Fertiliser use in Tonga
Farmers in Tonga used 2.9 kg of fertiliser per hectare of arable land in 2024. The value for 2024 is the lowest since 2007.
Tonga, 2024
2.9
Change from 2023
−30.8%
World, 2023
136.5 kg per hectare
Position in 2024
180th of 190
Fertiliser use in Tonga over time
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Kilograms per hectare of arable land. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Tonga | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2.9 kg per hectare | – |
| 2023 | 4.2 kg per hectare | 136.5 kg per hectare |
| 2022 | 4.7 kg per hectare | 134.9 kg per hectare |
| 2021 | 10.4 kg per hectare | 142.6 kg per hectare |
| 2020 | 10.8 kg per hectare | 144.6 kg per hectare |
| 2019 | 14.3 kg per hectare | 135.5 kg per hectare |
| 2018 | 7.7 kg per hectare | 136.9 kg per hectare |
| 2017 | 10.9 kg per hectare | 138.0 kg per hectare |
| 2016 | 9.5 kg per hectare | 135.1 kg per hectare |
| 2015 | 8.2 kg per hectare | 132.9 kg per hectare |
| 2014 | 6.1 kg per hectare | 136.1 kg per hectare |
| 2013 | 7.8 kg per hectare | 133.2 kg per hectare |
| 2012 | 7.7 kg per hectare | 130.8 kg per hectare |
| 2011 | 6.5 kg per hectare | 133.5 kg per hectare |
| 2010 | 9.7 kg per hectare | 128.9 kg per hectare |
| 2009 | 10.4 kg per hectare | 117.6 kg per hectare |
| 2008 | 9.2 kg per hectare | 116.6 kg per hectare |
| 2007 | 0.0 kg per hectare | 124.3 kg per hectare |
| 2006 | 0.0 kg per hectare | 118.8 kg per hectare |
| 2005 | 0.0 kg per hectare | 115.3 kg per hectare |
| 2004 | 0.0 kg per hectare | 114.9 kg per hectare |
| 2003 | 0.0 kg per hectare | 109.6 kg per hectare |
| 2002 | 0.0 kg per hectare | 106.4 kg per hectare |
| 2001 | – | 103.1 kg per hectare |
| 2000 | – | 101.1 kg per hectare |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −30.8% from 4.2 kg per hectare in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 6.1 kg per hectare, the figure has changed by −52.3%.
- Among the 190 countries with data for 2024, Tonga has the 180th highest value.
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Agriculture share of GDP
18.6%
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Capture fisheries production
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Food production index
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