Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Tonga
Tonga: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied was 0.1933 kg per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Tonga, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Tonga is 0.1933 kg per person, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 15.9% on the previous year and down 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Tonga peaked at 0.3223 kg per person in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0 kg per person, in 1961.
Tonga ranks 131st of 176 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Tonga, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0 kg per person | — |
| 1963 | 0 kg per person | — |
| 1964 | 0 kg per person | — |
| 1965 | 0 kg per person | — |
| 1966 | 0 kg per person | — |
| 1967 | 0 kg per person | — |
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| 1969 | 0 kg per person | — |
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| 1971 | 0 kg per person | — |
| 1972 | 0 kg per person | — |
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| 1975 | 0 kg per person | — |
| 1976 | 0 kg per person | — |
| 1977 | 0 kg per person | — |
| 1978 | 0 kg per person | — |
| 1979 | 0 kg per person | — |
| 1980 | 0 kg per person | — |
| 1981 | 0 kg per person | — |
| 1982 | 0.1929 kg per person | — |
| 1983 | 0.2633 kg per person | +36.5% |
| 1984 | 0.3062 kg per person | +16.3% |
| 1985 | 0.3062 kg per person | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0 kg per person | -100.0% |
| 1987 | 0 kg per person | — |
| 1988 | 0 kg per person | — |
| 1989 | 0 kg per person | — |
| 1990 | 0 kg per person | — |
| 1991 | 0 kg per person | — |
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| 2003 | 0 kg per person | — |
| 2004 | 0 kg per person | — |
| 2005 | 0 kg per person | — |
| 2006 | 0 kg per person | — |
| 2007 | 0 kg per person | — |
| 2008 | 0.3008 kg per person | — |
| 2009 | 0.3002 kg per person | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0267 kg per person | -91.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0201 kg per person | -24.8% |
| 2012 | 0.1507 kg per person | +650.6% |
| 2013 | 0.2034 kg per person | +35.0% |
| 2014 | 0.1293 kg per person | -36.4% |
| 2015 | 0.1571 kg per person | +21.5% |
| 2016 | 0.2629 kg per person | +67.3% |
| 2017 | 0.3223 kg per person | +22.6% |
| 2018 | 0.1807 kg per person | -43.9% |
| 2019 | 0.2419 kg per person | +33.9% |
| 2020 | 0.2388 kg per person | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 0.2752 kg per person | +15.2% |
| 2022 | 0.1668 kg per person | -39.4% |
| 2023 | 0.1933 kg per person | +15.9% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 0.1933 kg per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.76 kg per person, 11% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 0.1933 kg per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.5816 kg per person, 33% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +650.6% | 0.0201 kg per person | 0.1507 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 kg per person | 0 kg per person | 0 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0 kg per person | 0 kg per person | 0 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1068 kg per person | 0 kg per person | 0.3062 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0 kg per person | 0 kg per person | 0 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0601 kg per person | 0 kg per person | 0.3008 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1695 kg per person | 0.0201 kg per person | 0.3223 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2185 kg per person | 0.1668 kg per person | 0.2752 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
- 128 Bhutan 0.2451 kg per person compare
- 129 French Polynesia 0.2118 kg per person compare
- 130 Trinidad and Tobago 0.2035 kg per person compare
- 132 Qatar 0.1759 kg per person compare
- 133 Sao Tome and Principe 0.173 kg per person compare
- 134 Liberia 0.1594 kg per person compare
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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Tonga?
- Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Tonga was 0.1933 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3223 kg per person in 2017.
- What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 kg per person in 1961.
- How does Tonga rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied?
- Tonga ranks 131st out of 176 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Tonga data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied that leaches, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied that leaches divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied that leaches ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied that leaches divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.