Herbicides — Agricultural Use in Tonga

Tonga: Herbicides — Agricultural Use was 13 t in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
13 t
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
170th
of 209 countries
All-time high
16 t
in 2017
All-time low
3 t
in 2016
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Herbicides — Agricultural Use in Tonga, 1990–2024

510151990200720241990: 8 t1991: 8 t1992: 8 t1993: 8 t1994: 8 t1995: 8 t1996: 8 t1997: 8 t1998: 8 t1999: 8 t2000: 8 t2001: 8 t2002: 8 t2003: 8 t2004: 8 t2005: 8 t2006: 8 t2007: 8 t2008: 8 t2009: 8 t2010: 8 t2011: 8 t2012: 8 t2013: 8 t2014: 10 t2015: 6 t2016: 3 t2017: 16 t2018: 15 t2019: 15 t2020: 14 t2021: 14 t2022: 14 t2023: 13 t2024: 13 t

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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 167 Côte d'Ivoire 16 t compare
  2. 168 Burundi 14 t compare
  3. 168 Montenegro 14 t compare
  4. 170 China, Hong Kong SAR 13 t compare
  5. 172 Bermuda 11 t compare
  6. 172 British Virgin Islands 11 t compare
  7. 172 North Macedonia 11 t compare

See the full ranking of 235 places →

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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

Indicator
Herbicides — Agricultural Use
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
235 places, 7,984 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed

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).