Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per in Tonga
Tonga: Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per was 2.53 An per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per in Tonga, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in An per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for beef and buffalo meat, primary — producing animals/slaughtered, per in Tonga is 2.53 An per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, beef and buffalo meat, primary — producing animals/slaughtered, per in Tonga peaked at 4.72 An per square kilometre in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.4444 An per square kilometre, in 1967.
Tonga ranks 81st of 167 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per in Tonga, year by year
| Year | An per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.5 An per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.5 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.5139 An per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1964 | 0.7917 An per square kilometre | +54.1% |
| 1965 | 0.5 An per square kilometre | -36.8% |
| 1966 | 0.4861 An per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 1967 | 0.4444 An per square kilometre | -8.6% |
| 1968 | 0.4583 An per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1969 | 0.5556 An per square kilometre | +21.2% |
| 1970 | 0.4444 An per square kilometre | -20.0% |
| 1971 | 0.5278 An per square kilometre | +18.8% |
| 1972 | 0.5833 An per square kilometre | +10.5% |
| 1973 | 0.6389 An per square kilometre | +9.5% |
| 1974 | 0.6528 An per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1975 | 1.35 An per square kilometre | +106.4% |
| 1976 | 1.36 An per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1977 | 1.36 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 1.39 An per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1979 | 1.39 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 1.53 An per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 1981 | 1.65 An per square kilometre | +8.2% |
| 1982 | 1.76 An per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1983 | 1.81 An per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1984 | 1.83 An per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1985 | 1.81 An per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1986 | 1.94 An per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 1987 | 2.08 An per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1988 | 2.22 An per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1989 | 2.5 An per square kilometre | +12.5% |
| 1990 | 2.22 An per square kilometre | -11.1% |
| 1991 | 2.08 An per square kilometre | -6.3% |
| 1992 | 2.08 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 1.94 An per square kilometre | -6.7% |
| 1994 | 1.94 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 1.94 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 4.72 An per square kilometre | +142.9% |
| 1997 | 1.94 An per square kilometre | -58.8% |
| 1998 | 1.94 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 2.22 An per square kilometre | +14.3% |
| 2000 | 2.5 An per square kilometre | +12.5% |
| 2001 | 2.5 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 2.5 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 2.5 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 2.5 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 2.5 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 2.57 An per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 2.64 An per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 2.64 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 2.64 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 2.56 An per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 2011 | 2.55 An per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 2.71 An per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 2013 | 2.62 An per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 2014 | 2.57 An per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 2.53 An per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 2.53 An per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 2.58 An per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 2.58 An per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 2.57 An per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 2.54 An per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 2.56 An per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 2.54 An per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 2.53 An per square kilometre | -0.3% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 2.53 An per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.6 An per square kilometre, 97% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 2.53 An per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.07 An per square kilometre, 2.4× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | +142.9% | 1.94 An per square kilometre | 4.72 An per square kilometre |
| 1975 | +106.4% | 0.6528 An per square kilometre | 1.35 An per square kilometre |
| 1997 | -58.8% | 4.72 An per square kilometre | 1.94 An per square kilometre |
| 1964 | +54.1% | 0.5139 An per square kilometre | 0.7917 An per square kilometre |
| 1965 | -36.8% | 0.7917 An per square kilometre | 0.5 An per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5278 An per square kilometre | 0.4444 An per square kilometre | 0.7917 An per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.9694 An per square kilometre | 0.4444 An per square kilometre | 1.39 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.91 An per square kilometre | 1.53 An per square kilometre | 2.5 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.31 An per square kilometre | 1.94 An per square kilometre | 4.72 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.55 An per square kilometre | 2.5 An per square kilometre | 2.64 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.58 An per square kilometre | 2.53 An per square kilometre | 2.71 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.54 An per square kilometre | 2.53 An per square kilometre | 2.56 An per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
More agriculture & rural data for Tonga
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 7.27 % change on previous year (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1857 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 1,154 current US$ per person (2024)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.4224 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.7884 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 18.6% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 18.6% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.6% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.7% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is beef and buffalo meat, primary — producing animals/slaughtered, per in Tonga?
- Beef and buffalo meat, primary — producing animals/slaughtered, per in Tonga was 2.53 An per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest beef and buffalo meat, primary — producing animals/slaughtered, per recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 4.72 An per square kilometre in 1996.
- What is the lowest beef and buffalo meat, primary — producing animals/slaughtered, per recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4444 An per square kilometre in 1967.
- How does Tonga rank for beef and buffalo meat, primary — producing animals/slaughtered, per?
- Tonga ranks 81st out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
- Is beef and buffalo meat, primary — producing animals/slaughtered, per rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tonga data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Producing Animals/Slaughtered 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.
Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Producing Animals/Slaughtered ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Producing Animals/Slaughtered 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
Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Producing Animals/Slaughtered 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.