Global meat production in Tonga
Tonga: Global meat production was 2,467 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
2,467
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
183rd
of 202 countries
All-time high
2,484
in 1996
All-time low
473.52
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Global meat production in Tonga, 1961–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Tonga recorded 2,467 for global meat production in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, global meat production in Tonga peaked at 2,484 in 1996 and was at its lowest, 473.52, in 1961.
That places Tonga 183rd out of 202 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Global meat production in Tonga, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 473.52 | — |
| 1962 | 636.8 | +34.5% |
| 1963 | 666.68 | +4.7% |
| 1964 | 736 | +10.4% |
| 1965 | 752.4 | +2.2% |
| 1966 | 866.53 | +15.2% |
| 1967 | 842.5 | -2.8% |
| 1968 | 915.9 | +8.7% |
| 1969 | 932 | +1.8% |
| 1970 | 961.4 | +3.2% |
| 1971 | 1,098 | +14.2% |
| 1972 | 1,083 | -1.4% |
| 1973 | 1,106 | +2.2% |
| 1974 | 1,218 | +10.1% |
| 1975 | 1,502 | +23.3% |
| 1976 | 1,690 | +12.5% |
| 1977 | 1,643 | -2.8% |
| 1978 | 1,745 | +6.2% |
| 1979 | 1,772 | +1.6% |
| 1980 | 1,808 | +2.0% |
| 1981 | 1,943 | +7.4% |
| 1982 | 1,897 | -2.3% |
| 1983 | 1,757 | -7.4% |
| 1984 | 1,751 | -0.4% |
| 1985 | 1,808 | +3.3% |
| 1986 | 1,996 | +10.4% |
| 1987 | 2,062 | +3.3% |
| 1988 | 2,128 | +3.2% |
| 1989 | 2,131 | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 2,076 | -2.5% |
| 1991 | 2,059 | -0.8% |
| 1992 | 2,085 | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 2,027 | -2.8% |
| 1994 | 2,022 | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 2,076 | +2.7% |
| 1996 | 2,484 | +19.7% |
| 1997 | 2,103 | -15.4% |
| 1998 | 2,103 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 2,142 | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 2,188 | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 2,180 | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 2,180 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 2,180 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 2,176 | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 2,161 | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 2,203 | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 2,272 | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 2,260 | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 2,277 | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 2,261 | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 2,271 | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 2,340 | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 2,338 | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 2,351 | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 2,370 | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 2,389 | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 2,406 | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 2,396 | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 2,400 | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 2,404 | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 2,428 | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 2,443 | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 2,455 | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 2,467 | +0.5% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 2,467 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 286,984, 1% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 2,467 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 166,924, 1% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Global 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | +34.5% | 473.52 | 636.8 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 758.04 | 473.52 | 932 | 9 |
| 1970s | 1,382 | 961.4 | 1,772 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,928 | 1,751 | 2,131 | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,118 | 2,022 | 2,484 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,207 | 2,161 | 2,277 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,352 | 2,261 | 2,406 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,439 | 2,404 | 2,467 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
- 180 Solomon Islands 3,627 compare
- 181 Samoa 3,059 compare
- 182 Saint Lucia 3,005 compare
- 184 Comoros 2,293 compare
- 185 Kiribati 2,242 compare
- 186 French Polynesia 1,801 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 global meat production in Tonga?
- Global meat production in Tonga was 2,467 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest global meat production recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 2,484 in 1996.
- What is the lowest global meat production recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 473.52 in 1961.
- How does Tonga rank for global meat production?
- Tonga ranks 183rd out of 202 countries with data for 2024.
- Is global meat production rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.9%. 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 Global meat production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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