Crop residue removal — Cropland potassium per unit area in Tonga
Tonga: Crop residue removal — Cropland potassium per unit area was 3.28 kg/ha in 2023. ▼ Falling
Crop residue removal — Cropland potassium per unit area in Tonga, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
Tonga recorded 3.28 kg/ha for crop residue removal — cropland potassium per unit area in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and up 23.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, crop residue removal — cropland potassium per unit area in Tonga peaked at 7.49 kg/ha in 1967 and was at its lowest, 2.31 kg/ha, in 1999.
Tonga ranks 174th of 186 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Crop residue removal — Cropland potassium per unit area in Tonga, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 5.23 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 5.64 kg/ha | +7.9% |
| 1963 | 5.42 kg/ha | -3.9% |
| 1964 | 5.27 kg/ha | -2.8% |
| 1965 | 6.26 kg/ha | +18.8% |
| 1966 | 6.8 kg/ha | +8.6% |
| 1967 | 7.49 kg/ha | +10.1% |
| 1968 | 7.2 kg/ha | -3.9% |
| 1969 | 5.62 kg/ha | -21.9% |
| 1970 | 5.63 kg/ha | +0.1% |
| 1971 | 5.36 kg/ha | -4.8% |
| 1972 | 5.23 kg/ha | -2.5% |
| 1973 | 5.16 kg/ha | -1.2% |
| 1974 | 5.21 kg/ha | +0.9% |
| 1975 | 4.96 kg/ha | -4.8% |
| 1976 | 4.97 kg/ha | +0.2% |
| 1977 | 5.03 kg/ha | +1.3% |
| 1978 | 4.73 kg/ha | -6.1% |
| 1979 | 4.92 kg/ha | +4.2% |
| 1980 | 4.18 kg/ha | -15.1% |
| 1981 | 4.17 kg/ha | -0.3% |
| 1982 | 4.6 kg/ha | +10.3% |
| 1983 | 4.72 kg/ha | +2.6% |
| 1984 | 4.44 kg/ha | -5.9% |
| 1985 | 4.33 kg/ha | -2.6% |
| 1986 | 4.22 kg/ha | -2.5% |
| 1987 | 4.57 kg/ha | +8.3% |
| 1988 | 4.55 kg/ha | -0.4% |
| 1989 | 4.6 kg/ha | +1.2% |
| 1990 | 4.57 kg/ha | -0.6% |
| 1991 | 3.87 kg/ha | -15.4% |
| 1992 | 4.31 kg/ha | +11.4% |
| 1993 | 4.29 kg/ha | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 3.23 kg/ha | -24.7% |
| 1995 | 3.44 kg/ha | +6.6% |
| 1996 | 3.39 kg/ha | -1.5% |
| 1997 | 3.23 kg/ha | -4.9% |
| 1998 | 3.04 kg/ha | -5.8% |
| 1999 | 2.31 kg/ha | -24.1% |
| 2000 | 2.67 kg/ha | +15.7% |
| 2001 | 2.74 kg/ha | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 2.89 kg/ha | +5.3% |
| 2003 | 2.89 kg/ha | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 2.88 kg/ha | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 2.96 kg/ha | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 2.66 kg/ha | -10.2% |
| 2007 | 2.7 kg/ha | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 2.63 kg/ha | -2.6% |
| 2009 | 2.56 kg/ha | -2.6% |
| 2010 | 2.55 kg/ha | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 2.57 kg/ha | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 2.57 kg/ha | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 2.65 kg/ha | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 3.15 kg/ha | +19.0% |
| 2015 | 3.18 kg/ha | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 3.31 kg/ha | +4.2% |
| 2017 | 3.15 kg/ha | -4.6% |
| 2018 | 3.26 kg/ha | +3.2% |
| 2019 | 3.3 kg/ha | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 3.3 kg/ha | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 3.3 kg/ha | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 3.29 kg/ha | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 3.28 kg/ha | -0.4% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 3.28 kg/ha is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 17.72 kg/ha, 18% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 3.28 kg/ha is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 12.17 kg/ha, 27% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.1 kg/ha | 5.23 kg/ha | 7.49 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 5.12 kg/ha | 4.73 kg/ha | 5.63 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.44 kg/ha | 4.17 kg/ha | 4.72 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.57 kg/ha | 2.31 kg/ha | 4.57 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.76 kg/ha | 2.56 kg/ha | 2.96 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.97 kg/ha | 2.55 kg/ha | 3.31 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.29 kg/ha | 3.28 kg/ha | 3.3 kg/ha | 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 crop residue removal — cropland potassium per unit area in Tonga?
- Crop residue removal — cropland potassium per unit area in Tonga was 3.28 kg/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest crop residue removal — cropland potassium per unit area recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 7.49 kg/ha in 1967.
- What is the lowest crop residue removal — cropland potassium per unit area recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.31 kg/ha in 1999.
- How does Tonga rank for crop residue removal — cropland potassium per unit area?
- Tonga ranks 174th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is crop residue removal — cropland potassium per unit area rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tonga data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Crop residue removal — Cropland potassium per unit area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Cropland Nutrient balance domain contains information on the flows of nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium from mineral fertilizer, manure applied, atmospheric deposition, crop removal, and biological fixation over cropland and per unit area of cropland. The flows are aggregated to total inputs and total outputs, from which the overall nutrient balance and nutrient use efficiency on cropland are calculated. Statistics are disseminated in units of tonnes and in kg/ha, as appropriate. Nutrient use efficiency is expressed as a fraction (%).