Pesticides (total) — Use per capita in Tonga

Tonga: Pesticides (total) — Use per capita was 0.19 kg/cap in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
0.19 kg/cap
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
130th
of 208 countries
All-time high
0.23 kg/cap
in 2017
All-time low
0.09 kg/cap
in 2016
Years of data
35
1990–2024

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

00.050.10.150.20.251990200720241990: 0.11 kg/cap1991: 0.11 kg/cap1992: 0.11 kg/cap1993: 0.11 kg/cap1994: 0.11 kg/cap1995: 0.11 kg/cap1996: 0.11 kg/cap1997: 0.11 kg/cap1998: 0.11 kg/cap1999: 0.11 kg/cap2000: 0.11 kg/cap2001: 0.11 kg/cap2002: 0.11 kg/cap2003: 0.11 kg/cap2004: 0.11 kg/cap2005: 0.11 kg/cap2006: 0.11 kg/cap2007: 0.11 kg/cap2008: 0.1 kg/cap2009: 0.1 kg/cap2010: 0.1 kg/cap2011: 0.1 kg/cap2012: 0.1 kg/cap2013: 0.1 kg/cap2014: 0.14 kg/cap2015: 0.11 kg/cap2016: 0.09 kg/cap2017: 0.23 kg/cap2018: 0.21 kg/cap2019: 0.2 kg/cap2020: 0.2 kg/cap2021: 0.2 kg/cap2022: 0.19 kg/cap2023: 0.19 kg/cap2024: 0.19 kg/cap

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/cap.

Analysis

Tonga recorded 0.19 kg/cap for pesticides (total) — use per capita in 2024.

The figure is up 35.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — use per capita in Tonga peaked at 0.23 kg/cap in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.09 kg/cap, in 2016.

Tonga ranks 130th of 208 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.11 kg/cap 0.11 kg/cap 0.11 kg/cap 10
2000s 0.108 kg/cap 0.1 kg/cap 0.11 kg/cap 10
2010s 0.138 kg/cap 0.09 kg/cap 0.23 kg/cap 10
2020s 0.194 kg/cap 0.19 kg/cap 0.2 kg/cap 5

Countries ranked near Tonga

  1. 127 Falkland Islands (Malvinas) 0.2 kg/cap compare
  2. 127 Malta 0.2 kg/cap compare
  3. 127 Zambia 0.2 kg/cap compare
  4. 130 Luxembourg 0.19 kg/cap compare
  5. 130 Nigeria 0.19 kg/cap compare
  6. 130 Sweden 0.19 kg/cap compare

See the full ranking of 234 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is pesticides (total) — use per capita in Tonga?
Pesticides (total) — use per capita in Tonga was 0.19 kg/cap in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest pesticides (total) — use per capita recorded in Tonga?
The highest recorded value was 0.23 kg/cap in 2017.
What is the lowest pesticides (total) — use per capita recorded in Tonga?
The lowest recorded value was 0.09 kg/cap in 2016.
How does Tonga rank for pesticides (total) — use per capita?
Tonga ranks 130th out of 208 countries with data for 2024.
Is pesticides (total) — use per capita rising or falling in Tonga?
Over the last ten years it is up 35.7%. 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 capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Pesticides (total) — Use per capita
Unit
kg/cap
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
234 places, 8,019 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed

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).