Poultry Birds — Manure applied to soils in Tonga
Tonga: Poultry Birds — Manure applied to soils was 132,767 kg in 2023. ▲ Rising
Poultry Birds — Manure applied to soils in Tonga, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg.
Analysis
The most recent figure for poultry birds — manure applied to soils in Tonga is 132,767 kg, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poultry birds — manure applied to soils in Tonga peaked at 132,767 kg in 2023 and was at its lowest, 20,234 kg, in 1973.
That places Tonga 169th out of 193 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Poultry Birds — Manure applied to soils in Tonga, year by year
| Year | kg | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 21,477 kg | — |
| 1962 | 24,096 kg | +12.2% |
| 1963 | 26,193 kg | +8.7% |
| 1964 | 28,812 kg | +10.0% |
| 1965 | 30,909 kg | +7.3% |
| 1966 | 35,637 kg | +15.3% |
| 1967 | 47,376 kg | +32.9% |
| 1968 | 52,806 kg | +11.5% |
| 1969 | 44,916 kg | -14.9% |
| 1970 | 34,924 kg | -22.2% |
| 1971 | 29,506 kg | -15.5% |
| 1972 | 20,584 kg | -30.2% |
| 1973 | 20,234 kg | -1.7% |
| 1974 | 25,651 kg | +26.8% |
| 1975 | 46,841 kg | +82.6% |
| 1976 | 58,573 kg | +25.0% |
| 1977 | 44,719 kg | -23.7% |
| 1978 | 65,386 kg | +46.2% |
| 1979 | 62,920 kg | -3.8% |
| 1980 | 60,810 kg | -3.4% |
| 1981 | 80,770 kg | +32.8% |
| 1982 | 84,964 kg | +5.2% |
| 1983 | 54,807 kg | -35.5% |
| 1984 | 52,698 kg | -3.8% |
| 1985 | 106,657 kg | +102.4% |
| 1986 | 111,908 kg | +4.9% |
| 1987 | 119,435 kg | +6.7% |
| 1988 | 132,748 kg | +11.1% |
| 1989 | 105,089 kg | -20.8% |
| 1990 | 82,147 kg | -21.8% |
| 1991 | 80,942 kg | -1.5% |
| 1992 | 84,619 kg | +4.5% |
| 1993 | 86,544 kg | +2.3% |
| 1994 | 86,544 kg | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 105,280 kg | +21.6% |
| 1996 | 117,886 kg | +12.0% |
| 1997 | 117,198 kg | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 117,198 kg | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 117,886 kg | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 117,886 kg | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 117,886 kg | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 117,886 kg | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 117,886 kg | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 117,886 kg | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 118,058 kg | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 118,058 kg | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 130,638 kg | +10.7% |
| 2008 | 128,917 kg | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 128,573 kg | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 129,089 kg | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 127,165 kg | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 128,388 kg | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 129,089 kg | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 127,362 kg | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 127,713 kg | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 129,440 kg | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 130,141 kg | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 130,842 kg | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 131,715 kg | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 132,416 kg | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 132,416 kg | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 132,416 kg | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 132,767 kg | +0.3% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 132,767 kg is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4.58 million kg, 3% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 132,767 kg is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 2.00 million kg, 7% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Poultry Birds — Manure applied to soils in Tonga changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | +102.4% | 52,698 kg | 106,657 kg |
| 1975 | +82.6% | 25,651 kg | 46,841 kg |
| 1978 | +46.2% | 44,719 kg | 65,386 kg |
| 1983 | -35.5% | 84,964 kg | 54,807 kg |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 34,691 kg | 21,477 kg | 52,806 kg | 9 |
| 1970s | 40,934 kg | 20,234 kg | 65,386 kg | 10 |
| 1980s | 90,989 kg | 52,698 kg | 132,748 kg | 10 |
| 1990s | 99,624 kg | 80,942 kg | 117,886 kg | 10 |
| 2000s | 121,367 kg | 117,886 kg | 130,638 kg | 10 |
| 2010s | 129,094 kg | 127,165 kg | 131,715 kg | 10 |
| 2020s | 132,504 kg | 132,416 kg | 132,767 kg | 4 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
- 166 Samoa 158,896 kg compare
- 167 Guinea-Bissau 157,441 kg compare
- 168 Eswatini 139,932 kg compare
- 170 Grenada 117,576 kg compare
- 171 Saint Lucia 110,176 kg compare
- 172 Solomon Islands 109,289 kg compare
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)
- 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)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.1689 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), annual 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is poultry birds — manure applied to soils in Tonga?
- Poultry birds — manure applied to soils in Tonga was 132,767 kg in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest poultry birds — manure applied to soils recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 132,767 kg in 2023.
- What is the lowest poultry birds — manure applied to soils recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 20,234 kg in 1973.
- How does Tonga rank for poultry birds — manure applied to soils?
- Tonga ranks 169th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is poultry birds — manure applied to soils rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.8%. 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 Poultry Birds — Manure applied to soils (N content). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Livestock Manure domain of FAOSTAT contains estimates of nitrogen (N) inputs to agricultural soils from livestock manure. Data on the N losses to air and water are also disseminated. These estimates are compiled using official FAOSTAT statistics of animal stocks and by applying the internationally approved Guidelines of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). Data are available by country, with global coverage and updated annually.The following elements are disseminated: 1) Stocks; 2) Amount excreted in manure (N content); 3) Manure left on pasture (N content); 4) Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content); 5) Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content); 6) Manure treated (N content); 7) Losses from manure treated (N content); 8) Manure applied to soils (N content); 9) Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N content); 10) Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content).