Sheep and Goats — Amount excreted in manure in Tonga
Tonga: Sheep and Goats — Amount excreted in manure was 230,250 kg in 2023. ▲ Rising
Sheep and Goats — Amount excreted in manure in Tonga, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sheep and goats — amount excreted in manure in Tonga is 230,250 kg, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it 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 in Tonga peaked at 248,784 kg in 1988 and was at its lowest, 38,064 kg, in 1961.
That places Tonga 171st out of 187 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.
Sheep and Goats — Amount excreted in manure in Tonga, year by year
| Year | kg | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 38,064 kg | — |
| 1962 | 40,490 kg | +6.4% |
| 1963 | 48,046 kg | +18.7% |
| 1964 | 52,307 kg | +8.9% |
| 1965 | 43,973 kg | -15.9% |
| 1966 | 52,245 kg | +18.8% |
| 1967 | 58,309 kg | +11.6% |
| 1968 | 62,802 kg | +7.7% |
| 1969 | 63,751 kg | +1.5% |
| 1970 | 64,062 kg | +0.5% |
| 1971 | 64,917 kg | +1.3% |
| 1972 | 66,861 kg | +3.0% |
| 1973 | 69,970 kg | +4.7% |
| 1974 | 73,080 kg | +4.4% |
| 1975 | 90,744 kg | +24.2% |
| 1976 | 104,054 kg | +14.7% |
| 1977 | 165,628 kg | +59.2% |
| 1978 | 184,256 kg | +11.2% |
| 1979 | 185,811 kg | +0.8% |
| 1980 | 202,137 kg | +8.8% |
| 1981 | 233,235 kg | +15.4% |
| 1982 | 193,274 kg | -17.1% |
| 1983 | 164,229 kg | -15.0% |
| 1984 | 169,484 kg | +3.2% |
| 1985 | 216,738 kg | +27.9% |
| 1986 | 217,686 kg | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 233,235 kg | +7.1% |
| 1988 | 248,784 kg | +6.7% |
| 1989 | 242,875 kg | -2.4% |
| 1990 | 242,564 kg | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 242,564 kg | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 242,564 kg | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 241,010 kg | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 217,686 kg | -9.7% |
| 1995 | 216,738 kg | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 202,137 kg | -6.7% |
| 1997 | 186,588 kg | -7.7% |
| 1998 | 186,588 kg | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 193,896 kg | +3.9% |
| 2000 | 194,362 kg | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 194,362 kg | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 194,362 kg | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 194,362 kg | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 194,362 kg | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 194,362 kg | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 194,362 kg | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 195,917 kg | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 195,917 kg | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 195,917 kg | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 195,917 kg | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 195,917 kg | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 202,137 kg | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 206,024 kg | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 209,912 kg | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 213,161 kg | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 215,136 kg | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 217,313 kg | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 219,443 kg | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 221,667 kg | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 227,000 kg | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 223,253 kg | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 226,642 kg | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 230,250 kg | +1.6% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 230,250 kg is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 10.37 million kg, 2% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 230,250 kg is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 5.75 million kg, 4% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep and Goats — Amount excreted in manure 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% | 104,054 kg | 165,628 kg |
| 1985 | +27.9% | 169,484 kg | 216,738 kg |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 51,110 kg | 38,064 kg | 63,751 kg | 9 |
| 1970s | 106,938 kg | 64,062 kg | 185,811 kg | 10 |
| 1980s | 212,168 kg | 164,229 kg | 248,784 kg | 10 |
| 1990s | 217,234 kg | 186,588 kg | 242,564 kg | 10 |
| 2000s | 194,828 kg | 194,362 kg | 195,917 kg | 10 |
| 2010s | 209,663 kg | 195,917 kg | 221,667 kg | 10 |
| 2020s | 226,786 kg | 223,253 kg | 230,250 kg | 4 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
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 in Tonga?
- Sheep and goats — amount excreted in manure in Tonga was 230,250 kg in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sheep and goats — amount excreted in manure recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 248,784 kg in 1988.
- What is the lowest sheep and goats — amount excreted in manure recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 38,064 kg in 1961.
- How does Tonga rank for sheep and goats — amount excreted in manure?
- Tonga ranks 171st out of 187 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep and goats — amount excreted in manure 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Sheep and Goats — Amount excreted in manure (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).