Cattle — Manure left on pasture in Tonga
Tonga: Cattle — Manure left on pasture was 668,268 kg in 2023. ▲ Rising
Cattle — 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 cattle — manure left on pasture in Tonga is 668,268 kg, measured 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 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle — manure left on pasture in Tonga peaked at 668,268 kg in 2023 and was at its lowest, 98,056 kg, in 1967.
Tonga ranks 168th 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 left on pasture in Tonga, year by year
| Year | kg | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 133,195 kg | — |
| 1962 | 127,660 kg | -4.2% |
| 1963 | 155,751 kg | +22.0% |
| 1964 | 146,575 kg | -5.9% |
| 1965 | 115,860 kg | -21.0% |
| 1966 | 112,384 kg | -3.0% |
| 1967 | 98,056 kg | -12.7% |
| 1968 | 122,311 kg | +24.7% |
| 1969 | 135,715 kg | +11.0% |
| 1970 | 170,602 kg | +25.7% |
| 1971 | 175,236 kg | +2.7% |
| 1972 | 208,212 kg | +18.8% |
| 1973 | 232,564 kg | +11.7% |
| 1974 | 218,602 kg | -6.0% |
| 1975 | 354,043 kg | +62.0% |
| 1976 | 324,296 kg | -8.4% |
| 1977 | 344,593 kg | +6.3% |
| 1978 | 527,270 kg | +53.0% |
| 1979 | 540,380 kg | +2.5% |
| 1980 | 549,168 kg | +1.6% |
| 1981 | 593,447 kg | +8.1% |
| 1982 | 548,468 kg | -7.6% |
| 1983 | 426,546 kg | -22.2% |
| 1984 | 434,121 kg | +1.8% |
| 1985 | 511,853 kg | +17.9% |
| 1986 | 494,438 kg | -3.4% |
| 1987 | 549,255 kg | +11.1% |
| 1988 | 549,267 kg | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 639,762 kg | +16.5% |
| 1990 | 548,981 kg | -14.2% |
| 1991 | 549,211 kg | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 527,271 kg | -4.0% |
| 1993 | 521,784 kg | -1.0% |
| 1994 | 521,579 kg | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 511,293 kg | -2.0% |
| 1996 | 521,784 kg | +2.1% |
| 1997 | 521,784 kg | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 521,784 kg | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 566,770 kg | +8.6% |
| 2000 | 618,109 kg | +9.1% |
| 2001 | 617,786 kg | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 617,792 kg | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 617,792 kg | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 617,792 kg | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 617,792 kg | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 617,792 kg | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 620,532 kg | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 620,538 kg | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 620,538 kg | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 620,850 kg | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 620,538 kg | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 631,842 kg | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 642,821 kg | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 648,314 kg | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 652,411 kg | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 655,699 kg | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 657,563 kg | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 659,213 kg | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 660,474 kg | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 666,179 kg | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 665,741 kg | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 667,002 kg | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 668,268 kg | +0.2% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 668,268 kg is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 26.57 million kg, 3% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 668,268 kg is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 33.22 million kg, 2% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cattle — 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 | +62.0% | 218,602 kg | 354,043 kg |
| 1978 | +53.0% | 344,593 kg | 527,270 kg |
| 1970 | +25.7% | 135,715 kg | 170,602 kg |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 127,501 kg | 98,056 kg | 155,751 kg | 9 |
| 1970s | 309,580 kg | 170,602 kg | 540,380 kg | 10 |
| 1980s | 529,632 kg | 426,546 kg | 639,762 kg | 10 |
| 1990s | 531,224 kg | 511,293 kg | 566,770 kg | 10 |
| 2000s | 618,646 kg | 617,786 kg | 620,538 kg | 10 |
| 2010s | 644,972 kg | 620,538 kg | 660,474 kg | 10 |
| 2020s | 666,798 kg | 665,741 kg | 668,268 kg | 4 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
- 165 Suriname 1.25 million kg compare
- 166 Martinique 936,213 kg compare
- 167 Solomon Islands 860,376 kg compare
- 169 French Guiana 525,009 kg compare
- 170 French Polynesia 468,566 kg compare
- 171 Dominica 447,288 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 left on pasture in Tonga?
- Cattle — manure left on pasture in Tonga was 668,268 kg in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cattle — manure left on pasture recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 668,268 kg in 2023.
- What is the lowest cattle — manure left on pasture recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 98,056 kg in 1967.
- How does Tonga rank for cattle — manure left on pasture?
- Tonga ranks 168th out of 190 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle — manure left on pasture rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.0%. 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 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).