Swine — Losses from manure treated in Tonga
Tonga: Swine — Losses from manure treated was 398,110 kg in 2023. ▲ Rising
Swine — Losses from manure treated in Tonga, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg.
Analysis
Tonga recorded 398,110 kg for swine — losses from manure treated in 2023.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, swine — losses from manure treated in Tonga peaked at 568,295 kg in 1988 and was at its lowest, 86,319 kg, in 1961.
That places Tonga 96th out of 172 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Swine — Losses from manure treated in Tonga, year by year
| Year | kg | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 86,319 kg | — |
| 1962 | 129,865 kg | +50.4% |
| 1963 | 125,735 kg | -3.2% |
| 1964 | 124,452 kg | -1.0% |
| 1965 | 132,754 kg | +6.7% |
| 1966 | 170,313 kg | +28.3% |
| 1967 | 142,898 kg | -16.1% |
| 1968 | 151,631 kg | +6.1% |
| 1969 | 159,582 kg | +5.2% |
| 1970 | 173,685 kg | +8.8% |
| 1971 | 156,968 kg | -9.6% |
| 1972 | 151,560 kg | -3.4% |
| 1973 | 189,432 kg | +25.0% |
| 1974 | 222,824 kg | +17.6% |
| 1975 | 238,220 kg | +6.9% |
| 1976 | 312,179 kg | +31.0% |
| 1977 | 378,020 kg | +21.1% |
| 1978 | 464,823 kg | +23.0% |
| 1979 | 466,239 kg | +0.3% |
| 1980 | 473,579 kg | +1.6% |
| 1981 | 558,823 kg | +18.0% |
| 1982 | 492,522 kg | -11.9% |
| 1983 | 404,815 kg | -17.8% |
| 1984 | 311,009 kg | -23.2% |
| 1985 | 382,903 kg | +23.1% |
| 1986 | 426,221 kg | +11.3% |
| 1987 | 497,258 kg | +16.7% |
| 1988 | 568,295 kg | +14.3% |
| 1989 | 443,772 kg | -21.9% |
| 1990 | 443,744 kg | -0.0% |
| 1991 | 443,744 kg | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 445,164 kg | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 442,796 kg | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 426,221 kg | -3.7% |
| 1995 | 382,903 kg | -10.2% |
| 1996 | 383,599 kg | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 383,599 kg | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 383,599 kg | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 383,599 kg | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 383,599 kg | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 383,599 kg | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 383,599 kg | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 383,599 kg | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 383,599 kg | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 383,599 kg | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 383,599 kg | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 384,546 kg | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 384,546 kg | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 384,546 kg | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 384,546 kg | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 384,546 kg | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 388,335 kg | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 390,703 kg | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 393,071 kg | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 394,757 kg | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 395,685 kg | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 396,637 kg | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 397,499 kg | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 398,119 kg | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 396,528 kg | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 397,352 kg | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 397,731 kg | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 398,110 kg | +0.1% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 398,110 kg is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 398,110 kg, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 398,110 kg is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 451,823 kg, 88% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Swine — Losses from manure treated 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | +50.4% | 86,319 kg | 129,865 kg |
| 1976 | +31.0% | 238,220 kg | 312,179 kg |
| 1966 | +28.3% | 132,754 kg | 170,313 kg |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 135,950 kg | 86,319 kg | 170,313 kg | 9 |
| 1970s | 275,395 kg | 151,560 kg | 466,239 kg | 10 |
| 1980s | 455,920 kg | 311,009 kg | 568,295 kg | 10 |
| 1990s | 411,897 kg | 382,903 kg | 445,164 kg | 10 |
| 2000s | 383,883 kg | 383,599 kg | 384,546 kg | 10 |
| 2010s | 392,390 kg | 384,546 kg | 398,119 kg | 10 |
| 2020s | 397,430 kg | 396,528 kg | 398,110 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 swine — losses from manure treated in Tonga?
- Swine — losses from manure treated in Tonga was 398,110 kg in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest swine — losses from manure treated recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 568,295 kg in 1988.
- What is the lowest swine — losses from manure treated recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 86,319 kg in 1961.
- How does Tonga rank for swine — losses from manure treated?
- Tonga ranks 96th out of 172 countries with data for 2023.
- Is swine — losses from manure treated rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.9%. 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 Swine — Losses from manure treated (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).