Sheep and Goats — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square in Tonga
Tonga: Sheep and Goats — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square was 319.79 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Sheep and Goats — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square in Tonga, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
Tonga recorded 319.79 kg per square kilometre for sheep and goats — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square in 2023.
The figure is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 11.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep and goats — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square in Tonga peaked at 345.53 kg per square kilometre in 1988 and was at its lowest, 52.87 kg per square kilometre, in 1961.
Tonga ranks 74th of 165 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Sheep and Goats — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square in Tonga, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 52.87 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 56.24 kg per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 1963 | 66.73 kg per square kilometre | +18.7% |
| 1964 | 72.65 kg per square kilometre | +8.9% |
| 1965 | 61.07 kg per square kilometre | -15.9% |
| 1966 | 72.56 kg per square kilometre | +18.8% |
| 1967 | 80.98 kg per square kilometre | +11.6% |
| 1968 | 87.23 kg per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 1969 | 88.54 kg per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1970 | 88.97 kg per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1971 | 90.16 kg per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1972 | 92.86 kg per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1973 | 97.18 kg per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1974 | 101.5 kg per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1975 | 126.03 kg per square kilometre | +24.2% |
| 1976 | 144.52 kg per square kilometre | +14.7% |
| 1977 | 230.04 kg per square kilometre | +59.2% |
| 1978 | 255.91 kg per square kilometre | +11.2% |
| 1979 | 258.07 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1980 | 280.75 kg per square kilometre | +8.8% |
| 1981 | 323.94 kg per square kilometre | +15.4% |
| 1982 | 268.44 kg per square kilometre | -17.1% |
| 1983 | 228.1 kg per square kilometre | -15.0% |
| 1984 | 235.39 kg per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1985 | 301.02 kg per square kilometre | +27.9% |
| 1986 | 302.34 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 323.94 kg per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1988 | 345.53 kg per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1989 | 337.33 kg per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1990 | 336.89 kg per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 336.89 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 336.89 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 334.74 kg per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 302.34 kg per square kilometre | -9.7% |
| 1995 | 301.02 kg per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 280.75 kg per square kilometre | -6.7% |
| 1997 | 259.15 kg per square kilometre | -7.7% |
| 1998 | 259.15 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 269.3 kg per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 2000 | 269.95 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 269.95 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 269.95 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 269.95 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 269.95 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 269.95 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 269.95 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 272.11 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 272.11 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 272.11 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 272.11 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 272.11 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 280.75 kg per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 286.14 kg per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 291.54 kg per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 296.06 kg per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 298.8 kg per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 301.82 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 304.78 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 307.87 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 315.28 kg per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 310.07 kg per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 314.78 kg per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 319.79 kg per square kilometre | +1.6% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep and Goats — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | +59.2% | 144.52 kg per square kilometre | 230.04 kg per square kilometre |
| 1985 | +27.9% | 235.39 kg per square kilometre | 301.02 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 70.99 kg per square kilometre | 52.87 kg per square kilometre | 88.54 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 148.53 kg per square kilometre | 88.97 kg per square kilometre | 258.07 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 294.68 kg per square kilometre | 228.1 kg per square kilometre | 345.53 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 301.71 kg per square kilometre | 259.15 kg per square kilometre | 336.89 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 270.6 kg per square kilometre | 269.95 kg per square kilometre | 272.11 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 291.2 kg per square kilometre | 272.11 kg per square kilometre | 307.87 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 314.98 kg per square kilometre | 310.07 kg per square kilometre | 319.79 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
- 71 Sierra Leone 353.1 kg per square kilometre compare
- 72 Serbia 338.67 kg per square kilometre compare
- 73 Dominica 328.48 kg per square kilometre compare
- 75 Bosnia and Herzegovina 312.85 kg per square kilometre compare
- 76 Armenia 299.45 kg per square kilometre compare
- 77 Cameroon 298.54 kg per square kilometre 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 sheep and goats — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square in Tonga?
- Sheep and goats — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square in Tonga was 319.79 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sheep and goats — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 345.53 kg per square kilometre in 1988.
- What is the lowest sheep and goats — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 52.87 kg per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Tonga rank for sheep and goats — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square?
- Tonga ranks 74th out of 165 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep and goats — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tonga data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Sheep and Goats — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sheep and Goats — Amount excreted in manure (N content) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Sheep and Goats — Amount excreted in manure (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Sheep and Goats — Amount excreted in manure Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Sheep and Goats — Amount excreted in manure (N content) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.