Swine, market — Losses from manure treated in Tonga
Tonga: Swine, market — Losses from manure treated was 287,289 kg in 2023. ▲ Rising
Swine, market — Losses from manure treated in Tonga, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg.
Analysis
The most recent figure for swine, market — losses from manure treated in Tonga is 287,289 kg, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, swine, market — losses from manure treated in Tonga peaked at 410,101 kg in 1988 and was at its lowest, 62,291 kg, in 1961.
That places Tonga 99th 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, market — Losses from manure treated in Tonga, year by year
| Year | kg | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 62,291 kg | — |
| 1962 | 93,715 kg | +50.4% |
| 1963 | 90,735 kg | -3.2% |
| 1964 | 89,809 kg | -1.0% |
| 1965 | 95,800 kg | +6.7% |
| 1966 | 122,904 kg | +28.3% |
| 1967 | 103,120 kg | -16.1% |
| 1968 | 109,422 kg | +6.1% |
| 1969 | 115,160 kg | +5.2% |
| 1970 | 125,337 kg | +8.8% |
| 1971 | 113,273 kg | -9.6% |
| 1972 | 109,370 kg | -3.4% |
| 1973 | 136,700 kg | +25.0% |
| 1974 | 160,797 kg | +17.6% |
| 1975 | 171,907 kg | +6.9% |
| 1976 | 225,279 kg | +31.0% |
| 1977 | 272,792 kg | +21.1% |
| 1978 | 335,432 kg | +23.0% |
| 1979 | 336,454 kg | +0.3% |
| 1980 | 341,751 kg | +1.6% |
| 1981 | 403,266 kg | +18.0% |
| 1982 | 355,421 kg | -11.9% |
| 1983 | 292,128 kg | -17.8% |
| 1984 | 224,435 kg | -23.2% |
| 1985 | 276,316 kg | +23.1% |
| 1986 | 307,576 kg | +11.3% |
| 1987 | 358,838 kg | +16.7% |
| 1988 | 410,101 kg | +14.3% |
| 1989 | 320,241 kg | -21.9% |
| 1990 | 320,220 kg | -0.0% |
| 1991 | 320,220 kg | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 321,246 kg | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 319,537 kg | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 307,576 kg | -3.7% |
| 1995 | 276,316 kg | -10.2% |
| 1996 | 276,818 kg | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 276,818 kg | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 276,818 kg | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 276,818 kg | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 276,818 kg | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 276,818 kg | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 276,818 kg | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 276,818 kg | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 276,818 kg | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 276,818 kg | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 276,818 kg | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 277,502 kg | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 277,502 kg | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 277,502 kg | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 277,502 kg | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 277,502 kg | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 280,236 kg | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 281,944 kg | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 283,653 kg | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 284,870 kg | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 285,540 kg | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 286,226 kg | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 286,848 kg | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 287,296 kg | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 286,148 kg | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 286,742 kg | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 287,016 kg | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 287,289 kg | +0.1% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 287,289 kg is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 311,827 kg, 92% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 287,289 kg is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 326,051 kg, 88% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Swine, market — 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% | 62,291 kg | 93,715 kg |
| 1976 | +31.0% | 171,907 kg | 225,279 kg |
| 1966 | +28.3% | 95,800 kg | 122,904 kg |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 98,106 kg | 62,291 kg | 122,904 kg | 9 |
| 1970s | 198,734 kg | 109,370 kg | 336,454 kg | 10 |
| 1980s | 329,007 kg | 224,435 kg | 410,101 kg | 10 |
| 1990s | 297,239 kg | 276,316 kg | 321,246 kg | 10 |
| 2000s | 277,023 kg | 276,818 kg | 277,502 kg | 10 |
| 2010s | 283,162 kg | 277,502 kg | 287,296 kg | 10 |
| 2020s | 286,799 kg | 286,148 kg | 287,289 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 — losses from manure treated in Tonga?
- Swine, market — losses from manure treated in Tonga was 287,289 kg in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest swine, market — losses from manure treated recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 410,101 kg in 1988.
- What is the lowest swine, market — losses from manure treated recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 62,291 kg in 1961.
- How does Tonga rank for swine, market — losses from manure treated?
- Tonga ranks 99th out of 172 countries with data for 2023.
- Is swine, market — 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, market — 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).