Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per capita in Tonga
Tonga: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per capita was 0.36 kg/cap in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per capita in Tonga, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/cap.
Analysis
The most recent figure for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — use per capita in Tonga is 0.36 kg/cap, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 43.8% on the previous year and down 14.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — use per capita in Tonga peaked at 1.07 kg/cap in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0 kg/cap, in 1961.
Tonga ranks 163rd of 197 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per capita in Tonga, year by year
| Year | kg/cap | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0 kg/cap | — |
| 1962 | 0 kg/cap | — |
| 1963 | 0 kg/cap | — |
| 1964 | 0 kg/cap | — |
| 1965 | 0 kg/cap | — |
| 1966 | 0 kg/cap | — |
| 1967 | 0 kg/cap | — |
| 1968 | 0 kg/cap | — |
| 1969 | 0 kg/cap | — |
| 1970 | 0 kg/cap | — |
| 1971 | 0 kg/cap | — |
| 1972 | 0 kg/cap | — |
| 1973 | 0 kg/cap | — |
| 1974 | 0 kg/cap | — |
| 1975 | 0 kg/cap | — |
| 1976 | 0 kg/cap | — |
| 1977 | 0 kg/cap | — |
| 1978 | 0 kg/cap | — |
| 1979 | 0 kg/cap | — |
| 1980 | 0 kg/cap | — |
| 1981 | 0 kg/cap | — |
| 1982 | 0.64 kg/cap | — |
| 1983 | 0.88 kg/cap | +37.5% |
| 1984 | 1.02 kg/cap | +15.9% |
| 1985 | 1.02 kg/cap | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0 kg/cap | -100.0% |
| 1987 | 0 kg/cap | — |
| 1988 | 0 kg/cap | — |
| 1989 | 0 kg/cap | — |
| 1990 | 0 kg/cap | — |
| 1991 | 0 kg/cap | — |
| 1992 | 0 kg/cap | — |
| 1993 | 0 kg/cap | — |
| 1994 | 0 kg/cap | — |
| 1995 | 0 kg/cap | — |
| 1996 | 0 kg/cap | — |
| 1997 | 0 kg/cap | — |
| 1998 | 0 kg/cap | — |
| 1999 | 0 kg/cap | — |
| 2000 | 0 kg/cap | — |
| 2001 | 0 kg/cap | — |
| 2002 | 0 kg/cap | — |
| 2003 | 0 kg/cap | — |
| 2004 | 0 kg/cap | — |
| 2005 | 0 kg/cap | — |
| 2006 | 0 kg/cap | — |
| 2007 | 0 kg/cap | — |
| 2008 | 1 kg/cap | — |
| 2009 | 1 kg/cap | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.08 kg/cap | -92.0% |
| 2011 | 0.07 kg/cap | -12.5% |
| 2012 | 0.49 kg/cap | +600.0% |
| 2013 | 0.67 kg/cap | +36.7% |
| 2014 | 0.42 kg/cap | -37.3% |
| 2015 | 0.52 kg/cap | +23.8% |
| 2016 | 0.87 kg/cap | +67.3% |
| 2017 | 1.07 kg/cap | +23.0% |
| 2018 | 0.6 kg/cap | -43.9% |
| 2019 | 0.8 kg/cap | +33.3% |
| 2020 | 0.79 kg/cap | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 0.91 kg/cap | +15.2% |
| 2022 | 0.55 kg/cap | -39.6% |
| 2023 | 0.64 kg/cap | +16.4% |
| 2024 | 0.36 kg/cap | -43.8% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 0.36 kg/cap is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5.87 kg/cap, 6% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 0.36 kg/cap is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 2.46 kg/cap, 15% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +600.0% | 0.07 kg/cap | 0.49 kg/cap |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 kg/cap | 0 kg/cap | 0 kg/cap | 9 |
| 1970s | 0 kg/cap | 0 kg/cap | 0 kg/cap | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.356 kg/cap | 0 kg/cap | 1.02 kg/cap | 10 |
| 1990s | 0 kg/cap | 0 kg/cap | 0 kg/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2 kg/cap | 0 kg/cap | 1 kg/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.559 kg/cap | 0.07 kg/cap | 1.07 kg/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.65 kg/cap | 0.36 kg/cap | 0.91 kg/cap | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
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 nutrient nitrogen n (total) — use per capita in Tonga?
- Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — use per capita in Tonga was 0.36 kg/cap in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — use per capita recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 1.07 kg/cap in 2017.
- What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — use per capita recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 kg/cap in 1961.
- How does Tonga rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — use per capita?
- Tonga ranks 163rd out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — use per capita rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Tonga data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Fertilizers by Nutrient dataset contains information on the totals in nutrients for Production, Trade and Agriculture Use of inorganic (chemical or mineral) fertilizers. The data are provided for the three primary plant nutrients: nitrogen (N), phosphorus (expressed as P2O5) and potassium (expressed as K2O). Both straight and compound fertilizers are included. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/RFN/RFN_EN_README.pdf