Chickens — Manure left on pasture in Tonga
Tonga: Chickens — Manure left on pasture was 4,106 kg in 2023. ▲ Rising
Chickens — Manure left on pasture in Tonga, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg.
Analysis
Tonga recorded 4,106 kg for chickens — manure left on pasture in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chickens — manure left on pasture in Tonga peaked at 4,106 kg in 2023 and was at its lowest, 625.79 kg, in 1973.
That places Tonga 185th 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 — Manure left on pasture in Tonga, year by year
| Year | kg | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 664.23 kg | — |
| 1962 | 745.24 kg | +12.2% |
| 1963 | 810.08 kg | +8.7% |
| 1964 | 891.09 kg | +10.0% |
| 1965 | 955.93 kg | +7.3% |
| 1966 | 1,102 kg | +15.3% |
| 1967 | 1,465 kg | +32.9% |
| 1968 | 1,633 kg | +11.5% |
| 1969 | 1,389 kg | -14.9% |
| 1970 | 1,080 kg | -22.2% |
| 1971 | 912.57 kg | -15.5% |
| 1972 | 636.63 kg | -30.2% |
| 1973 | 625.79 kg | -1.7% |
| 1974 | 793.33 kg | +26.8% |
| 1975 | 1,449 kg | +82.6% |
| 1976 | 1,812 kg | +25.0% |
| 1977 | 1,383 kg | -23.7% |
| 1978 | 2,022 kg | +46.2% |
| 1979 | 1,946 kg | -3.8% |
| 1980 | 1,881 kg | -3.4% |
| 1981 | 2,498 kg | +32.8% |
| 1982 | 2,628 kg | +5.2% |
| 1983 | 1,695 kg | -35.5% |
| 1984 | 1,630 kg | -3.8% |
| 1985 | 3,299 kg | +102.4% |
| 1986 | 3,461 kg | +4.9% |
| 1987 | 3,694 kg | +6.7% |
| 1988 | 4,106 kg | +11.1% |
| 1989 | 3,250 kg | -20.8% |
| 1990 | 2,541 kg | -21.8% |
| 1991 | 2,503 kg | -1.5% |
| 1992 | 2,617 kg | +4.5% |
| 1993 | 2,677 kg | +2.3% |
| 1994 | 2,677 kg | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 3,256 kg | +21.6% |
| 1996 | 3,646 kg | +12.0% |
| 1997 | 3,625 kg | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 3,625 kg | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 3,646 kg | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 3,646 kg | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 3,646 kg | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 3,646 kg | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 3,646 kg | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 3,646 kg | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 3,651 kg | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 3,651 kg | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 4,040 kg | +10.7% |
| 2008 | 3,987 kg | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 3,976 kg | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 3,992 kg | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 3,933 kg | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 3,971 kg | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 3,992 kg | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 3,939 kg | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 3,950 kg | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 4,003 kg | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 4,025 kg | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 4,047 kg | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 4,074 kg | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 4,095 kg | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 4,095 kg | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 4,095 kg | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 4,106 kg | +0.3% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 4,106 kg is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.36 million kg, 0% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 4,106 kg is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 295,365 kg, 1% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Chickens — Manure left on pasture 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% | 1,630 kg | 3,299 kg |
| 1975 | +82.6% | 793.33 kg | 1,449 kg |
| 1978 | +46.2% | 1,383 kg | 2,022 kg |
| 1983 | -35.5% | 2,628 kg | 1,695 kg |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,073 kg | 664.23 kg | 1,633 kg | 9 |
| 1970s | 1,266 kg | 625.79 kg | 2,022 kg | 10 |
| 1980s | 2,814 kg | 1,630 kg | 4,106 kg | 10 |
| 1990s | 3,081 kg | 2,503 kg | 3,646 kg | 10 |
| 2000s | 3,754 kg | 3,646 kg | 4,040 kg | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,993 kg | 3,933 kg | 4,074 kg | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,098 kg | 4,095 kg | 4,106 kg | 4 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
- 182 Vanuatu 5,222 kg compare
- 183 French Polynesia 4,957 kg compare
- 184 Samoa 4,914 kg compare
- 186 Solomon Islands 3,380 kg compare
- 187 Iceland 2,581 kg compare
- 188 Luxembourg 2,199 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 — manure left on pasture in Tonga?
- Chickens — manure left on pasture in Tonga was 4,106 kg in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest chickens — manure left on pasture recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 4,106 kg in 2023.
- What is the lowest chickens — manure left on pasture recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 625.79 kg in 1973.
- How does Tonga rank for chickens — manure left on pasture?
- Tonga ranks 185th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is chickens — manure left on pasture 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 — Manure left on pasture (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).