Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per capita (capita Use) in Tonga
Tonga: Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per capita (capita Use) was 0.12 kg/cap in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per capita in Tonga, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/cap.
Analysis
In 2024, nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — use per capita in Tonga stood at 0.12 kg/cap.
The figure is up 9.1% on the previous year and down 65.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — use per capita in Tonga peaked at 0.77 kg/cap in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0 kg/cap, in 1961.
Tonga ranks 179th of 215 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 phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per capita (capita Use) 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 | 0.07 kg/cap | — |
| 1983 | 0.13 kg/cap | +85.7% |
| 1984 | 0 kg/cap | -100.0% |
| 1985 | 0 kg/cap | — |
| 1986 | 0 kg/cap | — |
| 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 | 0.27 kg/cap | — |
| 2009 | 0.31 kg/cap | +14.8% |
| 2010 | 0.77 kg/cap | +148.4% |
| 2011 | 0.53 kg/cap | -31.2% |
| 2012 | 0.46 kg/cap | -13.2% |
| 2013 | 0.36 kg/cap | -21.7% |
| 2014 | 0.35 kg/cap | -2.8% |
| 2015 | 0.55 kg/cap | +57.1% |
| 2016 | 0.55 kg/cap | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.43 kg/cap | -21.8% |
| 2018 | 0.46 kg/cap | +7.0% |
| 2019 | 0.67 kg/cap | +45.7% |
| 2020 | 0.72 kg/cap | +7.5% |
| 2021 | 0.61 kg/cap | -15.3% |
| 2022 | 0.21 kg/cap | -65.6% |
| 2023 | 0.11 kg/cap | -47.6% |
| 2024 | 0.12 kg/cap | +9.1% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 0.12 kg/cap is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.75 kg/cap, 7% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 0.12 kg/cap is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.32 kg/cap, 38% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
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 | 0.02 kg/cap | 0 kg/cap | 0.13 kg/cap | 10 |
| 1990s | 0 kg/cap | 0 kg/cap | 0 kg/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.058 kg/cap | 0 kg/cap | 0.31 kg/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.513 kg/cap | 0.35 kg/cap | 0.77 kg/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.354 kg/cap | 0.11 kg/cap | 0.72 kg/cap | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
More environment data for Tonga
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 0.0011 hectares per person (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.234 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.858 °C (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 0.1563 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Sawnwood, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (2021)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — use per capita in Tonga?
- Nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — use per capita in Tonga was 0.12 kg/cap in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — use per capita recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 0.77 kg/cap in 2010.
- What is the lowest nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — use per capita recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 kg/cap in 1961.
- How does Tonga rank for nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — use per capita?
- Tonga ranks 179th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — use per capita rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is down 65.7%. 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 phosphate P2O5 (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