Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use in Tonga
Tonga: Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use was 20 t in 2024. ▲ Rising
Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use in Tonga, 1990–2024
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 190th of 216 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
- 187 Palau 25 t compare
- 188 Côte d'Ivoire 23 t compare
- 188 Faroe Islands 23 t compare
- 191 New Caledonia 18 t compare
- 191 Sao Tome and Principe 18 t compare
- 193 British Virgin Islands 17 t compare
More environment data for Tonga
- Inland waters — Area 2.9 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 5.56 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 11.46 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 4 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 26.11 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 9.11 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 62.43 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 21.79 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.3 ha/cap (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 42.92 % (2024)
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 190th out of 216 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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About this data
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).