Chickens — Amount excreted in manure in Tonga
Tonga: Chickens — Amount excreted in manure was 136,873 kg in 2023. ▲ Rising
Chickens — Amount excreted in manure in Tonga, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg.
Analysis
The most recent figure for chickens — amount excreted in manure in Tonga is 136,873 kg, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chickens — amount excreted in manure in Tonga peaked at 136,873 kg in 2023 and was at its lowest, 20,860 kg, in 1973.
That places Tonga 176th out of 193 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Chickens — Amount excreted in manure in Tonga, year by year
| Year | kg | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 22,141 kg | — |
| 1962 | 24,841 kg | +12.2% |
| 1963 | 27,003 kg | +8.7% |
| 1964 | 29,703 kg | +10.0% |
| 1965 | 31,864 kg | +7.3% |
| 1966 | 36,739 kg | +15.3% |
| 1967 | 48,841 kg | +32.9% |
| 1968 | 54,439 kg | +11.5% |
| 1969 | 46,305 kg | -14.9% |
| 1970 | 36,004 kg | -22.2% |
| 1971 | 30,419 kg | -15.5% |
| 1972 | 21,221 kg | -30.2% |
| 1973 | 20,860 kg | -1.7% |
| 1974 | 26,444 kg | +26.8% |
| 1975 | 48,290 kg | +82.6% |
| 1976 | 60,385 kg | +25.0% |
| 1977 | 46,102 kg | -23.7% |
| 1978 | 67,408 kg | +46.2% |
| 1979 | 64,866 kg | -3.8% |
| 1980 | 62,691 kg | -3.4% |
| 1981 | 83,268 kg | +32.8% |
| 1982 | 87,591 kg | +5.2% |
| 1983 | 56,502 kg | -35.5% |
| 1984 | 54,327 kg | -3.8% |
| 1985 | 109,956 kg | +102.4% |
| 1986 | 115,369 kg | +4.9% |
| 1987 | 123,128 kg | +6.7% |
| 1988 | 136,853 kg | +11.1% |
| 1989 | 108,339 kg | -20.8% |
| 1990 | 84,687 kg | -21.8% |
| 1991 | 83,446 kg | -1.5% |
| 1992 | 87,236 kg | +4.5% |
| 1993 | 89,221 kg | +2.3% |
| 1994 | 89,221 kg | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 108,536 kg | +21.6% |
| 1996 | 121,532 kg | +12.0% |
| 1997 | 120,822 kg | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 120,822 kg | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 121,532 kg | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 121,532 kg | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 121,532 kg | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 121,532 kg | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 121,532 kg | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 121,532 kg | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 121,709 kg | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 121,709 kg | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 134,678 kg | +10.7% |
| 2008 | 132,905 kg | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 132,550 kg | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 133,082 kg | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 131,098 kg | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 132,359 kg | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 133,082 kg | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 131,301 kg | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 131,663 kg | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 133,443 kg | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 134,166 kg | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 134,889 kg | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 135,789 kg | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 136,511 kg | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 136,511 kg | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 136,511 kg | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 136,873 kg | +0.3% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 136,873 kg is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 8.69 million kg, 2% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 136,873 kg is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 2.02 million kg, 7% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Chickens — Amount excreted in manure 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | +102.4% | 54,327 kg | 109,956 kg |
| 1975 | +82.6% | 26,444 kg | 48,290 kg |
| 1978 | +46.2% | 46,102 kg | 67,408 kg |
| 1983 | -35.5% | 87,591 kg | 56,502 kg |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 35,764 kg | 22,141 kg | 54,439 kg | 9 |
| 1970s | 42,200 kg | 20,860 kg | 67,408 kg | 10 |
| 1980s | 93,802 kg | 54,327 kg | 136,853 kg | 10 |
| 1990s | 102,705 kg | 83,446 kg | 121,532 kg | 10 |
| 2000s | 125,121 kg | 121,532 kg | 134,678 kg | 10 |
| 2010s | 133,087 kg | 131,098 kg | 135,789 kg | 10 |
| 2020s | 136,602 kg | 136,511 kg | 136,873 kg | 4 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
- 173 French Polynesia 165,242 kg compare
- 174 Samoa 163,810 kg compare
- 175 Equatorial Guinea 147,253 kg compare
- 177 Iceland 129,061 kg compare
- 178 Seychelles 122,366 kg compare
- 179 Guadeloupe 112,978 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 chickens — amount excreted in manure in Tonga?
- Chickens — amount excreted in manure in Tonga was 136,873 kg in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest chickens — amount excreted in manure recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 136,873 kg in 2023.
- What is the lowest chickens — amount excreted in manure recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 20,860 kg in 1973.
- How does Tonga rank for chickens — amount excreted in manure?
- Tonga ranks 176th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is chickens — amount excreted in manure rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.8%. 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 Chickens — Amount excreted in manure (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).