Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use in Tonga

Tonga: Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use was 20 t in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
20 t
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
178th
of 200 countries
All-time high
24 t
in 2017
All-time low
9 t
in 2016
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use in Tonga, 1990–2024

05101520251990200720241990: 11 t1991: 11 t1992: 11 t1993: 11 t1994: 11 t1995: 11 t1996: 11 t1997: 11 t1998: 11 t1999: 11 t2000: 11 t2001: 11 t2002: 11 t2003: 11 t2004: 11 t2005: 11 t2006: 11 t2007: 11 t2008: 11 t2009: 11 t2010: 11 t2011: 11 t2012: 11 t2013: 11 t2014: 15 t2015: 12 t2016: 9 t2017: 24 t2018: 22 t2019: 22 t2020: 21 t2021: 21 t2022: 20 t2023: 20 t2024: 20 t

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.

Analysis

In 2024, pesticides (total) — agricultural use in Tonga stood at 20 t.

That represents a change of up 33.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — agricultural use in Tonga peaked at 24 t in 2017 and was at its lowest, 9 t, in 2016.

Tonga ranks 178th of 200 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.

Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use in Tonga, year by year

Annual values for Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use in Tonga, 1990 to 2024.
Year t Change
1990 11 t —
1991 11 t +0.0%
1992 11 t +0.0%
1993 11 t +0.0%
1994 11 t +0.0%
1995 11 t +0.0%
1996 11 t +0.0%
1997 11 t +0.0%
1998 11 t +0.0%
1999 11 t +0.0%
2000 11 t +0.0%
2001 11 t +0.0%
2002 11 t +0.0%
2003 11 t +0.0%
2004 11 t +0.0%
2005 11 t +0.0%
2006 11 t +0.0%
2007 11 t +0.0%
2008 11 t +0.0%
2009 11 t +0.0%
2010 11 t +0.0%
2011 11 t +0.0%
2012 11 t +0.0%
2013 11 t +0.0%
2014 15 t +36.4%
2015 12 t -20.0%
2016 9 t -25.0%
2017 24 t +166.7%
2018 22 t -8.3%
2019 22 t +0.0%
2020 21 t -4.5%
2021 21 t +0.0%
2022 20 t -4.8%
2023 20 t +0.0%
2024 20 t +0.0%

Tonga compared with similar countries

  • Tonga's 20 t is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2,216 t, 1% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
  • Tonga's 20 t is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 900.5 t, 2% of the median. (24 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 11 t 11 t 11 t 10
2000s 11 t 11 t 11 t 10
2010s 14.8 t 9 t 24 t 10
2020s 20.4 t 20 t 21 t 5

Countries ranked near Tonga

  1. 175 Niger 26 t compare
  2. 176 Palau 25 t compare
  3. 177 Faroe Islands 23 t compare
  4. 179 New Caledonia 18 t compare
  5. 179 Sao Tome and Principe 18 t compare
  6. 181 British Virgin Islands 17 t compare

See the full ranking of 242 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is pesticides (total) — agricultural use in Tonga?
Pesticides (total) — agricultural use in Tonga was 20 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest pesticides (total) — agricultural use recorded in Tonga?
The highest recorded value was 24 t in 2017.
What is the lowest pesticides (total) — agricultural use recorded in Tonga?
The lowest recorded value was 9 t in 2016.
How does Tonga rank for pesticides (total) — agricultural use?
Tonga ranks 178th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
Is pesticides (total) — agricultural use rising or falling in Tonga?
Over the last ten years it is up 33.3%. 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 Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
242 places, 8,226 data points, 1990–2024
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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).