Chickens, broilers — Amount excreted in manure in Tonga
Tonga: Chickens, broilers — Amount excreted in manure was 94,312 kg in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Chickens, broilers — Amount excreted in manure in Tonga, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg.
Analysis
In 2023, chickens, broilers — amount excreted in manure in Tonga stood at 94,312 kg. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chickens, broilers — amount excreted in manure in Tonga peaked at 94,312 kg in 2023 and was at its lowest, 4,698 kg, in 1973.
That places Tonga 166th out of 193 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Chickens, broilers — Amount excreted in manure in Tonga, year by year
| Year | kg | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 8,672 kg | — |
| 1962 | 9,756 kg | +12.5% |
| 1963 | 10,840 kg | +11.1% |
| 1964 | 11,924 kg | +10.0% |
| 1965 | 13,009 kg | +9.1% |
| 1966 | 17,345 kg | +33.3% |
| 1967 | 28,908 kg | +66.7% |
| 1968 | 33,967 kg | +17.5% |
| 1969 | 25,294 kg | -25.5% |
| 1970 | 14,454 kg | -42.9% |
| 1971 | 11,563 kg | -20.0% |
| 1972 | 5,059 kg | -56.3% |
| 1973 | 4,698 kg | -7.1% |
| 1974 | 7,588 kg | +61.5% |
| 1975 | 26,740 kg | +252.4% |
| 1976 | 37,219 kg | +39.2% |
| 1977 | 21,320 kg | -42.7% |
| 1978 | 40,471 kg | +89.8% |
| 1979 | 35,774 kg | -11.6% |
| 1980 | 32,522 kg | -9.1% |
| 1981 | 49,866 kg | +53.3% |
| 1982 | 52,034 kg | +4.3% |
| 1983 | 18,790 kg | -63.9% |
| 1984 | 15,538 kg | -17.3% |
| 1985 | 67,934 kg | +337.2% |
| 1986 | 72,270 kg | +6.4% |
| 1987 | 78,413 kg | +8.5% |
| 1988 | 91,060 kg | +16.1% |
| 1989 | 67,934 kg | -25.4% |
| 1990 | 46,976 kg | -30.9% |
| 1991 | 49,505 kg | +5.4% |
| 1992 | 52,757 kg | +6.6% |
| 1993 | 54,202 kg | +2.7% |
| 1994 | 54,202 kg | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 70,825 kg | +30.7% |
| 1996 | 81,665 kg | +15.3% |
| 1997 | 83,110 kg | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 83,110 kg | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 81,665 kg | -1.7% |
| 2000 | 81,665 kg | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 81,665 kg | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 81,665 kg | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 81,665 kg | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 81,665 kg | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 81,304 kg | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 81,304 kg | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 87,808 kg | +8.0% |
| 2008 | 91,422 kg | +4.1% |
| 2009 | 92,144 kg | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 91,060 kg | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 89,615 kg | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 90,338 kg | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 91,060 kg | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 93,590 kg | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 93,951 kg | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 91,422 kg | -2.7% |
| 2017 | 92,144 kg | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 92,867 kg | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 93,228 kg | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 93,951 kg | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 93,951 kg | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 93,951 kg | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 94,312 kg | +0.4% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 94,312 kg is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5.00 million kg, 2% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 94,312 kg is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.09 million kg, 9% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Chickens, broilers — 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 | +337.2% | 15,538 kg | 67,934 kg |
| 1975 | +252.4% | 7,588 kg | 26,740 kg |
| 1978 | +89.8% | 21,320 kg | 40,471 kg |
| 1967 | +66.7% | 17,345 kg | 28,908 kg |
| 1983 | -63.9% | 52,034 kg | 18,790 kg |
| 1974 | +61.5% | 4,698 kg | 7,588 kg |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 17,746 kg | 8,672 kg | 33,967 kg | 9 |
| 1970s | 20,489 kg | 4,698 kg | 40,471 kg | 10 |
| 1980s | 54,636 kg | 15,538 kg | 91,060 kg | 10 |
| 1990s | 65,802 kg | 46,976 kg | 83,110 kg | 10 |
| 2000s | 84,231 kg | 81,304 kg | 92,144 kg | 10 |
| 2010s | 91,927 kg | 89,615 kg | 93,951 kg | 10 |
| 2020s | 94,041 kg | 93,951 kg | 94,312 kg | 4 |
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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, broilers — amount excreted in manure in Tonga?
- Chickens, broilers — amount excreted in manure in Tonga was 94,312 kg in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest chickens, broilers — amount excreted in manure recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 94,312 kg in 2023.
- What is the lowest chickens, broilers — amount excreted in manure recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,698 kg in 1973.
- How does Tonga rank for chickens, broilers — amount excreted in manure?
- Tonga ranks 166th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is chickens, broilers — amount excreted in manure rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Tonga data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Chickens, broilers — 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).