Manure applied — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Tonga
Tonga: Manure applied — Cropland nitrogen per unit area was 22.3 kg/ha in 2023. ▲ Rising
Manure applied — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Tonga, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
Tonga recorded 22.3 kg/ha for manure applied — cropland nitrogen per unit area in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, manure applied — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Tonga peaked at 31.22 kg/ha in 1988 and was at its lowest, 5.47 kg/ha, in 1961.
That places Tonga 85th out of 185 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.
Manure applied — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Tonga, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 5.47 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 7.45 kg/ha | +36.2% |
| 1963 | 7.39 kg/ha | -0.8% |
| 1964 | 7.4 kg/ha | +0.2% |
| 1965 | 7.54 kg/ha | +1.8% |
| 1966 | 9.12 kg/ha | +21.0% |
| 1967 | 8.26 kg/ha | -9.4% |
| 1968 | 8.89 kg/ha | +7.6% |
| 1969 | 8.42 kg/ha | -5.3% |
| 1970 | 9.05 kg/ha | +7.5% |
| 1971 | 8.16 kg/ha | -9.9% |
| 1972 | 7.69 kg/ha | -5.7% |
| 1973 | 9.37 kg/ha | +21.8% |
| 1974 | 10.97 kg/ha | +17.1% |
| 1975 | 12.62 kg/ha | +15.0% |
| 1976 | 16.71 kg/ha | +32.5% |
| 1977 | 19.23 kg/ha | +15.1% |
| 1978 | 24.21 kg/ha | +25.9% |
| 1979 | 24.21 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 23.67 kg/ha | -2.2% |
| 1981 | 28.13 kg/ha | +18.8% |
| 1982 | 25.3 kg/ha | -10.1% |
| 1983 | 20.95 kg/ha | -17.2% |
| 1984 | 16.68 kg/ha | -20.4% |
| 1985 | 21.93 kg/ha | +31.4% |
| 1986 | 24.02 kg/ha | +9.5% |
| 1987 | 27.58 kg/ha | +14.8% |
| 1988 | 31.22 kg/ha | +13.2% |
| 1989 | 25.76 kg/ha | -17.5% |
| 1990 | 24.73 kg/ha | -4.0% |
| 1991 | 24.7 kg/ha | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 24.85 kg/ha | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 24.8 kg/ha | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 24.02 kg/ha | -3.1% |
| 1995 | 21.87 kg/ha | -9.0% |
| 1996 | 22.37 kg/ha | +2.3% |
| 1997 | 24 kg/ha | +7.3% |
| 1998 | 24 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 24.11 kg/ha | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 25.18 kg/ha | +4.4% |
| 2001 | 25.17 kg/ha | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 25.17 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 25.17 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 25.17 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 25.18 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 24.24 kg/ha | -3.7% |
| 2007 | 24.76 kg/ha | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 24.7 kg/ha | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 23.8 kg/ha | -3.6% |
| 2010 | 23.83 kg/ha | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 23.75 kg/ha | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 23.18 kg/ha | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 23.33 kg/ha | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 22.61 kg/ha | -3.1% |
| 2015 | 21.96 kg/ha | -2.9% |
| 2016 | 22.06 kg/ha | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 22.13 kg/ha | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 22.19 kg/ha | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 22.25 kg/ha | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 22.21 kg/ha | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 22.25 kg/ha | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 22.27 kg/ha | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 22.3 kg/ha | +0.1% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 22.3 kg/ha is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 20.33 kg/ha, 1.1× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 22.3 kg/ha is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 19 kg/ha, 1.2× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Manure applied — Cropland nitrogen per unit area 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | +36.2% | 5.47 kg/ha | 7.45 kg/ha |
| 1976 | +32.5% | 12.62 kg/ha | 16.71 kg/ha |
| 1985 | +31.4% | 16.68 kg/ha | 21.93 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.77 kg/ha | 5.47 kg/ha | 9.12 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 14.22 kg/ha | 7.69 kg/ha | 24.21 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 24.52 kg/ha | 16.68 kg/ha | 31.22 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 23.94 kg/ha | 21.87 kg/ha | 24.85 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 24.85 kg/ha | 23.8 kg/ha | 25.18 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.73 kg/ha | 21.96 kg/ha | 23.83 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.26 kg/ha | 22.21 kg/ha | 22.3 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
- 82 El Salvador 23.44 kg/ha compare
- 83 South Sudan 23.1 kg/ha compare
- 84 Brazil 22.71 kg/ha compare
- 86 Honduras 22.14 kg/ha compare
- 87 Sweden 21.81 kg/ha compare
- 88 North Macedonia 21.62 kg/ha compare
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 manure applied — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Tonga?
- Manure applied — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Tonga was 22.3 kg/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest manure applied — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 31.22 kg/ha in 1988.
- What is the lowest manure applied — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.47 kg/ha in 1961.
- How does Tonga rank for manure applied — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
- Tonga ranks 85th out of 185 countries with data for 2023.
- Is manure applied — cropland nitrogen per unit area rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.4%. 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 Manure applied — Cropland nitrogen per unit area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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 (%).