Chicken meat production, per capita in Tonga
Tonga: Chicken meat production, per capita was 0.0026 tonnes per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Chicken meat production, per capita in Tonga, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
In 2024, chicken meat production, per capita in Tonga stood at 0.0026 tonnes per person.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and down 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chicken meat production, per capita in Tonga peaked at 0.0032 tonnes per person in 1988 and was at its lowest, 0.0005 tonnes per person, in 1973.
Tonga ranks 135th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Chicken meat production, per capita in Tonga, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0007 tonnes per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0008 tonnes per person | +26.1% |
| 1963 | 0.0008 tonnes per person | -8.3% |
| 1964 | 0.0008 tonnes per person | +5.4% |
| 1965 | 0.0009 tonnes per person | +10.2% |
| 1966 | 0.001 tonnes per person | +11.9% |
| 1967 | 0.0015 tonnes per person | +48.7% |
| 1968 | 0.0018 tonnes per person | +19.1% |
| 1969 | 0.0012 tonnes per person | -29.9% |
| 1970 | 0.001 tonnes per person | -18.2% |
| 1971 | 0.0013 tonnes per person | +32.7% |
| 1972 | 0.0005 tonnes per person | -63.6% |
| 1973 | 0.0005 tonnes per person | -1.6% |
| 1974 | 0.0006 tonnes per person | +17.5% |
| 1975 | 0.0011 tonnes per person | +99.9% |
| 1976 | 0.0018 tonnes per person | +58.7% |
| 1977 | 0.0009 tonnes per person | -50.1% |
| 1978 | 0.0015 tonnes per person | +69.2% |
| 1979 | 0.0014 tonnes per person | -9.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0011 tonnes per person | -16.3% |
| 1981 | 0.0017 tonnes per person | +45.9% |
| 1982 | 0.0023 tonnes per person | +36.7% |
| 1983 | 0.0016 tonnes per person | -30.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0017 tonnes per person | +5.6% |
| 1985 | 0.0023 tonnes per person | +36.9% |
| 1986 | 0.0027 tonnes per person | +15.4% |
| 1987 | 0.0029 tonnes per person | +9.6% |
| 1988 | 0.0032 tonnes per person | +8.4% |
| 1989 | 0.0024 tonnes per person | -24.5% |
| 1990 | 0.0022 tonnes per person | -7.7% |
| 1991 | 0.0022 tonnes per person | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0023 tonnes per person | +3.9% |
| 1993 | 0.0023 tonnes per person | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0023 tonnes per person | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0029 tonnes per person | +22.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0032 tonnes per person | +10.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0031 tonnes per person | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0031 tonnes per person | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0031 tonnes per person | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0031 tonnes per person | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0031 tonnes per person | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 0.003 tonnes per person | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 0.003 tonnes per person | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 0.003 tonnes per person | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 0.003 tonnes per person | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0031 tonnes per person | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0031 tonnes per person | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0031 tonnes per person | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0031 tonnes per person | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0026 tonnes per person | -16.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0026 tonnes per person | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0027 tonnes per person | +5.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0028 tonnes per person | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0027 tonnes per person | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0027 tonnes per person | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0027 tonnes per person | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0027 tonnes per person | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0026 tonnes per person | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0026 tonnes per person | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0026 tonnes per person | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0026 tonnes per person | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0026 tonnes per person | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0026 tonnes per person | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 0.0026 tonnes per person | -0.2% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 0.0026 tonnes per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0139 tonnes per person, 19% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 0.0026 tonnes per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0061 tonnes per person, 43% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Chicken meat production, per capita 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 | +99.9% | 0.0006 tonnes per person | 0.0011 tonnes per person |
| 1978 | +69.2% | 0.0009 tonnes per person | 0.0015 tonnes per person |
| 1972 | -63.6% | 0.0013 tonnes per person | 0.0005 tonnes per person |
| 1976 | +58.7% | 0.0011 tonnes per person | 0.0018 tonnes per person |
| 1977 | -50.1% | 0.0018 tonnes per person | 0.0009 tonnes per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.001 tonnes per person | 0.0007 tonnes per person | 0.0018 tonnes per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0011 tonnes per person | 0.0005 tonnes per person | 0.0018 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0022 tonnes per person | 0.0011 tonnes per person | 0.0032 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0027 tonnes per person | 0.0022 tonnes per person | 0.0032 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0031 tonnes per person | 0.003 tonnes per person | 0.0031 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0027 tonnes per person | 0.0026 tonnes per person | 0.0028 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0026 tonnes per person | 0.0026 tonnes per person | 0.0026 tonnes per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
- 132 New Caledonia 0.003 tonnes per person compare
- 133 Kyrgyzstan 0.0027 tonnes per person compare
- 134 Uganda 0.0027 tonnes per person compare
- 136 Liberia 0.0025 tonnes per person compare
- 137 Zambia 0.0024 tonnes per person compare
- 138 French Polynesia 0.0023 tonnes per person 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 chicken meat production, per capita in Tonga?
- Chicken meat production, per capita in Tonga was 0.0026 tonnes per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest chicken meat production, per capita recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0032 tonnes per person in 1988.
- What is the lowest chicken meat production, per capita recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0005 tonnes per person in 1973.
- How does Tonga rank for chicken meat production, per capita?
- Tonga ranks 135th out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
- Is chicken meat production, per capita rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.8%. 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 Chicken meat production, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Chicken meat production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Chicken meat production ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Chicken meat production Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Chicken meat production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.