,145 kg | +11.0% |
| 1988 | 606,185 kg | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 705,656 kg | +16.4% |
| 1990 | 605,261 kg | -14.2% |
| 1991 | 606,004 kg | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 581,854 kg | -4.0% |
| 1993 | 575,811 kg | -1.0% |
| 1994 | 575,149 kg | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 563,184 kg | -2.1% |
| 1996 | 575,811 kg | +2.2% |
| 1997 | 575,811 kg | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 575,811 kg | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 624,413 kg | +8.4% |
| 2000 | 682,550 kg | +9.3% |
| 2001 | 681,506 kg | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 681,526 kg | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 681,526 kg | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 681,526 kg | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 681,526 kg | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 681,526 kg | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 684,537 kg | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 684,558 kg | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 684,558 kg | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 685,561 kg | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 684,558 kg | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 697,707 kg | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 709,812 kg | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 715,874 kg | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 719,649 kg | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 723,262 kg | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 725,310 kg | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 727,137 kg | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 728,522 kg | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 734,805 kg | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 734,323 kg | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 735,709 kg | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 737,114 kg | +0.2% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 737,114 kg is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 51.38 million kg, 1% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 737,114 kg is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 66.03 million kg, 1% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cattle — Amount excreted in manure 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 | +61.4% | 242,406 kg | 391,282 kg |
| 1978 | +52.7% | 380,963 kg | 581,733 kg |
| 1970 | +25.4% | 150,924 kg | 189,327 kg |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 141,640 kg | 109,409 kg | 172,545 kg | 9 |
| 1970s | 342,363 kg | 189,327 kg | 596,167 kg | 10 |
| 1980s | 584,600 kg | 471,180 kg | 705,656 kg | 10 |
| 1990s | 585,911 kg | 563,184 kg | 624,413 kg | 10 |
| 2000s | 682,534 kg | 681,506 kg | 684,558 kg | 10 |
| 2010s | 711,739 kg | 684,558 kg | 728,522 kg | 10 |
| 2020s | 735,488 kg | 734,323 kg | 737,114 kg | 4 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
- 167 Martinique 982,863 kg compare
- 168 Solomon Islands 975,765 kg compare
- 169 Dominica 786,101 kg compare
- 171 French Guiana 549,132 kg compare
- 172 French Polynesia 520,705 kg compare
- 173 Barbados 517,265 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 cattle — amount excreted in manure in Tonga?
- Cattle — amount excreted in manure in Tonga was 737,114 kg in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cattle — amount excreted in manure recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 737,114 kg in 2023.
- What is the lowest cattle — amount excreted in manure recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 109,409 kg in 1967.
- How does Tonga rank for cattle — amount excreted in manure?
- Tonga ranks 170th out of 190 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle — amount excreted in manure rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.8%. 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 Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (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).