Horses — Manure left on pasture in Tonga
Tonga: Horses — Manure left on pasture was 309,891 kg in 2023. ▲ Rising
Horses — Manure left on pasture in Tonga, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg.
Analysis
The most recent figure for horses — manure left on pasture in Tonga is 309,891 kg, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 8.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, horses — manure left on pasture in Tonga peaked at 325,762 kg in 1981 and was at its lowest, 151,701 kg, in 1972.
Tonga ranks 106th of 164 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Horses — Manure left on pasture in Tonga, year by year
| Year | kg | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 178,805 kg | — |
| 1962 | 191,262 kg | +7.0% |
| 1963 | 191,809 kg | +0.3% |
| 1964 | 183,209 kg | -4.5% |
| 1965 | 179,821 kg | -1.8% |
| 1966 | 194,363 kg | +8.1% |
| 1967 | 200,956 kg | +3.4% |
| 1968 | 209,400 kg | +4.2% |
| 1969 | 214,117 kg | +2.3% |
| 1970 | 190,845 kg | -10.9% |
| 1971 | 181,541 kg | -4.9% |
| 1972 | 151,701 kg | -16.4% |
| 1973 | 182,427 kg | +20.3% |
| 1974 | 184,981 kg | +1.4% |
| 1975 | 211,641 kg | +14.4% |
| 1976 | 224,880 kg | +6.3% |
| 1977 | 222,978 kg | -0.8% |
| 1978 | 269,575 kg | +20.9% |
| 1979 | 281,068 kg | +4.3% |
| 1980 | 286,671 kg | +2.0% |
| 1981 | 325,762 kg | +13.6% |
| 1982 | 299,180 kg | -8.2% |
| 1983 | 225,949 kg | -24.5% |
| 1984 | 226,731 kg | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 275,074 kg | +21.3% |
| 1986 | 286,671 kg | +4.2% |
| 1987 | 286,671 kg | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 286,671 kg | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 299,285 kg | +4.4% |
| 1990 | 156,366 kg | -47.8% |
| 1991 | 156,366 kg | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 302,308 kg | +93.3% |
| 1993 | 297,095 kg | -1.7% |
| 1994 | 297,095 kg | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 297,095 kg | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 297,095 kg | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 297,095 kg | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 297,095 kg | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 297,095 kg | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 297,095 kg | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 297,095 kg | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 297,095 kg | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 297,095 kg | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 297,095 kg | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 297,095 kg | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 297,095 kg | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 299,702 kg | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 299,702 kg | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 299,702 kg | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 299,702 kg | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 299,702 kg | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 299,702 kg | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 286,671 kg | -4.3% |
| 2014 | 286,671 kg | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 295,193 kg | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 302,308 kg | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 307,937 kg | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 308,536 kg | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 309,787 kg | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 310,725 kg | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 308,067 kg | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 308,979 kg | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 309,891 kg | +0.3% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 309,891 kg is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.70 million kg, 18% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 309,891 kg is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 834,291 kg, 37% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Horses — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | +93.3% | 156,366 kg | 302,308 kg |
| 1990 | -47.8% | 299,285 kg | 156,366 kg |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 193,749 kg | 178,805 kg | 214,117 kg | 9 |
| 1970s | 210,164 kg | 151,701 kg | 281,068 kg | 10 |
| 1980s | 279,866 kg | 225,949 kg | 325,762 kg | 10 |
| 1990s | 269,470 kg | 156,366 kg | 302,308 kg | 10 |
| 2000s | 297,877 kg | 297,095 kg | 299,702 kg | 10 |
| 2010s | 299,621 kg | 286,671 kg | 309,787 kg | 10 |
| 2020s | 309,416 kg | 308,067 kg | 310,725 kg | 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 horses — manure left on pasture in Tonga?
- Horses — manure left on pasture in Tonga was 309,891 kg in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest horses — manure left on pasture recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 325,762 kg in 1981.
- What is the lowest horses — manure left on pasture recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 151,701 kg in 1972.
- How does Tonga rank for horses — manure left on pasture?
- Tonga ranks 106th out of 164 countries with data for 2023.
- Is horses — manure left on pasture rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.1%. 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 Horses — 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).