Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in Tonga
Tonga: Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat was 1,820 animals in 2024. ▲ Rising
Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in Tonga, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in animals.
Analysis
The most recent figure for yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in Tonga is 1,820 animals, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in Tonga peaked at 3,400 animals in 1996 and was at its lowest, 320 animals, in 1967.
That places Tonga 183rd out of 197 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 380 animals | 320 animals | 570 animals | 9 |
| 1970s | 698 animals | 320 animals | 1,000 animals | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,378 animals | 1,100 animals | 1,800 animals | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,660 animals | 1,400 animals | 3,400 animals | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,835 animals | 1,800 animals | 1,900 animals | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,858 animals | 1,819 animals | 1,950 animals | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,829 animals | 1,820 animals | 1,840 animals | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
- 180 Macao 2,127 animals compare
- 181 French Guiana 1,970 animals compare
- 182 Sao Tome and Principe 1,937 animals compare
- 184 Micronesia (country) 1,817 animals compare
- 185 Grenada 954 animals compare
- 186 Barbados 875 animals compare
More agriculture & rural data for Tonga
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 120.22 million current US$ (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 18.6% (2024)
- Rural population 81,794 (2025)
- Rural population growth -0.4% (2025)
- Rural population 78.8% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.7% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.6% (2023)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 18.6% (2024)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 18.6% (2024)
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture 113 metric tons (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in Tonga?
- Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in Tonga was 1,820 animals in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 3,400 animals in 1996.
- What is the lowest yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 320 animals in 1967.
- How does Tonga rank for yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat?
- Tonga ranks 183rd out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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