Insecticide use in Tonga
Tonga: Insecticide use was 1 tonnes in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Insecticide use in Tonga, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
In 2023, insecticide use in Tonga stood at 1 tonnes.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, insecticide use in Tonga peaked at 4 tonnes in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0 tonnes, in 2018.
That places Tonga 197th out of 211 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Insecticide use in Tonga, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1 tonnes | — |
| 1991 | 1 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 1 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 1 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 1 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 1 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 1 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 1 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 1 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 1 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 1 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 1 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 1 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 1 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 2 tonnes | +100.0% |
| 2016 | 4 tonnes | +100.0% |
| 2017 | 3 tonnes | -25.0% |
| 2018 | 0 tonnes | -100.0% |
| 2019 | 0 tonnes | — |
| 2020 | 0 tonnes | — |
| 2021 | 1 tonnes | — |
| 2022 | 1 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1 tonnes | +0.0% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 1 tonnes is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 339.5 tonnes, 0% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 1 tonnes is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 22 tonnes, 5% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1 tonnes | 1 tonnes | 1 tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 1 tonnes | 1 tonnes | 1 tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.4 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 4 tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.75 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 1 tonnes | 4 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
More reference data data for Tonga
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0105 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0092 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0197 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0197 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0353 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0269 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0446 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.1068 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0799 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure applied 9.35 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is insecticide use in Tonga?
- Insecticide use in Tonga was 1 tonnes in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest insecticide use recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 4 tonnes in 2016.
- What is the lowest insecticide use recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 tonnes in 2018.
- How does Tonga rank for insecticide use?
- Tonga ranks 197th out of 211 countries with data for 2023.
- Is insecticide use rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Tonga data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Insecticide use. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual quantity of insecticides used in agriculture, measured as the tonnes of active ingredient per year.