Cattle: Manure left on pasture … unit GDP volatilises in Tonga
Tonga: Cattle: Manure left on pasture … unit GDP volatilises was 0.0002 kg per US$ of GDP in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Cattle — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content), per in Tonga, 1975–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cattle — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per in Tonga is 0.0002 kg per US$ of GDP, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 49 years on record.
The figure is down 5.7% on the previous year and down 20.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per in Tonga peaked at 0.0025 kg per US$ of GDP in 1978 and was at its lowest, 0.0002 kg per US$ of GDP, in 2023.
Tonga ranks 66th of 166 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Cattle: Manure left on pasture … unit GDP volatilises in Tonga, year by year
| Year | kg per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 0.0022 kg per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1976 | 0.0022 kg per US$ of GDP | -0.9% |
| 1977 | 0.002 kg per US$ of GDP | -6.5% |
| 1978 | 0.0025 kg per US$ of GDP | +25.7% |
| 1979 | 0.0024 kg per US$ of GDP | -4.6% |
| 1980 | 0.0021 kg per US$ of GDP | -14.8% |
| 1981 | 0.0019 kg per US$ of GDP | -7.5% |
| 1982 | 0.0018 kg per US$ of GDP | -7.3% |
| 1983 | 0.0014 kg per US$ of GDP | -20.7% |
| 1984 | 0.0014 kg per US$ of GDP | -3.6% |
| 1985 | 0.0017 kg per US$ of GDP | +26.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0015 kg per US$ of GDP | -14.9% |
| 1987 | 0.0013 kg per US$ of GDP | -7.2% |
| 1988 | 0.001 kg per US$ of GDP | -23.4% |
| 1989 | 0.0012 kg per US$ of GDP | +16.8% |
| 1990 | 0.001 kg per US$ of GDP | -19.6% |
| 1991 | 0.0008 kg per US$ of GDP | -14.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0008 kg per US$ of GDP | -7.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0008 kg per US$ of GDP | -2.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0005 kg per US$ of GDP | -29.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0005 kg per US$ of GDP | -8.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0005 kg per US$ of GDP | -4.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0005 kg per US$ of GDP | +3.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0005 kg per US$ of GDP | +12.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0006 kg per US$ of GDP | +4.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0006 kg per US$ of GDP | +6.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0007 kg per US$ of GDP | +13.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0007 kg per US$ of GDP | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0006 kg per US$ of GDP | -9.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0005 kg per US$ of GDP | -12.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0005 kg per US$ of GDP | -11.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0004 kg per US$ of GDP | -10.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0004 kg per US$ of GDP | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0004 kg per US$ of GDP | -13.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0004 kg per US$ of GDP | +10.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0003 kg per US$ of GDP | -14.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0003 kg per US$ of GDP | -11.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0003 kg per US$ of GDP | -10.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0003 kg per US$ of GDP | +6.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0003 kg per US$ of GDP | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0003 kg per US$ of GDP | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0003 kg per US$ of GDP | +4.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0003 kg per US$ of GDP | -8.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0003 kg per US$ of GDP | -6.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0003 kg per US$ of GDP | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0003 kg per US$ of GDP | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0003 kg per US$ of GDP | -2.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0002 kg per US$ of GDP | -6.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0002 kg per US$ of GDP | -5.7% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 0.0002 kg per US$ of GDP is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0001 kg per US$ of GDP, 2.4× the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 0.0002 kg per US$ of GDP is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0001 kg per US$ of GDP, 2.2× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0023 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.002 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0025 kg per US$ of GDP | 5 |
| 1980s | 0.0015 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.001 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0021 kg per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0006 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0005 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.001 kg per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0005 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0004 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0007 kg per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0003 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0003 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0003 kg per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0002 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0002 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0003 kg per US$ of GDP | 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 cattle — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per in Tonga?
- Cattle — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per in Tonga was 0.0002 kg per US$ of GDP in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cattle — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0025 kg per US$ of GDP in 1978.
- What is the lowest cattle — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0002 kg per US$ of GDP in 2023.
- How does Tonga rank for cattle — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per?
- Tonga ranks 66th out of 166 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Tonga data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cattle — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cattle — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Cattle — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content) ÷ GDP (current US$)
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- Cattle — Manure left on pasture that volatilises Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
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About this data
Cattle — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.