Global meat production in Tonga
Tonga: Global meat production was 2,467 tonnes in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
2,467 tonnes
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
183rd
of 202 countries
All-time high
2,484 tonnes
in 1996
All-time low
473.52 tonnes
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Global meat production in Tonga, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
Tonga recorded 2,467 tonnes 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 tonnes in 1996 and was at its lowest, 473.52 tonnes, 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 | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 473.52 tonnes | — |
| 1962 | 636.8 tonnes | +34.5% |
| 1963 | 666.68 tonnes | +4.7% |
| 1964 | 736 tonnes | +10.4% |
| 1965 | 752.4 tonnes | +2.2% |
| 1966 | 866.53 tonnes | +15.2% |
| 1967 | 842.5 tonnes | -2.8% |
| 1968 | 915.9 tonnes | +8.7% |
| 1969 | 932 tonnes | +1.8% |
| 1970 | 961.4 tonnes | +3.2% |
| 1971 | 1,098 tonnes | +14.2% |
| 1972 | 1,083 tonnes | -1.4% |
| 1973 | 1,106 tonnes | +2.2% |
| 1974 | 1,218 tonnes | +10.1% |
| 1975 | 1,502 tonnes | +23.3% |
| 1976 | 1,690 tonnes | +12.5% |
| 1977 | 1,643 tonnes | -2.8% |
| 1978 | 1,745 tonnes | +6.2% |
| 1979 | 1,772 tonnes | +1.6% |
| 1980 | 1,808 tonnes | +2.0% |
| 1981 | 1,943 tonnes | +7.4% |
| 1982 | 1,897 tonnes | -2.3% |
| 1983 | 1,757 tonnes | -7.4% |
| 1984 | 1,751 tonnes | -0.4% |
| 1985 | 1,808 tonnes | +3.3% |
| 1986 | 1,996 tonnes | +10.4% |
| 1987 | 2,062 tonnes | +3.3% |
| 1988 | 2,128 tonnes | +3.2% |
| 1989 | 2,131 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 2,076 tonnes | -2.5% |
| 1991 | 2,059 tonnes | -0.8% |
| 1992 | 2,085 tonnes | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 2,027 tonnes | -2.8% |
| 1994 | 2,022 tonnes | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 2,076 tonnes | +2.7% |
| 1996 | 2,484 tonnes | +19.7% |
| 1997 | 2,103 tonnes | -15.4% |
| 1998 | 2,103 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 2,142 tonnes | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 2,188 tonnes | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 2,180 tonnes | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 2,180 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 2,180 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 2,176 tonnes | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 2,161 tonnes | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 2,203 tonnes | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 2,272 tonnes | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 2,260 tonnes | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 2,277 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 2,261 tonnes | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 2,271 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 2,340 tonnes | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 2,338 tonnes | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 2,351 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 2,370 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 2,389 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 2,406 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 2,396 tonnes | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 2,400 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 2,404 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 2,428 tonnes | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 2,443 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 2,455 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 2,467 tonnes | +0.5% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 2,467 tonnes is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 286,984 tonnes, 1% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 2,467 tonnes is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 166,924 tonnes, 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 tonnes | 636.8 tonnes |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 758.04 tonnes | 473.52 tonnes | 932 tonnes | 9 |
| 1970s | 1,382 tonnes | 961.4 tonnes | 1,772 tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,928 tonnes | 1,751 tonnes | 2,131 tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,118 tonnes | 2,022 tonnes | 2,484 tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,207 tonnes | 2,161 tonnes | 2,277 tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,352 tonnes | 2,261 tonnes | 2,406 tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,439 tonnes | 2,404 tonnes | 2,467 tonnes | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
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More agriculture & rural data for Tonga
- 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)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.7884 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 18.6% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 18.6% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.6% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.7% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is global meat production in Tonga?
- Global meat production in Tonga was 2,467 tonnes in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest global meat production recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 2,484 tonnes in 1996.
- What is the lowest global meat production recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 473.52 tonnes 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Global meat production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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