Cattle — Manure left on pasture that volatilises in Tonga
Tonga: Cattle — Manure left on pasture that volatilises was 133,654 kg in 2023. ▲ Rising
Cattle — Manure left on pasture that volatilises in Tonga, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg.
Analysis
Tonga recorded 133,654 kg for cattle — manure left on pasture that volatilises in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle — manure left on pasture that volatilises in Tonga peaked at 133,654 kg in 2023 and was at its lowest, 19,611 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 that volatilises in Tonga, year by year
| Year | kg | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 26,639 kg | — |
| 1962 | 25,532 kg | -4.2% |
| 1963 | 31,150 kg | +22.0% |
| 1964 | 29,315 kg | -5.9% |
| 1965 | 23,172 kg | -21.0% |
| 1966 | 22,477 kg | -3.0% |
| 1967 | 19,611 kg | -12.7% |
| 1968 | 24,462 kg | +24.7% |
| 1969 | 27,143 kg | +11.0% |
| 1970 | 34,120 kg | +25.7% |
| 1971 | 35,047 kg | +2.7% |
| 1972 | 41,642 kg | +18.8% |
| 1973 | 46,513 kg | +11.7% |
| 1974 | 43,720 kg | -6.0% |
| 1975 | 70,809 kg | +62.0% |
| 1976 | 64,859 kg | -8.4% |
| 1977 | 68,919 kg | +6.3% |
| 1978 | 105,454 kg | +53.0% |
| 1979 | 108,076 kg | +2.5% |
| 1980 | 109,834 kg | +1.6% |
| 1981 | 118,689 kg | +8.1% |
| 1982 | 109,694 kg | -7.6% |
| 1983 | 85,309 kg | -22.2% |
| 1984 | 86,824 kg | +1.8% |
| 1985 | 102,371 kg | +17.9% |
| 1986 | 98,888 kg | -3.4% |
| 1987 | 109,851 kg | +11.1% |
| 1988 | 109,853 kg | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 127,952 kg | +16.5% |
| 1990 | 109,796 kg | -14.2% |
| 1991 | 109,842 kg | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 105,454 kg | -4.0% |
| 1993 | 104,357 kg | -1.0% |
| 1994 | 104,316 kg | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 102,259 kg | -2.0% |
| 1996 | 104,357 kg | +2.1% |
| 1997 | 104,357 kg | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 104,357 kg | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 113,354 kg | +8.6% |
| 2000 | 123,622 kg | +9.1% |
| 2001 | 123,557 kg | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 123,558 kg | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 123,558 kg | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 123,558 kg | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 123,558 kg | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 123,558 kg | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 124,106 kg | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 124,108 kg | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 124,108 kg | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 124,170 kg | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 124,108 kg | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 126,368 kg | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 128,564 kg | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 129,663 kg | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 130,482 kg | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 131,140 kg | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 131,513 kg | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 131,843 kg | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 132,095 kg | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 133,236 kg | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 133,148 kg | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 133,400 kg | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 133,654 kg | +0.2% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 133,654 kg is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5.31 million kg, 3% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 133,654 kg is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 6.64 million kg, 2% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cattle — Manure left on pasture that volatilises 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% | 43,720 kg | 70,809 kg |
| 1978 | +53.0% | 68,919 kg | 105,454 kg |
| 1970 | +25.7% | 27,143 kg | 34,120 kg |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 25,500 kg | 19,611 kg | 31,150 kg | 9 |
| 1970s | 61,916 kg | 34,120 kg | 108,076 kg | 10 |
| 1980s | 105,926 kg | 85,309 kg | 127,952 kg | 10 |
| 1990s | 106,245 kg | 102,259 kg | 113,354 kg | 10 |
| 2000s | 123,729 kg | 123,557 kg | 124,108 kg | 10 |
| 2010s | 128,995 kg | 124,108 kg | 132,095 kg | 10 |
| 2020s | 133,360 kg | 133,148 kg | 133,654 kg | 4 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
- 165 Suriname 250,507 kg compare
- 166 Martinique 187,243 kg compare
- 167 Solomon Islands 172,075 kg compare
- 169 French Guiana 105,002 kg compare
- 170 French Polynesia 93,713 kg compare
- 171 Dominica 89,458 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 that volatilises in Tonga?
- Cattle — manure left on pasture that volatilises in Tonga was 133,654 kg in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cattle — manure left on pasture that volatilises recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 133,654 kg in 2023.
- What is the lowest cattle — manure left on pasture that volatilises recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 19,611 kg in 1967.
- How does Tonga rank for cattle — manure left on pasture that volatilises?
- Tonga ranks 168th out of 190 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle — manure left on pasture that volatilises 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 that volatilises (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).