Chickens, layers — Amount excreted in manure in Tonga
Tonga: Chickens, layers — Amount excreted in manure was 42,560 kg in 2023. ▲ Rising
Chickens, layers — 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, layers — amount excreted in manure in Tonga is 42,560 kg, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chickens, layers — amount excreted in manure in Tonga peaked at 46,870 kg in 2007 and was at its lowest, 13,468 kg, in 1961.
Tonga ranks 181st of 193 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Chickens, layers — Amount excreted in manure in Tonga, year by year
| Year | kg | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 13,468 kg | — |
| 1962 | 15,085 kg | +12.0% |
| 1963 | 16,162 kg | +7.1% |
| 1964 | 17,778 kg | +10.0% |
| 1965 | 18,856 kg | +6.1% |
| 1966 | 19,395 kg | +2.9% |
| 1967 | 19,933 kg | +2.8% |
| 1968 | 20,472 kg | +2.7% |
| 1969 | 21,011 kg | +2.6% |
| 1970 | 21,550 kg | +2.6% |
| 1971 | 18,856 kg | -12.5% |
| 1972 | 16,162 kg | -14.3% |
| 1973 | 16,162 kg | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 18,856 kg | +16.7% |
| 1975 | 21,550 kg | +14.3% |
| 1976 | 23,166 kg | +7.5% |
| 1977 | 24,782 kg | +7.0% |
| 1978 | 26,937 kg | +8.7% |
| 1979 | 29,092 kg | +8.0% |
| 1980 | 30,169 kg | +3.7% |
| 1981 | 33,402 kg | +10.7% |
| 1982 | 35,557 kg | +6.5% |
| 1983 | 37,712 kg | +6.1% |
| 1984 | 38,789 kg | +2.9% |
| 1985 | 42,022 kg | +8.3% |
| 1986 | 43,099 kg | +2.6% |
| 1987 | 44,715 kg | +3.7% |
| 1988 | 45,793 kg | +2.4% |
| 1989 | 40,406 kg | -11.8% |
| 1990 | 37,712 kg | -6.7% |
| 1991 | 33,941 kg | -10.0% |
| 1992 | 34,479 kg | +1.6% |
| 1993 | 35,018 kg | +1.6% |
| 1994 | 35,018 kg | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 37,712 kg | +7.7% |
| 1996 | 39,867 kg | +5.7% |
| 1997 | 37,712 kg | -5.4% |
| 1998 | 37,712 kg | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 39,867 kg | +5.7% |
| 2000 | 39,867 kg | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 39,867 kg | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 39,867 kg | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 39,867 kg | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 39,867 kg | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 40,406 kg | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 40,406 kg | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 46,870 kg | +16.0% |
| 2008 | 41,483 kg | -11.5% |
| 2009 | 40,406 kg | -2.6% |
| 2010 | 42,022 kg | +4.0% |
| 2011 | 41,483 kg | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 42,022 kg | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 42,022 kg | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 37,712 kg | -10.3% |
| 2015 | 37,712 kg | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 42,022 kg | +11.4% |
| 2017 | 42,022 kg | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 42,022 kg | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 42,560 kg | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 42,560 kg | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 42,560 kg | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 42,560 kg | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 42,560 kg | +0.0% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 42,560 kg is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.38 million kg, 1% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 42,560 kg is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.24 million kg, 3% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 18,018 kg | 13,468 kg | 21,011 kg | 9 |
| 1970s | 21,711 kg | 16,162 kg | 29,092 kg | 10 |
| 1980s | 39,166 kg | 30,169 kg | 45,793 kg | 10 |
| 1990s | 36,904 kg | 33,941 kg | 39,867 kg | 10 |
| 2000s | 40,890 kg | 39,867 kg | 46,870 kg | 10 |
| 2010s | 41,160 kg | 37,712 kg | 42,560 kg | 10 |
| 2020s | 42,560 kg | 42,560 kg | 42,560 kg | 4 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
- 178 Martinique 51,180 kg compare
- 179 French Guiana 48,487 kg compare
- 180 Saint Lucia 47,948 kg compare
- 182 Samoa 39,867 kg compare
- 183 Dominica 38,250 kg compare
- 184 Sao Tome and Principe 32,324 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, layers — amount excreted in manure in Tonga?
- Chickens, layers — amount excreted in manure in Tonga was 42,560 kg in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest chickens, layers — amount excreted in manure recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 46,870 kg in 2007.
- What is the lowest chickens, layers — amount excreted in manure recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 13,468 kg in 1961.
- How does Tonga rank for chickens, layers — amount excreted in manure?
- Tonga ranks 181st out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is chickens, layers — amount excreted in manure rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. 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, layers — 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).