Chickens, broilers: Manure … applied square kilometre leaches in Tonga
Tonga: Chickens, broilers: Manure … applied square kilometre leaches was 38.12 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Chickens, broilers — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N) in Tonga, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, chickens, broilers — manure applied to soils that leaches (n) in Tonga stood at 38.12 kg per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chickens, broilers — manure applied to soils that leaches (n) in Tonga peaked at 38.12 kg per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.9 kg per square kilometre, in 1973.
That places Tonga 23rd out of 168 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Chickens, broilers: Manure … applied square kilometre leaches in Tonga, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 3.51 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 3.94 kg per square kilometre | +12.5% |
| 1963 | 4.38 kg per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 1964 | 4.82 kg per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 1965 | 5.26 kg per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 1966 | 7.01 kg per square kilometre | +33.3% |
| 1967 | 11.68 kg per square kilometre | +66.7% |
| 1968 | 13.73 kg per square kilometre | +17.5% |
| 1969 | 10.22 kg per square kilometre | -25.5% |
| 1970 | 5.84 kg per square kilometre | -42.9% |
| 1971 | 4.67 kg per square kilometre | -20.0% |
| 1972 | 2.04 kg per square kilometre | -56.2% |
| 1973 | 1.9 kg per square kilometre | -7.1% |
| 1974 | 3.07 kg per square kilometre | +61.5% |
| 1975 | 10.81 kg per square kilometre | +252.4% |
| 1976 | 15.04 kg per square kilometre | +39.2% |
| 1977 | 8.62 kg per square kilometre | -42.7% |
| 1978 | 16.36 kg per square kilometre | +89.8% |
| 1979 | 14.46 kg per square kilometre | -11.6% |
| 1980 | 13.14 kg per square kilometre | -9.1% |
| 1981 | 20.15 kg per square kilometre | +53.3% |
| 1982 | 21.03 kg per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1983 | 7.59 kg per square kilometre | -63.9% |
| 1984 | 6.28 kg per square kilometre | -17.3% |
| 1985 | 27.46 kg per square kilometre | +337.2% |
| 1986 | 29.21 kg per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 1987 | 31.69 kg per square kilometre | +8.5% |
| 1988 | 36.8 kg per square kilometre | +16.1% |
| 1989 | 27.46 kg per square kilometre | -25.4% |
| 1990 | 18.99 kg per square kilometre | -30.9% |
| 1991 | 20.01 kg per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 1992 | 21.32 kg per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 1993 | 21.91 kg per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1994 | 21.91 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 28.62 kg per square kilometre | +30.7% |
| 1996 | 33.01 kg per square kilometre | +15.3% |
| 1997 | 33.59 kg per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 33.59 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 33.01 kg per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2000 | 33.01 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 33.01 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 33.01 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 33.01 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 33.01 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 32.86 kg per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 32.86 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 35.49 kg per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 2008 | 36.95 kg per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 2009 | 37.24 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 36.8 kg per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 36.22 kg per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 36.51 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 36.8 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 37.83 kg per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 37.97 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 36.95 kg per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 2017 | 37.24 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 37.53 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 37.68 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 37.97 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 37.97 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 37.97 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 38.12 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Chickens, broilers: Manure … applied square kilometre leaches 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% | 6.28 kg per square kilometre | 27.46 kg per square kilometre |
| 1975 | +252.4% | 3.07 kg per square kilometre | 10.81 kg per square kilometre |
| 1978 | +89.8% | 8.62 kg per square kilometre | 16.36 kg per square kilometre |
| 1967 | +66.7% | 7.01 kg per square kilometre | 11.68 kg per square kilometre |
| 1983 | -63.9% | 21.03 kg per square kilometre | 7.59 kg per square kilometre |
| 1974 | +61.5% | 1.9 kg per square kilometre | 3.07 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.17 kg per square kilometre | 3.51 kg per square kilometre | 13.73 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 8.28 kg per square kilometre | 1.9 kg per square kilometre | 16.36 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 22.08 kg per square kilometre | 6.28 kg per square kilometre | 36.8 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 26.59 kg per square kilometre | 18.99 kg per square kilometre | 33.59 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 34.04 kg per square kilometre | 32.86 kg per square kilometre | 37.24 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 37.15 kg per square kilometre | 36.22 kg per square kilometre | 37.97 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 38.01 kg per square kilometre | 37.97 kg per square kilometre | 38.12 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
- 20 Portugal 48.53 kg per square kilometre compare
- 21 Saint Lucia 40.51 kg per square kilometre compare
- 22 Ecuador 39.56 kg per square kilometre compare
- 24 Malaysia 36.69 kg per square kilometre compare
- 25 El Salvador 36.49 kg per square kilometre compare
- 26 Denmark 35.05 kg per square kilometre 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, broilers — manure applied to soils that leaches (n) in Tonga?
- Chickens, broilers — manure applied to soils that leaches (n) in Tonga was 38.12 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest chickens, broilers — manure applied to soils that leaches (n) recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 38.12 kg per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest chickens, broilers — manure applied to soils that leaches (n) recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.9 kg per square kilometre in 1973.
- How does Tonga rank for chickens, broilers — manure applied to soils that leaches (n)?
- Tonga ranks 23rd out of 168 countries with data for 2023.
- Is chickens, broilers — manure applied to soils that leaches (n) 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 Statizoid (derived), published as part of Chickens, broilers — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Chickens, broilers — Manure applied to soils that leaches (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.
Chickens, broilers — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Chickens, broilers — Manure applied to soils that leaches 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
Chickens, broilers — Manure applied to soils that leaches (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.