Land animals slaughtered for meat in Tonga
Tonga: Land animals slaughtered for meat was 371,000 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
371,000
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
186th
of 199 countries
All-time high
380,000
in 2007
All-time low
50,000
in 1972
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Land animals slaughtered for meat in Tonga, 1961–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land animals slaughtered for meat in Tonga is 371,000, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land animals slaughtered for meat in Tonga peaked at 380,000 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 50,000, in 1972.
That places Tonga 186th out of 199 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.
Land animals slaughtered for meat in Tonga, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 54,000 | — |
| 1962 | 70,000 | +29.6% |
| 1963 | 66,000 | -5.7% |
| 1964 | 72,000 | +9.1% |
| 1965 | 80,000 | +11.1% |
| 1966 | 92,000 | +15.0% |
| 1967 | 140,000 | +52.2% |
| 1968 | 170,000 | +21.4% |
| 1969 | 120,000 | -29.4% |
| 1970 | 100,000 | -16.7% |
| 1971 | 135,000 | +35.0% |
| 1972 | 50,000 | -63.0% |
| 1973 | 50,000 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 60,000 | +20.0% |
| 1975 | 123,000 | +105.0% |
| 1976 | 200,000 | +62.6% |
| 1977 | 100,000 | -50.0% |
| 1978 | 170,000 | +70.0% |
| 1979 | 155,000 | -8.8% |
| 1980 | 130,000 | -16.1% |
| 1981 | 190,000 | +46.2% |
| 1982 | 260,000 | +36.8% |
| 1983 | 180,000 | -30.8% |
| 1984 | 190,000 | +5.6% |
| 1985 | 260,000 | +36.8% |
| 1986 | 300,000 | +15.4% |
| 1987 | 330,000 | +10.0% |
| 1988 | 360,000 | +9.1% |
| 1989 | 270,000 | -25.0% |
| 1990 | 250,000 | -7.4% |
| 1991 | 250,000 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 260,000 | +4.0% |
| 1993 | 265,000 | +1.9% |
| 1994 | 265,000 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 326,000 | +23.0% |
| 1996 | 360,000 | +10.4% |
| 1997 | 360,000 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 360,000 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 360,000 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 360,000 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 360,000 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 360,000 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 360,000 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 360,000 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 360,000 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 370,000 | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 380,000 | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 380,000 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 374,000 | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 345,000 | -7.8% |
| 2011 | 348,000 | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 368,000 | +5.7% |
| 2013 | 368,000 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 365,000 | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 364,000 | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 365,000 | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 366,000 | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 366,000 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 367,000 | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 368,000 | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 372,000 | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 371,000 | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 371,000 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 371,000 | +0.0% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 371,000 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 82.58 million, 0% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 371,000 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 16.57 million, 2% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Land 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | +105.0% | 60,000 | 123,000 |
| 1978 | +70.0% | 100,000 | 170,000 |
| 1972 | -63.0% | 135,000 | 50,000 |
| 1976 | +62.6% | 123,000 | 200,000 |
| 1967 | +52.2% | 92,000 | 140,000 |
| 1977 | -50.0% | 200,000 | 100,000 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 96,000 | 54,000 | 170,000 | 9 |
| 1970s | 114,300 | 50,000 | 200,000 | 10 |
| 1980s | 247,000 | 130,000 | 360,000 | 10 |
| 1990s | 305,600 | 250,000 | 360,000 | 10 |
| 2000s | 366,400 | 360,000 | 380,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 362,200 | 345,000 | 368,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 370,600 | 368,000 | 372,000 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
- 183 Samoa 474,000 compare
- 184 Seychelles 436,000 compare
- 185 Dominica 373,000 compare
- 187 Solomon Islands 357,000 compare
- 188 French Guiana 350,000 compare
- 189 Mongolia 349,000 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 in Tonga?
- Land animals slaughtered for meat in Tonga was 371,000 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest land animals slaughtered for meat recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 380,000 in 2007.
- What is the lowest land animals slaughtered for meat recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 50,000 in 1972.
- How does Tonga rank for land animals slaughtered for meat?
- Tonga ranks 186th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is land animals slaughtered for meat 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Land animals slaughtered for meat. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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