Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Tonga
Tonga: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied was 9.36 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Tonga, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Tonga stood at 9.36 kg per square kilometre.
The figure is up 15.4% on the previous year and down 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Tonga peaked at 15.72 kg per square kilometre in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0 kg per square kilometre, in 1961.
Tonga ranks 116th 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 square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1963 | 0 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1964 | 0 kg per square kilometre | — |
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| 1976 | 0 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1977 | 0 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1978 | 0 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1979 | 0 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1980 | 0 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1981 | 0 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1982 | 8.75 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1983 | 11.94 kg per square kilometre | +36.5% |
| 1984 | 13.89 kg per square kilometre | +16.3% |
| 1985 | 13.89 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0 kg per square kilometre | -100.0% |
| 1987 | 0 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1988 | 0 kg per square kilometre | — |
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| 2007 | 0 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 2008 | 14.9 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 2009 | 14.9 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1.33 kg per square kilometre | -91.1% |
| 2011 | 0.9998 kg per square kilometre | -24.7% |
| 2012 | 7.5 kg per square kilometre | +649.8% |
| 2013 | 10.08 kg per square kilometre | +34.5% |
| 2014 | 6.38 kg per square kilometre | -36.7% |
| 2015 | 7.72 kg per square kilometre | +20.9% |
| 2016 | 12.85 kg per square kilometre | +66.4% |
| 2017 | 15.72 kg per square kilometre | +22.4% |
| 2018 | 8.83 kg per square kilometre | -43.8% |
| 2019 | 11.83 kg per square kilometre | +34.0% |
| 2020 | 11.69 kg per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 13.44 kg per square kilometre | +15.0% |
| 2022 | 8.11 kg per square kilometre | -39.6% |
| 2023 | 9.36 kg per square kilometre | +15.4% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 9.36 kg per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 43.17 kg per square kilometre, 22% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 9.36 kg per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 5.72 kg per square kilometre, 1.6× 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 | +649.8% | 0.9998 kg per square kilometre | 7.5 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 kg per square kilometre | 0 kg per square kilometre | 0 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0 kg per square kilometre | 0 kg per square kilometre | 0 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.85 kg per square kilometre | 0 kg per square kilometre | 13.89 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0 kg per square kilometre | 0 kg per square kilometre | 0 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.98 kg per square kilometre | 0 kg per square kilometre | 14.9 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.32 kg per square kilometre | 0.9998 kg per square kilometre | 15.72 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.65 kg per square kilometre | 8.11 kg per square kilometre | 13.44 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
- 113 Montenegro 9.79 kg per square kilometre compare
- 114 Nigeria 9.64 kg per square kilometre compare
- 115 Guinea-Bissau 9.56 kg per square kilometre compare
- 117 Seychelles 8.8 kg per square kilometre compare
- 118 Suriname 8.72 kg per square kilometre compare
- 119 Iceland 8.63 kg per square kilometre 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 9.36 kg per square kilometre 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 15.72 kg per square kilometre 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 square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Tonga rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied?
- Tonga ranks 116th 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 7.1%. 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 volatilises, per square kilometre. 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 volatilises 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.
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied that volatilises ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied 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
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied that volatilises 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.