Chicken meat production in Tonga
Tonga: Chicken meat production was 272.25 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
272.25
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
189th
of 199 countries
All-time high
334.4
in 2007
All-time low
42.5
in 1972
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Chicken meat production in Tonga, 1961–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for chicken meat production in Tonga is 272.25, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chicken meat production in Tonga peaked at 334.4 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 42.5, in 1972.
Tonga ranks 189th of 199 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Chicken meat production in Tonga, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 44.82 | — |
| 1962 | 58.1 | +29.6% |
| 1963 | 54.78 | -5.7% |
| 1964 | 59.34 | +8.3% |
| 1965 | 67.2 | +13.2% |
| 1966 | 77.28 | +15.0% |
| 1967 | 117.6 | +52.2% |
| 1968 | 142.8 | +21.4% |
| 1969 | 102 | -28.6% |
| 1970 | 85 | -16.7% |
| 1971 | 114.75 | +35.0% |
| 1972 | 42.5 | -63.0% |
| 1973 | 42.5 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 51 | +20.0% |
| 1975 | 104.55 | +105.0% |
| 1976 | 170 | +62.6% |
| 1977 | 86 | -49.4% |
| 1978 | 146.2 | +70.0% |
| 1979 | 133.3 | -8.8% |
| 1980 | 111.8 | -16.1% |
| 1981 | 163.4 | +46.2% |
| 1982 | 223.6 | +36.8% |
| 1983 | 156.6 | -30.0% |
| 1984 | 165.3 | +5.6% |
| 1985 | 226.2 | +36.8% |
| 1986 | 261 | +15.4% |
| 1987 | 287.1 | +10.0% |
| 1988 | 313.2 | +9.1% |
| 1989 | 237.6 | -24.1% |
| 1990 | 220 | -7.4% |
| 1991 | 220 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 228.8 | +4.0% |
| 1993 | 233.2 | +1.9% |
| 1994 | 233.2 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 286.88 | +23.0% |
| 1996 | 316.8 | +10.4% |
| 1997 | 316.8 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 316.8 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 316.8 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 316.8 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 316.8 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 316.8 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 316.8 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 316.8 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 316.8 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 325.6 | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 334.4 | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 334.4 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 328.7 | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 276 | -16.0% |
| 2011 | 278.68 | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 294.4 | +5.6% |
| 2013 | 294.67 | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 289.59 | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 288.56 | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 285.87 | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 282.78 | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 278.56 | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 275.65 | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 273.76 | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 278.17 | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 275.72 | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 273.99 | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 272.25 | -0.6% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 272.25 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 135,530, 0% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 272.25 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 23,141, 1% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Chicken meat production 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 | +105.0% | 51 | 104.55 |
| 1978 | +70.0% | 86 | 146.2 |
| 1972 | -63.0% | 114.75 | 42.5 |
| 1976 | +62.6% | 104.55 | 170 |
| 1967 | +52.2% | 77.28 | 117.6 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 80.44 | 44.82 | 142.8 | 9 |
| 1970s | 97.58 | 42.5 | 170 | 10 |
| 1980s | 214.58 | 111.8 | 313.2 | 10 |
| 1990s | 268.93 | 220 | 316.8 | 10 |
| 2000s | 322.39 | 316.8 | 334.4 | 10 |
| 2010s | 284.48 | 275.65 | 294.67 | 10 |
| 2020s | 274.78 | 272.25 | 278.17 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
- 186 Dominica 372.88 compare
- 187 French Guiana 357 compare
- 188 Solomon Islands 285.56 compare
- 190 Equatorial Guinea 264.42 compare
- 191 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 211 compare
- 192 Micronesia (country) 161.73 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 in Tonga?
- Chicken meat production in Tonga was 272.25 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest chicken meat production recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 334.4 in 2007.
- What is the lowest chicken meat production recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.5 in 1972.
- How does Tonga rank for chicken meat production?
- Tonga ranks 189th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is chicken meat production rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.0%. 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 Chicken meat production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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