How does Tonga rank for manure management — emissions (ch4), per square kilometre?

Tonga ranks 6th out of 170 countries with data for 2023.

Is manure management — emissions (ch4), per square kilometre 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.

Manure Management — Emissions (CH4), per square kilometre in Tonga

Name: Manure Management — Emissions (CH4), per square kilometre in Tonga
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
License: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page

Tonga: Manure Management — Emissions (CH4), per square kilometre was 0.0017 kt per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

0.0017 kt per square kilometre

Change on year

up 0.1%

World rank

6th

of 170 countries

All-time high

0.0024 kt per square kilometre

in 1988

All-time low

0.0004 kt per square kilometre

in 1961

Years of data

1961–2023

Manure Management — Emissions (CH4), per square kilometre in Tonga, 1961–2023

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kt per square kilometre.

Analysis

The most recent figure for manure management — emissions (ch4), per square kilometre in Tonga is 0.0017 kt per square kilometre, 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, manure management — emissions (ch4), per square kilometre in Tonga peaked at 0.0024 kt per square kilometre in 1988 and was at its lowest, 0.0004 kt per square kilometre, in 1961.

That places Tonga 6th out of 170 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.

Manure Management — Emissions (CH4), per square kilometre in Tonga, year by year

Annual values for Manure Management — Emissions (CH4), per square kilometre in Tonga, 1961 to 2023.
Year	kt per square kilometre	Change
1961	0.0004 kt per square kilometre	—
1962	0.0006 kt per square kilometre	+47.0%
1963	0.0006 kt per square kilometre	-2.7%
1964	0.0005 kt per square kilometre	-1.1%
1965	0.0006 kt per square kilometre	+6.0%
1966	0.0007 kt per square kilometre	+27.2%
1967	0.0006 kt per square kilometre	-15.3%
1968	0.0007 kt per square kilometre	+6.2%
1969	0.0007 kt per square kilometre	+5.1%
1970	0.0008 kt per square kilometre	+8.3%
1971	0.0007 kt per square kilometre	-9.3%
1972	0.0007 kt per square kilometre	-3.4%
1973	0.0008 kt per square kilometre	+24.4%
1974	0.001 kt per square kilometre	+16.8%
1975	0.001 kt per square kilometre	+7.8%
1976	0.0013 kt per square kilometre	+29.7%
1977	0.0016 kt per square kilometre	+20.4%
1978	0.002 kt per square kilometre	+23.2%
1979	0.002 kt per square kilometre	+0.4%
1980	0.002 kt per square kilometre	+1.6%
1981	0.0024 kt per square kilometre	+17.9%
1982	0.0021 kt per square kilometre	-11.8%
1983	0.0017 kt per square kilometre	-17.9%
1984	0.0013 kt per square kilometre	-22.4%
1985	0.0017 kt per square kilometre	+23.2%
1986	0.0018 kt per square kilometre	+10.9%
1987	0.0021 kt per square kilometre	+16.2%
1988	0.0024 kt per square kilometre	+13.9%
1989	0.0019 kt per square kilometre	-21.1%
1990	0.0019 kt per square kilometre	-1.1%
1991	0.0019 kt per square kilometre	+0.1%
1992	0.0019 kt per square kilometre	+0.9%
1993	0.0019 kt per square kilometre	-0.5%
1994	0.0018 kt per square kilometre	-3.7%
1995	0.0016 kt per square kilometre	-9.9%
1996	0.0017 kt per square kilometre	+0.4%
1997	0.0017 kt per square kilometre	-0.0%
1998	0.0017 kt per square kilometre	+0.0%
1999	0.0017 kt per square kilometre	-0.0%
2000	0.0017 kt per square kilometre	+0.5%
2001	0.0017 kt per square kilometre	-0.1%
2002	0.0017 kt per square kilometre	+0.0%
2003	0.0017 kt per square kilometre	+0.0%
2004	0.0017 kt per square kilometre	+0.0%
2005	0.0017 kt per square kilometre	+0.0%
2006	0.0017 kt per square kilometre	+0.0%
2007	0.0017 kt per square kilometre	+0.3%
2008	0.0017 kt per square kilometre	+0.0%
2009	0.0017 kt per square kilometre	+0.0%
2010	0.0017 kt per square kilometre	+0.1%
2011	0.0017 kt per square kilometre	-0.1%
2012	0.0017 kt per square kilometre	+1.1%
2013	0.0017 kt per square kilometre	+0.6%
2014	0.0017 kt per square kilometre	+0.6%
2015	0.0017 kt per square kilometre	+0.3%
2016	0.0017 kt per square kilometre	+0.3%
2017	0.0017 kt per square kilometre	+0.3%
2018	0.0017 kt per square kilometre	+0.2%
2019	0.0017 kt per square kilometre	+0.2%
2020	0.0017 kt per square kilometre	-0.3%
2021	0.0017 kt per square kilometre	+0.2%
2022	0.0017 kt per square kilometre	+0.1%
2023	0.0017 kt per square kilometre	+0.1%

Tonga compared with similar countries

Tonga's 0.0017 kt per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0001 kt per square kilometre, 31.0× the median. (50 countries reporting)
Tonga's 0.0017 kt per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0001 kt per square kilometre, 13.2× the median. (23 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Manure Management — Emissions (CH4), per square kilometre 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	+47.0%	0.0004 kt per square kilometre	0.0006 kt per square kilometre
1976	+29.7%	0.001 kt per square kilometre	0.0013 kt per square kilometre
1966	+27.2%	0.0006 kt per square kilometre	0.0007 kt per square kilometre

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.0006 kt per square kilometre	0.0004 kt per square kilometre	0.0007 kt per square kilometre	9
1970s	0.0012 kt per square kilometre	0.0007 kt per square kilometre	0.002 kt per square kilometre	10
1980s	0.002 kt per square kilometre	0.0013 kt per square kilometre	0.0024 kt per square kilometre	10
1990s	0.0018 kt per square kilometre	0.0016 kt per square kilometre	0.0019 kt per square kilometre	10
2000s	0.0017 kt per square kilometre	0.0017 kt per square kilometre	0.0017 kt per square kilometre	10
2010s	0.0017 kt per square kilometre	0.0017 kt per square kilometre	0.0017 kt per square kilometre	10
2020s	0.0017 kt per square kilometre	0.0017 kt per square kilometre	0.0017 kt per square kilometre	4

Countries ranked near Tonga

3 Denmark 0.0023 kt per square kilometre compare
4 Nauru 0.0021 kt per square kilometre compare
5 Belgium 0.0019 kt per square kilometre compare
7 Ireland 0.001 kt per square kilometre compare
8 Luxembourg 0.0009 kt per square kilometre compare
9 Germany 0.0008 kt per square kilometre compare

See the full ranking of 171 places →

More climate change data for Tonga

Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 0 kg (2050)
Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 138.67 kt (2050)
Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 28.3 kt (2050)
Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 110.37 kt (2050)
Emissions from livestock — Emissions 0.1068 kt (2050)
Emissions from livestock — Emissions 3.94 kt (2050)
Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 0 kt (2050)
Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 0 kt (2050)
Emissions from crops — Emissions 0 kt (2050)
Synthetic Fertilizers — Emissions (CO2eq) 0 kt (2050)

All data for Tonga →

Frequently asked questions

What is manure management — emissions (ch4), per square kilometre in Tonga?: Manure management — emissions (ch4), per square kilometre in Tonga was 0.0017 kt per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest manure management — emissions (ch4), per square kilometre recorded in Tonga?: The highest recorded value was 0.0024 kt per square kilometre in 1988.
What is the lowest manure management — emissions (ch4), per square kilometre recorded in Tonga?: The lowest recorded value was 0.0004 kt per square kilometre in 1961.
How does Tonga rank for manure management — emissions (ch4), per square kilometre?: Tonga ranks 6th out of 170 countries with data for 2023.
Is manure management — emissions (ch4), per square kilometre 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 Manure Management — Emissions (CH4), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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How this figure is calculated

Manure Management — Emissions (CH4) 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.

Manure Management — Emissions (CH4) ÷ Land area (sq. km)

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Manure Management — Emissions Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)

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About this data

Indicator: Manure Management — Emissions (CH4), per square kilometre
Unit: kt per square kilometre
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 171 places, 9,815 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 02 September 2026

Manure Management — Emissions (CH4) 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.