Cattle: Manure management (manure treated, N content) … square in Tonga
Tonga: Cattle: Manure management (manure treated, N content) … square was 95.85 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Cattle — Manure management (manure treated, N content), per square in Tonga, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cattle — manure management (manure treated, n content), per square in Tonga is 95.85 kg per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle — manure management (manure treated, n content), per square in Tonga peaked at 95.85 kg per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 15.91 kg per square kilometre, in 1967.
Tonga ranks 70th of 167 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Cattle: Manure management (manure treated, N content) … square in Tonga, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 20.25 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 19.49 kg per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 1963 | 23.44 kg per square kilometre | +20.3% |
| 1964 | 22.28 kg per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 1965 | 18.16 kg per square kilometre | -18.5% |
| 1966 | 17.78 kg per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 1967 | 15.91 kg per square kilometre | -10.5% |
| 1968 | 19.34 kg per square kilometre | +21.6% |
| 1969 | 21.27 kg per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 1970 | 26.16 kg per square kilometre | +23.0% |
| 1971 | 26.9 kg per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1972 | 31.72 kg per square kilometre | +17.9% |
| 1973 | 35.12 kg per square kilometre | +10.7% |
| 1974 | 33.24 kg per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 1975 | 51.91 kg per square kilometre | +56.1% |
| 1976 | 47.86 kg per square kilometre | -7.8% |
| 1977 | 50.71 kg per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 1978 | 75.84 kg per square kilometre | +49.6% |
| 1979 | 77.68 kg per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1980 | 78.94 kg per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1981 | 86.39 kg per square kilometre | +9.4% |
| 1982 | 78.89 kg per square kilometre | -8.7% |
| 1983 | 62.2 kg per square kilometre | -21.2% |
| 1984 | 63.28 kg per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1985 | 74.01 kg per square kilometre | +17.0% |
| 1986 | 71.66 kg per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 1987 | 79.23 kg per square kilometre | +10.6% |
| 1988 | 79.27 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 91.74 kg per square kilometre | +15.7% |
| 1990 | 78.33 kg per square kilometre | -14.6% |
| 1991 | 79.09 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 76.02 kg per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 1993 | 75.24 kg per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1994 | 74.57 kg per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 72.18 kg per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 1996 | 75.24 kg per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1997 | 75.24 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 75.24 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 80.19 kg per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 2000 | 89.78 kg per square kilometre | +12.0% |
| 2001 | 88.72 kg per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 88.74 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 88.74 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 88.74 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 88.74 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 88.74 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 89.12 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 89.14 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 89.14 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 90.16 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 89.14 kg per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 91.76 kg per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 93.33 kg per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 94.12 kg per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 93.61 kg per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 94.07 kg per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 94.32 kg per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 94.57 kg per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 94.74 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 95.54 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 95.48 kg per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 95.66 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 95.85 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 95.85 kg per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 86.77 kg per square kilometre, 1.1× the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 95.85 kg per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 86.1 kg per square kilometre, 1.1× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cattle: Manure management (manure treated, N content) … square 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 | +56.1% | 33.24 kg per square kilometre | 51.91 kg per square kilometre |
| 1978 | +49.6% | 50.71 kg per square kilometre | 75.84 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 19.77 kg per square kilometre | 15.91 kg per square kilometre | 23.44 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 45.71 kg per square kilometre | 26.16 kg per square kilometre | 77.68 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 76.56 kg per square kilometre | 62.2 kg per square kilometre | 91.74 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 76.14 kg per square kilometre | 72.18 kg per square kilometre | 80.19 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 88.96 kg per square kilometre | 88.72 kg per square kilometre | 89.78 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 92.98 kg per square kilometre | 89.14 kg per square kilometre | 94.74 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 95.63 kg per square kilometre | 95.48 kg per square kilometre | 95.85 kg per square kilometre | 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 management (manure treated, n content), per square in Tonga?
- Cattle — manure management (manure treated, n content), per square in Tonga was 95.85 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cattle — manure management (manure treated, n content), per square recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 95.85 kg per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest cattle — manure management (manure treated, n content), per square recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.91 kg per square kilometre in 1967.
- How does Tonga rank for cattle — manure management (manure treated, n content), per square?
- Tonga ranks 70th out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle — manure management (manure treated, n content), per square rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tonga data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cattle — Manure management (manure treated, N content), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cattle — Manure management (manure treated, N content) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Cattle — Manure management (manure treated, N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Cattle — Manure management Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Cattle — Manure management (manure treated, N content) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.