Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland in Tonga
Tonga: Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland was 0.65 kg/ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland in Tonga, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland in Tonga is 0.65 kg/ha, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 25.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland in Tonga peaked at 0.78 kg/ha in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.29 kg/ha, in 2016.
Tonga ranks 145th of 187 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) — Use per area of cropland in Tonga, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.4 kg/ha | — |
| 1991 | 0.4 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.4 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.4 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.4 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.39 kg/ha | -2.5% |
| 1996 | 0.39 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.42 kg/ha | +7.7% |
| 1998 | 0.42 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.42 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.43 kg/ha | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 0.43 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.43 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.42 kg/ha | -2.3% |
| 2004 | 0.41 kg/ha | -2.4% |
| 2005 | 0.41 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.4 kg/ha | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 0.4 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.39 kg/ha | -2.5% |
| 2009 | 0.39 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.38 kg/ha | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 0.38 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.37 kg/ha | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 0.37 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.52 kg/ha | +40.5% |
| 2015 | 0.41 kg/ha | -21.2% |
| 2016 | 0.29 kg/ha | -29.3% |
| 2017 | 0.78 kg/ha | +169.0% |
| 2018 | 0.71 kg/ha | -9.0% |
| 2019 | 0.7 kg/ha | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 0.69 kg/ha | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 0.68 kg/ha | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 0.66 kg/ha | -2.9% |
| 2023 | 0.65 kg/ha | -1.5% |
| 2024 | 0.65 kg/ha | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.404 kg/ha | 0.39 kg/ha | 0.42 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.411 kg/ha | 0.39 kg/ha | 0.43 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.491 kg/ha | 0.29 kg/ha | 0.78 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.666 kg/ha | 0.65 kg/ha | 0.69 kg/ha | 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)
- Graphic papers — Import quantity, annual growth rate -26.87 % change on previous year (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import quantity, per capita 0.0016 t per person (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import value, annual growth rate -45.6 % change on previous year (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import value, per capita 0.002 1000 USD per person (2024)
- Newsprint — Import quantity, gaps filled 0 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland in Tonga?
- Pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland in Tonga was 0.65 kg/ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 0.78 kg/ha in 2017.
- What is the lowest pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.29 kg/ha in 2016.
- How does Tonga rank for pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland?
- Tonga ranks 145th out of 187 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.0%. 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) — Use per area of cropland. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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).