Swine — Manure management (manure treated, N content), per square in Tonga
Tonga: Swine — Manure management (manure treated, N content), per square was 1,268 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Swine — Manure management (manure treated, N content), per square in Tonga, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, swine — manure management (manure treated, n content), per square in Tonga stood at 1,268 kg per square kilometre.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, swine — manure management (manure treated, n content), per square in Tonga peaked at 1,809 kg per square kilometre in 1988 and was at its lowest, 274.85 kg per square kilometre, in 1961.
Tonga ranks 8th of 149 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Swine — Manure management (manure treated, N content), per square in Tonga, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 274.85 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 413.5 kg per square kilometre | +50.4% |
| 1963 | 400.35 kg per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 1964 | 396.26 kg per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1965 | 422.7 kg per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1966 | 542.29 kg per square kilometre | +28.3% |
| 1967 | 455 kg per square kilometre | -16.1% |
| 1968 | 482.8 kg per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 1969 | 508.12 kg per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 1970 | 553.02 kg per square kilometre | +8.8% |
| 1971 | 499.8 kg per square kilometre | -9.6% |
| 1972 | 482.57 kg per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 1973 | 603.16 kg per square kilometre | +25.0% |
| 1974 | 709.49 kg per square kilometre | +17.6% |
| 1975 | 758.51 kg per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 1976 | 994 kg per square kilometre | +31.0% |
| 1977 | 1,204 kg per square kilometre | +21.1% |
| 1978 | 1,480 kg per square kilometre | +23.0% |
| 1979 | 1,485 kg per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1980 | 1,508 kg per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1981 | 1,779 kg per square kilometre | +18.0% |
| 1982 | 1,568 kg per square kilometre | -11.9% |
| 1983 | 1,289 kg per square kilometre | -17.8% |
| 1984 | 990.27 kg per square kilometre | -23.2% |
| 1985 | 1,219 kg per square kilometre | +23.1% |
| 1986 | 1,357 kg per square kilometre | +11.3% |
| 1987 | 1,583 kg per square kilometre | +16.7% |
| 1988 | 1,809 kg per square kilometre | +14.3% |
| 1989 | 1,413 kg per square kilometre | -21.9% |
| 1990 | 1,413 kg per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1991 | 1,413 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 1,417 kg per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 1,410 kg per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 1,357 kg per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 1995 | 1,219 kg per square kilometre | -10.2% |
| 1996 | 1,221 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 1,221 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 1,221 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 1,221 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 1,221 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 1,221 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1,221 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 1,221 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1,221 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 1,221 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1,221 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1,224 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 1,224 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1,224 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1,224 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1,224 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1,236 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 1,244 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 1,252 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 1,257 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 1,260 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 1,263 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 1,266 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 1,268 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 1,263 kg per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 1,265 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 1,266 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 1,268 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 1,268 kg per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 77.18 kg per square kilometre, 16.4× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 1,268 kg per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 62.09 kg per square kilometre, 20.4× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Swine — Manure management (manure treated, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | +50.4% | 274.85 kg per square kilometre | 413.5 kg per square kilometre |
| 1976 | +31.0% | 758.51 kg per square kilometre | 994 kg per square kilometre |
| 1966 | +28.3% | 422.7 kg per square kilometre | 542.29 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 432.87 kg per square kilometre | 274.85 kg per square kilometre | 542.29 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 876.87 kg per square kilometre | 482.57 kg per square kilometre | 1,485 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,452 kg per square kilometre | 990.27 kg per square kilometre | 1,809 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,312 kg per square kilometre | 1,219 kg per square kilometre | 1,417 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,222 kg per square kilometre | 1,221 kg per square kilometre | 1,224 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,249 kg per square kilometre | 1,224 kg per square kilometre | 1,268 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,265 kg per square kilometre | 1,263 kg per square kilometre | 1,268 kg per square kilometre | 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 swine — manure management (manure treated, n content), per square in Tonga?
- Swine — manure management (manure treated, n content), per square in Tonga was 1,268 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest swine — manure management (manure treated, n content), per square recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 1,809 kg per square kilometre in 1988.
- What is the lowest swine — manure management (manure treated, n content), per square recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 274.85 kg per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Tonga rank for swine — manure management (manure treated, n content), per square?
- Tonga ranks 8th out of 149 countries with data for 2023.
- Is swine — manure management (manure treated, n content), per square 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 Statizoid (derived), published as part of Swine — Manure management (manure treated, N content), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Swine — Manure management (manure treated, 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.
Swine — Manure management (manure treated, N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Swine — Manure management 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
Swine — Manure management (manure treated, 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.