Is chickens — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per capita rising or falling in Tonga?

Over the last ten years it is up 5.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Chickens — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content), per capita in Tonga

Name: Chickens — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content), per capita in Tonga
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
License: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page

Tonga: Chickens — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content), per capita was 0.0118 kg per person in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

0.0118 kg per person

Change on year

up 0.7%

World rank

126th

of 168 countries

All-time high

0.0124 kg per person

in 1988

All-time low

0.0021 kg per person

in 1973

Years of data

1961–2023

Chickens — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content), per capita in Tonga, 1961–2023

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.

Analysis

Tonga recorded 0.0118 kg per person for chickens — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per capita in 2023.

That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 5.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, chickens — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per capita in Tonga peaked at 0.0124 kg per person in 1988 and was at its lowest, 0.0021 kg per person, in 1973.

That places Tonga 126th out of 168 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.

Chickens — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content), per capita in Tonga, year by year

Annual values for Chickens — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content), per capita in Tonga, 1961 to 2023.
Year	kg per person	Change
1961	0.0029 kg per person	—
1962	0.0032 kg per person	+9.1%
1963	0.0034 kg per person	+5.8%
1964	0.0036 kg per person	+7.0%
1965	0.0038 kg per person	+4.4%
1966	0.0042 kg per person	+12.2%
1967	0.0055 kg per person	+29.9%
1968	0.006 kg per person	+9.4%
1969	0.005 kg per person	-16.5%
1970	0.0038 kg per person	-23.6%
1971	0.0032 kg per person	-17.0%
1972	0.0022 kg per person	-31.4%
1973	0.0021 kg per person	-3.3%
1974	0.0026 kg per person	+24.1%
1975	0.0047 kg per person	+78.0%
1976	0.0057 kg per person	+22.0%
1977	0.0043 kg per person	-24.8%
1978	0.0062 kg per person	+45.5%
1979	0.006 kg per person	-4.1%
1980	0.0058 kg per person	-3.6%
1981	0.0077 kg per person	+32.6%
1982	0.008 kg per person	+5.1%
1983	0.0052 kg per person	-35.5%
1984	0.005 kg per person	-3.8%
1985	0.0101 kg per person	+102.4%
1986	0.0106 kg per person	+4.9%
1987	0.0113 kg per person	+6.3%
1988	0.0124 kg per person	+10.5%
1989	0.0098 kg per person	-21.2%
1990	0.0076 kg per person	-22.1%
1991	0.0075 kg per person	-1.7%
1992	0.0078 kg per person	+4.4%
1993	0.008 kg per person	+2.2%
1994	0.008 kg per person	-0.1%
1995	0.0097 kg per person	+21.6%
1996	0.0109 kg per person	+11.9%
1997	0.0108 kg per person	-1.0%
1998	0.0107 kg per person	-0.7%
1999	0.0107 kg per person	-0.1%
2000	0.0107 kg per person	-0.6%
2001	0.0106 kg per person	-0.6%
2002	0.0105 kg per person	-0.6%
2003	0.0105 kg per person	-0.6%
2004	0.0104 kg per person	-0.6%
2005	0.0104 kg per person	-0.4%
2006	0.0103 kg per person	-0.5%
2007	0.0114 kg per person	+10.2%
2008	0.0112 kg per person	-1.6%
2009	0.0111 kg per person	-0.4%
2010	0.0112 kg per person	+0.2%
2011	0.011 kg per person	-1.6%
2012	0.0111 kg per person	+1.1%
2013	0.0112 kg per person	+0.9%
2014	0.0111 kg per person	-0.9%
2015	0.0112 kg per person	+0.8%
2016	0.0114 kg per person	+1.9%
2017	0.0115 kg per person	+0.7%
2018	0.0115 kg per person	+0.3%
2019	0.0116 kg per person	+0.6%
2020	0.0116 kg per person	+0.5%
2021	0.0116 kg per person	+0.2%
2022	0.0117 kg per person	+0.4%
2023	0.0118 kg per person	+0.7%

Tonga compared with similar countries

Tonga's 0.0118 kg per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1614 kg per person, 7% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
Tonga's 0.0118 kg per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.021 kg per person, 56% of the median. (23 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Chickens — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content), per capita 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%	0.005 kg per person	0.0101 kg per person
1975	+78.0%	0.0026 kg per person	0.0047 kg per person
1978	+45.5%	0.0043 kg per person	0.0062 kg per person
1983	-35.5%	0.008 kg per person	0.0052 kg per person

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.0042 kg per person	0.0029 kg per person	0.006 kg per person	9
1970s	0.0041 kg per person	0.0021 kg per person	0.0062 kg per person	10
1980s	0.0086 kg per person	0.005 kg per person	0.0124 kg per person	10
1990s	0.0092 kg per person	0.0075 kg per person	0.0109 kg per person	10
2000s	0.0107 kg per person	0.0103 kg per person	0.0114 kg per person	10
2010s	0.0113 kg per person	0.011 kg per person	0.0116 kg per person	10
2020s	0.0117 kg per person	0.0116 kg per person	0.0118 kg per person	4

Countries ranked near Tonga

123 New Zealand 0.017 kg per person compare
124 Belarus 0.0152 kg per person compare
125 Australia 0.0142 kg per person compare
127 Portugal 0.0115 kg per person compare
128 Belgium 0.0112 kg per person compare
129 Spain 0.0108 kg per person compare

See the full ranking of 170 places →

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)

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Frequently asked questions

What is chickens — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per capita in Tonga?: Chickens — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per capita in Tonga was 0.0118 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest chickens — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per capita recorded in Tonga?: The highest recorded value was 0.0124 kg per person in 1988.
What is the lowest chickens — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per capita recorded in Tonga?: The lowest recorded value was 0.0021 kg per person in 1973.
How does Tonga rank for chickens — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per capita?: Tonga ranks 126th out of 168 countries with data for 2023.
Is chickens — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per capita rising or falling in Tonga?: Over the last ten years it is up 5.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Tonga data come from?: The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Chickens — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Chickens — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Chickens — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content) ÷ Population, total

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Chickens — Manure left on pasture that leaches Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)

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Indicator: Chickens — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content), per capita
Unit: kg per person
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 170 places, 9,696 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 03 October 2026

Chickens — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.