Number of cattle in Tonga
Tonga: Number of cattle was 12,196 animals in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of cattle 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 number of cattle in Tonga is 12,196 animals, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of cattle in Tonga peaked at 12,196 animals in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1,775 animals, in 1967.
Tonga ranks 177th of 196 countries on this measure, 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 | 2,313 animals | 1,775 animals | 2,830 animals | 9 |
| 1970s | 5,630 animals | 3,097 animals | 9,840 animals | 10 |
| 1980s | 9,642 animals | 7,762 animals | 11,651 animals | 10 |
| 1990s | 9,675 animals | 9,318 animals | 10,328 animals | 10 |
| 2000s | 11,265 animals | 11,250 animals | 11,300 animals | 10 |
| 2010s | 11,743 animals | 11,300 animals | 12,028 animals | 10 |
| 2020s | 12,144 animals | 12,048 animals | 12,196 animals | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
- 174 Dominica 13,873 animals compare
- 175 Malta 13,800 animals compare
- 176 French Guiana 13,386 animals compare
- 178 Barbados 11,241 animals compare
- 179 Saint Lucia 10,486 animals compare
- 180 French Polynesia 8,097 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 number of cattle in Tonga?
- Number of cattle in Tonga was 12,196 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 number of cattle recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 12,196 animals in 2024.
- What is the lowest number of cattle recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,775 animals in 1967.
- How does Tonga rank for number of cattle?
- Tonga ranks 177th out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of cattle rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.4%. 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 Number of cattle. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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