Land animals slaughtered for meat, per square kilometre in Tonga
Tonga: Land animals slaughtered for meat, per square kilometre was 515.28 animals per square kilometre in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
515.28 animals per square kilometre
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
94th
of 191 countries
All-time high
527.78 animals per square kilometre
in 2007
All-time low
69.44 animals per square kilometre
in 1972
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Land animals slaughtered for meat, per square kilometre in Tonga, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in animals per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land animals slaughtered for meat, per square kilometre in Tonga is 515.28 animals per square kilometre, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land animals slaughtered for meat, per square kilometre in Tonga peaked at 527.78 animals per square kilometre in 2007 and was at its lowest, 69.44 animals per square kilometre, in 1972.
That places Tonga 94th out of 191 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Land animals slaughtered for meat, per square kilometre in Tonga, year by year
| Year | animals per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 75 animals per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 97.22 animals per square kilometre | +29.6% |
| 1963 | 91.67 animals per square kilometre | -5.7% |
| 1964 | 100 animals per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 1965 | 111.11 animals per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 1966 | 127.78 animals per square kilometre | +15.0% |
| 1967 | 194.44 animals per square kilometre | +52.2% |
| 1968 | 236.11 animals per square kilometre | +21.4% |
| 1969 | 166.67 animals per square kilometre | -29.4% |
| 1970 | 138.89 animals per square kilometre | -16.7% |
| 1971 | 187.5 animals per square kilometre | +35.0% |
| 1972 | 69.44 animals per square kilometre | -63.0% |
| 1973 | 69.44 animals per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 83.33 animals per square kilometre | +20.0% |
| 1975 | 170.83 animals per square kilometre | +105.0% |
| 1976 | 277.78 animals per square kilometre | +62.6% |
| 1977 | 138.89 animals per square kilometre | -50.0% |
| 1978 | 236.11 animals per square kilometre | +70.0% |
| 1979 | 215.28 animals per square kilometre | -8.8% |
| 1980 | 180.56 animals per square kilometre | -16.1% |
| 1981 | 263.89 animals per square kilometre | +46.2% |
| 1982 | 361.11 animals per square kilometre | +36.8% |
| 1983 | 250 animals per square kilometre | -30.8% |
| 1984 | 263.89 animals per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1985 | 361.11 animals per square kilometre | +36.8% |
| 1986 | 416.67 animals per square kilometre | +15.4% |
| 1987 | 458.33 animals per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 1988 | 500 animals per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 1989 | 375 animals per square kilometre | -25.0% |
| 1990 | 347.22 animals per square kilometre | -7.4% |
| 1991 | 347.22 animals per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 361.11 animals per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1993 | 368.06 animals per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1994 | 368.06 animals per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 452.78 animals per square kilometre | +23.0% |
| 1996 | 500 animals per square kilometre | +10.4% |
| 1997 | 500 animals per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 500 animals per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 500 animals per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 500 animals per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 500 animals per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 500 animals per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 500 animals per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 500 animals per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 500 animals per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 513.89 animals per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 527.78 animals per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 527.78 animals per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 519.44 animals per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 479.17 animals per square kilometre | -7.8% |
| 2011 | 483.33 animals per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 511.11 animals per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 2013 | 511.11 animals per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 506.94 animals per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 505.56 animals per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 506.94 animals per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 508.33 animals per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 508.33 animals per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 509.72 animals per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 511.11 animals per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 516.67 animals per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 515.28 animals per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 515.28 animals per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 515.28 animals per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 515.28 animals per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 819.06 animals per square kilometre, 63% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 515.28 animals per square kilometre is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 637.5 animals per square kilometre, 81% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Land animals slaughtered for meat, per square kilometre 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% | 83.33 animals per square kilometre | 170.83 animals per square kilometre |
| 1978 | +70.0% | 138.89 animals per square kilometre | 236.11 animals per square kilometre |
| 1972 | -63.0% | 187.5 animals per square kilometre | 69.44 animals per square kilometre |
| 1976 | +62.6% | 170.83 animals per square kilometre | 277.78 animals per square kilometre |
| 1967 | +52.2% | 127.78 animals per square kilometre | 194.44 animals per square kilometre |
| 1977 | -50.0% | 277.78 animals per square kilometre | 138.89 animals per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 133.33 animals per square kilometre | 75 animals per square kilometre | 236.11 animals per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 158.75 animals per square kilometre | 69.44 animals per square kilometre | 277.78 animals per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 343.06 animals per square kilometre | 180.56 animals per square kilometre | 500 animals per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 424.44 animals per square kilometre | 347.22 animals per square kilometre | 500 animals per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 508.89 animals per square kilometre | 500 animals per square kilometre | 527.78 animals per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 503.06 animals per square kilometre | 479.17 animals per square kilometre | 511.11 animals per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 514.72 animals per square kilometre | 511.11 animals per square kilometre | 516.67 animals per square kilometre | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
- 91 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 542.42 animals per square kilometre compare
- 92 Senegal 533.02 animals per square kilometre compare
- 93 Bahamas 515.68 animals per square kilometre compare
- 95 Uganda 514.64 animals per square kilometre compare
- 96 Bulgaria 496.74 animals per square kilometre compare
- 97 Dominica 496.67 animals per square kilometre 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 land animals slaughtered for meat, per square kilometre in Tonga?
- Land animals slaughtered for meat, per square kilometre in Tonga was 515.28 animals per square kilometre in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land animals slaughtered for meat, per square kilometre recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 527.78 animals per square kilometre in 2007.
- What is the lowest land animals slaughtered for meat, per square kilometre recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 69.44 animals per square kilometre in 1972.
- How does Tonga rank for land animals slaughtered for meat, per square kilometre?
- Tonga ranks 94th out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
- Is land animals slaughtered for meat, per square kilometre rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. 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 Land animals slaughtered for meat, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 64 observations, free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page.
How this figure is calculated
Land animals slaughtered for meat divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Land animals slaughtered for meat ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Land animals slaughtered for meat Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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
Land animals slaughtered for meat divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.