Swine, market — Amount excreted in manure in Tonga
Tonga: Swine, market — Amount excreted in manure was 658,618 kg in 2023. ▲ Rising
Swine, market — 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 swine, market — amount excreted in manure in Tonga is 658,618 kg, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, swine, market — amount excreted in manure in Tonga peaked at 940,167 kg in 1988 and was at its lowest, 142,804 kg, in 1961.
Tonga ranks 115th of 172 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.
Swine, market — Amount excreted in manure in Tonga, year by year
| Year | kg | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 142,804 kg | — |
| 1962 | 214,844 kg | +50.4% |
| 1963 | 208,012 kg | -3.2% |
| 1964 | 205,889 kg | -1.0% |
| 1965 | 219,623 kg | +6.7% |
| 1966 | 281,760 kg | +28.3% |
| 1967 | 236,405 kg | -16.1% |
| 1968 | 250,852 kg | +6.1% |
| 1969 | 264,007 kg | +5.2% |
| 1970 | 287,339 kg | +8.8% |
| 1971 | 259,682 kg | -9.6% |
| 1972 | 250,735 kg | -3.4% |
| 1973 | 313,389 kg | +25.0% |
| 1974 | 368,632 kg | +17.6% |
| 1975 | 394,102 kg | +6.9% |
| 1976 | 516,457 kg | +31.0% |
| 1977 | 625,383 kg | +21.1% |
| 1978 | 768,986 kg | +23.0% |
| 1979 | 771,329 kg | +0.3% |
| 1980 | 783,472 kg | +1.6% |
| 1981 | 924,498 kg | +18.0% |
| 1982 | 814,811 kg | -11.9% |
| 1983 | 669,712 kg | -17.8% |
| 1984 | 514,522 kg | -23.2% |
| 1985 | 633,461 kg | +23.1% |
| 1986 | 705,125 kg | +11.3% |
| 1987 | 822,646 kg | +16.7% |
| 1988 | 940,167 kg | +14.3% |
| 1989 | 734,161 kg | -21.9% |
| 1990 | 734,114 kg | -0.0% |
| 1991 | 734,114 kg | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 736,464 kg | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 732,547 kg | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 705,125 kg | -3.7% |
| 1995 | 633,461 kg | -10.2% |
| 1996 | 634,613 kg | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 634,613 kg | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 634,613 kg | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 634,613 kg | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 634,613 kg | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 634,613 kg | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 634,613 kg | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 634,613 kg | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 634,613 kg | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 634,613 kg | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 634,613 kg | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 636,180 kg | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 636,180 kg | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 636,180 kg | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 636,180 kg | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 636,180 kg | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 642,447 kg | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 646,365 kg | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 650,282 kg | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 653,071 kg | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 654,607 kg | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 656,182 kg | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 657,608 kg | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 658,634 kg | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 656,002 kg | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 657,365 kg | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 657,992 kg | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 658,618 kg | +0.1% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 658,618 kg is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.61 million kg, 25% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 658,618 kg is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.16 million kg, 57% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Swine, market — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | +50.4% | 142,804 kg | 214,844 kg |
| 1976 | +31.0% | 394,102 kg | 516,457 kg |
| 1966 | +28.3% | 219,623 kg | 281,760 kg |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 224,911 kg | 142,804 kg | 281,760 kg | 9 |
| 1970s | 455,603 kg | 250,735 kg | 771,329 kg | 10 |
| 1980s | 754,258 kg | 514,522 kg | 940,167 kg | 10 |
| 1990s | 681,428 kg | 633,461 kg | 736,464 kg | 10 |
| 2000s | 635,083 kg | 634,613 kg | 636,180 kg | 10 |
| 2010s | 649,156 kg | 636,180 kg | 658,634 kg | 10 |
| 2020s | 657,494 kg | 656,002 kg | 658,618 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, market — amount excreted in manure in Tonga?
- Swine, market — amount excreted in manure in Tonga was 658,618 kg in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest swine, market — amount excreted in manure recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 940,167 kg in 1988.
- What is the lowest swine, market — amount excreted in manure recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 142,804 kg in 1961.
- How does Tonga rank for swine, market — amount excreted in manure?
- Tonga ranks 115th out of 172 countries with data for 2023.
- Is swine, market — amount excreted in manure 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, market — 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).