Daily number of animals slaughtered for meat in Tonga
Tonga: Daily number of animals slaughtered for meat was 4.99 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
4.99
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
184th
of 198 countries
All-time high
9.32
in 1996
All-time low
0.8767
in 1967
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Daily number of animals slaughtered for meat in Tonga, 1961–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Tonga recorded 4.99 for daily number of animals slaughtered for meat in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, daily number of animals slaughtered for meat in Tonga peaked at 9.32 in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.8767, in 1967.
Tonga ranks 184th of 198 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Daily number of animals slaughtered for meat in Tonga, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.9863 | — |
| 1962 | 0.9863 | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 1.01 | +2.8% |
| 1964 | 1.56 | +54.1% |
| 1965 | 0.9863 | -36.8% |
| 1966 | 0.9589 | -2.8% |
| 1967 | 0.8767 | -8.6% |
| 1968 | 0.9041 | +3.1% |
| 1969 | 1.1 | +21.2% |
| 1970 | 0.8767 | -20.0% |
| 1971 | 1.04 | +18.8% |
| 1972 | 1.15 | +10.5% |
| 1973 | 1.26 | +9.5% |
| 1974 | 1.29 | +2.2% |
| 1975 | 2.66 | +106.4% |
| 1976 | 2.68 | +1.0% |
| 1977 | 2.68 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 2.74 | +2.0% |
| 1979 | 2.74 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 3.01 | +10.0% |
| 1981 | 3.26 | +8.2% |
| 1982 | 3.48 | +6.7% |
| 1983 | 3.56 | +2.4% |
| 1984 | 3.62 | +1.5% |
| 1985 | 3.56 | -1.5% |
| 1986 | 3.84 | +7.7% |
| 1987 | 4.11 | +7.1% |
| 1988 | 4.38 | +6.7% |
| 1989 | 4.93 | +12.5% |
| 1990 | 4.38 | -11.1% |
| 1991 | 4.11 | -6.2% |
| 1992 | 4.11 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 3.84 | -6.7% |
| 1994 | 3.84 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 3.84 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 9.32 | +142.9% |
| 1997 | 3.84 | -58.8% |
| 1998 | 3.84 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 4.38 | +14.3% |
| 2000 | 4.93 | +12.5% |
| 2001 | 4.93 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 4.93 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 4.93 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 4.93 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 4.93 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 5.07 | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 5.21 | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 5.21 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 5.21 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 5.05 | -3.1% |
| 2011 | 5.04 | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 5.34 | +6.0% |
| 2013 | 5.18 | -3.1% |
| 2014 | 5.06 | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 4.98 | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 5 | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 5.08 | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 5.1 | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 5.07 | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 5.02 | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 5.04 | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 5.01 | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 5 | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 4.99 | -0.3% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 4.99 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 821.92, 1% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 4.99 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 321.09, 2% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Daily number of animals slaughtered for meat 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% | 3.84 | 9.32 |
| 1975 | +106.4% | 1.29 | 2.66 |
| 1997 | -58.8% | 9.32 | 3.84 |
| 1964 | +54.1% | 1.01 | 1.56 |
| 1965 | -36.8% | 1.56 | 0.9863 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.04 | 0.8767 | 1.56 | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.91 | 0.8767 | 2.74 | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.78 | 3.01 | 4.93 | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.55 | 3.84 | 9.32 | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.03 | 4.93 | 5.21 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.09 | 4.98 | 5.34 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.01 | 4.99 | 5.04 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
- 181 Macao 5.83 compare
- 182 French Guiana 5.4 compare
- 183 Sao Tome and Principe 5.31 compare
- 185 Micronesia (country) 4.98 compare
- 186 Grenada 2.61 compare
- 187 Barbados 2.4 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 daily number of animals slaughtered for meat in Tonga?
- Daily number of animals slaughtered for meat in Tonga was 4.99 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest daily number of animals slaughtered for meat recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 9.32 in 1996.
- What is the lowest daily number of animals slaughtered for meat recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8767 in 1967.
- How does Tonga rank for daily number of animals slaughtered for meat?
- Tonga ranks 184th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is daily number of animals slaughtered for meat rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.5%. 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 Daily number of animals slaughtered for meat. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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