Herbicides — Agricultural Use in Tonga
Tonga: Herbicides — Agricultural Use was 13 t in 2024. ▲ Rising
Herbicides — Agricultural Use in Tonga, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Tonga recorded 13 t for herbicides — agricultural use in 2024.
That represents a change of up 30.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, herbicides — agricultural use in Tonga peaked at 16 t in 2017 and was at its lowest, 3 t, in 2016.
That places Tonga 170th out of 209 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8 t | 8 t | 8 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 8 t | 8 t | 8 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.7 t | 3 t | 16 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.6 t | 13 t | 14 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
- 167 Côte d'Ivoire 16 t compare
- 168 Burundi 14 t compare
- 168 Montenegro 14 t compare
- 170 China, Hong Kong SAR 13 t compare
- 172 Bermuda 11 t compare
- 172 British Virgin Islands 11 t compare
- 172 North Macedonia 11 t compare
More environment data for Tonga
- Inland waters — Area 2.9 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 5.56 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 11.46 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 4 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 26.11 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 9.11 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 62.43 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 21.79 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.3 ha/cap (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 42.92 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is herbicides — agricultural use in Tonga?
- Herbicides — agricultural use in Tonga was 13 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest herbicides — agricultural use recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 16 t in 2017.
- What is the lowest herbicides — agricultural use recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 3 t in 2016.
- How does Tonga rank for herbicides — agricultural use?
- Tonga ranks 170th out of 209 countries with data for 2024.
- Is herbicides — agricultural use rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.0%. 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 Herbicides — Agricultural Use. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Pesticides Use domain contains statistics on the agricultural use of major pesticide groups and of relevant chemical families. Data are disseminated by country, with global coverage and are updated annually. The FAOSTAT Pesticides Use domain contains information on the use of major pesticide groups:1. Insecticides (Chlorinated hydrocarbons, Organo-phosphates, Carbamates-insecticides, Pyrethroids, Botanical and biological products and Others not elsewhere classified);2. Mineral Oils;3. Herbicides (Phenoxy hormone products, Triazines, Amides, Carbamates-herbicides, Dinitroanilines, Urea derivatives, Sulfonyl urea, Bipiridils, Uracil, Others not elsewhere classified);4. Fungicides and Bactericides (Inorganic, Dithiocarbamates, Benzimidazoles, Triazoles, Diazoles, Diazines, Morpholines, Others not elsewhere classified);5. Plant Growth Regulators;6. Rodenticides (Anti-coagulants, Cyanide Generators, Hypercalcaemics, Narcotics, Others not elsewhere classified);7. Other Pesticides NES (not elsewhere specified).