Cattle livestock count heads in Tonga
Tonga: Cattle livestock count heads was 12,196 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
12,196
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
178th
of 197 countries
All-time high
12,196
in 2024
All-time low
1,775
in 1967
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Cattle livestock count heads in Tonga, 1961–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cattle livestock count heads in Tonga is 12,196, 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, cattle livestock count heads in Tonga peaked at 12,196 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1,775, in 1967.
Tonga ranks 178th of 197 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Cattle livestock count heads in Tonga, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2,419 | — |
| 1962 | 2,318 | -4.2% |
| 1963 | 2,830 | +22.1% |
| 1964 | 2,662 | -5.9% |
| 1965 | 2,101 | -21.1% |
| 1966 | 2,037 | -3.0% |
| 1967 | 1,775 | -12.9% |
| 1968 | 2,217 | +24.9% |
| 1969 | 2,461 | +11.0% |
| 1970 | 3,097 | +25.8% |
| 1971 | 3,181 | +2.7% |
| 1972 | 3,781 | +18.9% |
| 1973 | 4,225 | +11.7% |
| 1974 | 3,970 | -6.0% |
| 1975 | 6,441 | +62.2% |
| 1976 | 5,898 | -8.4% |
| 1977 | 6,268 | +6.3% |
| 1978 | 9,601 | +53.2% |
| 1979 | 9,840 | +2.5% |
| 1980 | 10,000 | +1.6% |
| 1981 | 10,800 | +8.0% |
| 1982 | 9,987 | -7.5% |
| 1983 | 7,762 | -22.3% |
| 1984 | 7,900 | +1.8% |
| 1985 | 9,318 | +17.9% |
| 1986 | 9,000 | -3.4% |
| 1987 | 10,000 | +11.1% |
| 1988 | 10,000 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 11,651 | +16.5% |
| 1990 | 10,000 | -14.2% |
| 1991 | 10,000 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 9,600 | -4.0% |
| 1993 | 9,500 | -1.0% |
| 1994 | 9,500 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 9,318 | -1.9% |
| 1996 | 9,500 | +2.0% |
| 1997 | 9,500 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 9,500 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 10,328 | +8.7% |
| 2000 | 11,250 | +8.9% |
| 2001 | 11,250 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 11,250 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 11,250 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 11,250 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 11,250 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 11,250 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 11,300 | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 11,300 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 11,300 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 11,300 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 11,300 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 11,500 | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 11,700 | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 11,800 | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 11,881 | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 11,941 | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 11,975 | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 12,005 | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 12,028 | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 12,048 | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 12,157 | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 12,148 | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 12,172 | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 12,196 | +0.2% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 12,196 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 918,057, 1% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 12,196 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 650,522, 2% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cattle livestock count heads 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | +62.2% | 3,970 | 6,441 |
| 1978 | +53.2% | 6,268 | 9,601 |
| 1970 | +25.8% | 2,461 | 3,097 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2,313 | 1,775 | 2,830 | 9 |
| 1970s | 5,630 | 3,097 | 9,840 | 10 |
| 1980s | 9,642 | 7,762 | 11,651 | 10 |
| 1990s | 9,675 | 9,318 | 10,328 | 10 |
| 2000s | 11,265 | 11,250 | 11,300 | 10 |
| 2010s | 11,743 | 11,300 | 12,028 | 10 |
| 2020s | 12,144 | 12,048 | 12,196 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
- 175 Dominica 13,873 compare
- 176 Malta 13,800 compare
- 177 French Guiana 13,386 compare
- 179 Barbados 11,241 compare
- 180 Saint Lucia 10,486 compare
- 181 French Polynesia 8,097 compare
More agriculture & rural data for Tonga
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.0499 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.2935 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.0497 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.2945 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cattle livestock count heads in Tonga?
- Cattle livestock count heads in Tonga was 12,196 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cattle livestock count heads recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 12,196 in 2024.
- What is the lowest cattle livestock count heads recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,775 in 1967.
- How does Tonga rank for cattle livestock count heads?
- Tonga ranks 178th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cattle livestock count heads 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Cattle livestock count heads. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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