Poultry Birds — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content) in Tonga
Tonga: Poultry Birds — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content) was 821.24 kg in 2023. ▲ Rising
Poultry Birds — Manure left on pasture that volatilises 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 left on pasture that volatilises in Tonga is 821.24 kg, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poultry birds — manure left on pasture that volatilises in Tonga peaked at 821.24 kg in 2023 and was at its lowest, 125.16 kg, in 1973.
That places Tonga 184th 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 left on pasture that volatilises (N content) in Tonga, year by year
| Year | kg | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 132.84 kg | — |
| 1962 | 149.05 kg | +12.2% |
| 1963 | 162.02 kg | +8.7% |
| 1964 | 178.22 kg | +10.0% |
| 1965 | 191.19 kg | +7.3% |
| 1966 | 220.44 kg | +15.3% |
| 1967 | 293.05 kg | +32.9% |
| 1968 | 326.63 kg | +11.5% |
| 1969 | 277.83 kg | -14.9% |
| 1970 | 216.02 kg | -22.2% |
| 1971 | 182.51 kg | -15.5% |
| 1972 | 127.33 kg | -30.2% |
| 1973 | 125.16 kg | -1.7% |
| 1974 | 158.66 kg | +26.8% |
| 1975 | 289.74 kg | +82.6% |
| 1976 | 362.31 kg | +25.0% |
| 1977 | 276.61 kg | -23.7% |
| 1978 | 404.45 kg | +46.2% |
| 1979 | 389.19 kg | -3.8% |
| 1980 | 376.15 kg | -3.4% |
| 1981 | 499.61 kg | +32.8% |
| 1982 | 525.55 kg | +5.2% |
| 1983 | 339.01 kg | -35.5% |
| 1984 | 325.96 kg | -3.8% |
| 1985 | 659.73 kg | +102.4% |
| 1986 | 692.22 kg | +4.9% |
| 1987 | 738.77 kg | +6.7% |
| 1988 | 821.12 kg | +11.1% |
| 1989 | 650.04 kg | -20.8% |
| 1990 | 508.12 kg | -21.8% |
| 1991 | 500.67 kg | -1.5% |
| 1992 | 523.42 kg | +4.5% |
| 1993 | 535.32 kg | +2.3% |
| 1994 | 535.32 kg | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 651.22 kg | +21.6% |
| 1996 | 729.19 kg | +12.0% |
| 1997 | 724.93 kg | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 724.93 kg | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 729.19 kg | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 729.19 kg | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 729.19 kg | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 729.19 kg | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 729.19 kg | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 729.19 kg | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 730.25 kg | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 730.25 kg | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 808.07 kg | +10.7% |
| 2008 | 797.43 kg | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 795.3 kg | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 798.49 kg | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 786.59 kg | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 794.15 kg | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 798.49 kg | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 787.81 kg | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 789.98 kg | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 800.66 kg | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 805 kg | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 809.33 kg | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 814.73 kg | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 819.07 kg | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 819.07 kg | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 819.07 kg | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 821.24 kg | +0.3% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 821.24 kg is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 672,004 kg, 0% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 821.24 kg is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 60,761 kg, 1% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Poultry Birds — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content) 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% | 325.96 kg | 659.73 kg |
| 1975 | +82.6% | 158.66 kg | 289.74 kg |
| 1978 | +46.2% | 276.61 kg | 404.45 kg |
| 1983 | -35.5% | 525.55 kg | 339.01 kg |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 214.58 kg | 132.84 kg | 326.63 kg | 9 |
| 1970s | 253.2 kg | 125.16 kg | 404.45 kg | 10 |
| 1980s | 562.82 kg | 325.96 kg | 821.12 kg | 10 |
| 1990s | 616.23 kg | 500.67 kg | 729.19 kg | 10 |
| 2000s | 750.73 kg | 729.19 kg | 808.07 kg | 10 |
| 2010s | 798.52 kg | 786.59 kg | 814.73 kg | 10 |
| 2020s | 819.61 kg | 819.07 kg | 821.24 kg | 4 |
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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 left on pasture that volatilises in Tonga?
- Poultry birds — manure left on pasture that volatilises in Tonga was 821.24 kg in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest poultry birds — manure left on pasture that volatilises recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 821.24 kg in 2023.
- What is the lowest poultry birds — manure left on pasture that volatilises recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 125.16 kg in 1973.
- How does Tonga rank for poultry birds — manure left on pasture that volatilises?
- Tonga ranks 184th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is poultry birds — manure left on pasture 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 left on pasture 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).