Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) in Tonga

Tonga: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) was 0.6443 kg per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
0.6443 kg per person
Change on year
up 15.9%
World rank
131st
of 175 countries
All-time high
1.07 kg per person
in 2017
All-time low
0 kg per person
in 2002
Years of data
26
1982–2023

Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) in Tonga, 1982–2023

00.250.50.7511982200220231982: 0.643 kg per person1983: 0.878 kg per person1984: 1 kg per person1985: 1 kg per person2002: 0 kg per person2003: 0 kg per person2004: 0 kg per person2005: 0 kg per person2006: 0 kg per person2007: 0 kg per person2008: 1 kg per person2009: 1 kg per person2010: 0.089 kg per person2011: 0.067 kg per person2012: 0.502 kg per person2013: 0.678 kg per person2014: 0.431 kg per person2015: 0.524 kg per person2016: 0.876 kg per person2017: 1.1 kg per person2018: 0.602 kg per person2019: 0.806 kg per person2020: 0.796 kg per person2021: 0.917 kg per person2022: 0.556 kg per person2023: 0.644 kg per person

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.

Analysis

The most recent figure for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) in Tonga is 0.6443 kg per person, measured in 2023.

The figure is up 15.9% on the previous year and down 4.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) in Tonga peaked at 1.07 kg per person in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0 kg per person, in 2002.

Tonga ranks 131st of 175 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) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) in Tonga, year by year

Annual values for Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural use), per capita in Tonga, 1982 to 2023.
Year kg per person Change
1982 0.643 kg per person
1983 0.8776 kg per person +36.5%
1984 1.02 kg per person +16.3%
1985 1.02 kg per person +0.0%
2002 0 kg per person -100.0%
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 1 kg per person
2009 1 kg per person -0.2%
2010 0.089 kg per person -91.1%
2011 0.0669 kg per person -24.8%
2012 0.5023 kg per person +650.6%
2013 0.6778 kg per person +35.0%
2014 0.4311 kg per person -36.4%
2015 0.5238 kg per person +21.5%
2016 0.8764 kg per person +67.3%
2017 1.07 kg per person +22.6%
2018 0.6022 kg per person -43.9%
2019 0.8063 kg per person +33.9%
2020 0.796 kg per person -1.3%
2021 0.9173 kg per person +15.2%
2022 0.556 kg per person -39.4%
2023 0.6443 kg per person +15.9%

Tonga compared with similar countries

  • Tonga's 0.6443 kg per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5.91 kg per person, 11% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
  • Tonga's 0.6443 kg per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 2.18 kg per person, 30% of the median. (24 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 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.

YearChange FromTo
2012 +650.6% 0.0669 kg per person 0.5023 kg per person

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.8904 kg per person 0.643 kg per person 1.02 kg per person 4
2000s 0.2504 kg per person 0 kg per person 1 kg per person 8
2010s 0.565 kg per person 0.0669 kg per person 1.07 kg per person 10
2020s 0.7284 kg per person 0.556 kg per person 0.9173 kg per person 4

Countries ranked near Tonga

  1. 128 Bhutan 0.8171 kg per person compare
  2. 129 French Polynesia 0.7059 kg per person compare
  3. 130 Trinidad and Tobago 0.6783 kg per person compare
  4. 132 Qatar 0.5863 kg per person compare
  5. 133 Sao Tome and Principe 0.5767 kg per person compare
  6. 134 Liberia 0.5314 kg per person compare

See the full ranking of 177 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) in Tonga?
Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) in Tonga was 0.6443 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) recorded in Tonga?
The highest recorded value was 1.07 kg per person in 2017.
What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) recorded in Tonga?
The lowest recorded value was 0 kg per person in 2002.
How does Tonga rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural)?
Tonga ranks 131st out of 175 countries with data for 2023.
Is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) 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) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural use), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural use) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

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Indicator
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural use), per capita
Unit
kg per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
177 places, 9,026 data points, 1961–2023
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Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural use) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.