Poultry Birds — Manure applied to soils that volatilises in Tonga
Tonga: Poultry Birds — Manure applied to soils that volatilises was 26,553 kg in 2023. ▲ Rising
Poultry Birds — Manure applied to soils that volatilises in Tonga, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg.
Analysis
Tonga recorded 26,553 kg for poultry birds — manure applied to soils that volatilises 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 that volatilises in Tonga peaked at 26,553 kg in 2023 and was at its lowest, 4,047 kg, in 1973.
Tonga ranks 169th of 193 countries on this measure, 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 that volatilises in Tonga, year by year
| Year | kg | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 4,295 kg | — |
| 1962 | 4,819 kg | +12.2% |
| 1963 | 5,239 kg | +8.7% |
| 1964 | 5,762 kg | +10.0% |
| 1965 | 6,182 kg | +7.3% |
| 1966 | 7,127 kg | +15.3% |
| 1967 | 9,475 kg | +32.9% |
| 1968 | 10,561 kg | +11.5% |
| 1969 | 8,983 kg | -14.9% |
| 1970 | 6,985 kg | -22.2% |
| 1971 | 5,901 kg | -15.5% |
| 1972 | 4,117 kg | -30.2% |
| 1973 | 4,047 kg | -1.7% |
| 1974 | 5,130 kg | +26.8% |
| 1975 | 9,368 kg | +82.6% |
| 1976 | 11,715 kg | +25.0% |
| 1977 | 8,944 kg | -23.7% |
| 1978 | 13,077 kg | +46.2% |
| 1979 | 12,584 kg | -3.8% |
| 1980 | 12,162 kg | -3.4% |
| 1981 | 16,154 kg | +32.8% |
| 1982 | 16,993 kg | +5.2% |
| 1983 | 10,961 kg | -35.5% |
| 1984 | 10,540 kg | -3.8% |
| 1985 | 21,331 kg | +102.4% |
| 1986 | 22,382 kg | +4.9% |
| 1987 | 23,887 kg | +6.7% |
| 1988 | 26,550 kg | +11.1% |
| 1989 | 21,018 kg | -20.8% |
| 1990 | 16,429 kg | -21.8% |
| 1991 | 16,188 kg | -1.5% |
| 1992 | 16,924 kg | +4.5% |
| 1993 | 17,309 kg | +2.3% |
| 1994 | 17,309 kg | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 21,056 kg | +21.6% |
| 1996 | 23,577 kg | +12.0% |
| 1997 | 23,440 kg | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 23,440 kg | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 23,577 kg | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 23,577 kg | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 23,577 kg | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 23,577 kg | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 23,577 kg | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 23,577 kg | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 23,612 kg | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 23,612 kg | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 26,128 kg | +10.7% |
| 2008 | 25,784 kg | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 25,715 kg | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 25,818 kg | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 25,433 kg | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 25,678 kg | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 25,818 kg | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 25,472 kg | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 25,543 kg | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 25,888 kg | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 26,028 kg | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 26,168 kg | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 26,343 kg | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 26,483 kg | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 26,483 kg | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 26,483 kg | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 26,553 kg | +0.3% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 26,553 kg is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 915,523 kg, 3% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 26,553 kg is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 400,270 kg, 7% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Poultry Birds — Manure applied to soils that volatilises 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% | 10,540 kg | 21,331 kg |
| 1975 | +82.6% | 5,130 kg | 9,368 kg |
| 1978 | +46.2% | 8,944 kg | 13,077 kg |
| 1983 | -35.5% | 16,993 kg | 10,961 kg |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6,938 kg | 4,295 kg | 10,561 kg | 9 |
| 1970s | 8,187 kg | 4,047 kg | 13,077 kg | 10 |
| 1980s | 18,198 kg | 10,540 kg | 26,550 kg | 10 |
| 1990s | 19,925 kg | 16,188 kg | 23,577 kg | 10 |
| 2000s | 24,274 kg | 23,577 kg | 26,128 kg | 10 |
| 2010s | 25,819 kg | 25,433 kg | 26,343 kg | 10 |
| 2020s | 26,501 kg | 26,483 kg | 26,553 kg | 4 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
- 166 Samoa 31,779 kg compare
- 167 Guinea-Bissau 31,488 kg compare
- 168 Eswatini 27,986 kg compare
- 170 Grenada 23,515 kg compare
- 171 Saint Lucia 22,035 kg compare
- 172 Solomon Islands 21,858 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 that volatilises in Tonga?
- Poultry birds — manure applied to soils that volatilises in Tonga was 26,553 kg in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest poultry birds — manure applied to soils that volatilises recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 26,553 kg in 2023.
- What is the lowest poultry birds — manure applied to soils that volatilises recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,047 kg in 1973.
- How does Tonga rank for poultry birds — manure applied to soils that volatilises?
- Tonga ranks 169th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is poultry birds — manure applied to soils that volatilises 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 that volatilises (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).