Cattle — Manure applied to soils in Tonga
Tonga: Cattle — Manure applied to soils was 40,659 kg in 2023. ▲ Rising
Cattle — Manure applied to soils in Tonga, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg.
Analysis
Tonga recorded 40,659 kg for cattle — manure applied to soils in 2023. 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 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle — manure applied to soils in Tonga peaked at 40,659 kg in 2023 and was at its lowest, 6,422 kg, in 1967.
Tonga ranks 171st of 190 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Cattle — Manure applied to soils in Tonga, year by year
| Year | kg | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 8,386 kg | — |
| 1962 | 8,058 kg | -3.9% |
| 1963 | 9,749 kg | +21.0% |
| 1964 | 9,229 kg | -5.3% |
| 1965 | 7,430 kg | -19.5% |
| 1966 | 7,248 kg | -2.5% |
| 1967 | 6,422 kg | -11.4% |
| 1968 | 7,885 kg | +22.8% |
| 1969 | 8,705 kg | +10.4% |
| 1970 | 10,799 kg | +24.1% |
| 1971 | 11,098 kg | +2.8% |
| 1972 | 13,128 kg | +18.3% |
| 1973 | 14,587 kg | +11.1% |
| 1974 | 13,768 kg | -5.6% |
| 1975 | 21,820 kg | +58.5% |
| 1976 | 20,064 kg | -8.0% |
| 1977 | 21,283 kg | +6.1% |
| 1978 | 32,133 kg | +51.0% |
| 1979 | 32,921 kg | +2.5% |
| 1980 | 33,457 kg | +1.6% |
| 1981 | 36,422 kg | +8.9% |
| 1982 | 33,425 kg | -8.2% |
| 1983 | 26,204 kg | -21.6% |
| 1984 | 26,664 kg | +1.8% |
| 1985 | 31,291 kg | +17.4% |
| 1986 | 30,267 kg | -3.3% |
| 1987 | 33,529 kg | +10.8% |
| 1988 | 33,540 kg | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 38,920 kg | +16.0% |
| 1990 | 33,301 kg | -14.4% |
| 1991 | 33,493 kg | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 32,177 kg | -3.9% |
| 1993 | 31,846 kg | -1.0% |
| 1994 | 31,675 kg | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 30,823 kg | -2.7% |
| 1996 | 31,846 kg | +3.3% |
| 1997 | 31,846 kg | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 31,846 kg | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 34,212 kg | +7.4% |
| 2000 | 37,886 kg | +10.7% |
| 2001 | 37,615 kg | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 37,621 kg | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 37,621 kg | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 37,621 kg | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 37,621 kg | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 37,621 kg | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 37,783 kg | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 37,788 kg | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 37,788 kg | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 38,048 kg | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 37,788 kg | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 38,725 kg | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 39,391 kg | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 39,726 kg | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 39,704 kg | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 39,899 kg | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 40,010 kg | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 40,112 kg | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 40,187 kg | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 40,530 kg | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 40,504 kg | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 40,579 kg | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 40,659 kg | +0.2% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 40,659 kg is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 9.23 million kg, 0% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 40,659 kg is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 19.85 million kg, 0% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cattle — Manure applied to soils 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 | +58.5% | 13,768 kg | 21,820 kg |
| 1978 | +51.0% | 21,283 kg | 32,133 kg |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8,124 kg | 6,422 kg | 9,749 kg | 9 |
| 1970s | 19,160 kg | 10,799 kg | 32,921 kg | 10 |
| 1980s | 32,372 kg | 26,204 kg | 38,920 kg | 10 |
| 1990s | 32,306 kg | 30,823 kg | 34,212 kg | 10 |
| 2000s | 37,696 kg | 37,615 kg | 37,886 kg | 10 |
| 2010s | 39,359 kg | 37,788 kg | 40,187 kg | 10 |
| 2020s | 40,568 kg | 40,504 kg | 40,659 kg | 4 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
- 168 Solomon Islands 62,102 kg compare
- 169 Liberia 59,307 kg compare
- 170 Suriname 47,199 kg compare
- 172 Guadeloupe 39,782 kg compare
- 173 Martinique 38,269 kg compare
- 174 Grenada 30,157 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 — manure applied to soils in Tonga?
- Cattle — manure applied to soils in Tonga was 40,659 kg in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cattle — manure applied to soils recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 40,659 kg in 2023.
- What is the lowest cattle — manure applied to soils recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 6,422 kg in 1967.
- How does Tonga rank for cattle — manure applied to soils?
- Tonga ranks 171st out of 190 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle — manure applied to soils rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.2%. 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 — Manure applied to soils (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).