Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — Yield/Carcass Weight (Meat) in Tonga
Tonga: Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — Yield/Carcass Weight (Meat) was 733 g/An in 2024. ▼ Falling
Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — Yield/Carcass Weight in Tonga, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in g/An.
Analysis
The most recent figure for meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — yield/carcass weight in Tonga is 733 g/An, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 7.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — yield/carcass weight in Tonga peaked at 880 g/An in 1989 and was at its lowest, 733 g/An, in 2024.
Tonga ranks 239th of 252 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — Yield/Carcass Weight (Meat) in Tonga, year by year
| Year | g/An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 830 g/An | — |
| 1962 | 830 g/An | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 830 g/An | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 830 g/An | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 840 g/An | +1.2% |
| 1966 | 840 g/An | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 840 g/An | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 840 g/An | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 850 g/An | +1.2% |
| 1970 | 850 g/An | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 850 g/An | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 850 g/An | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 850 g/An | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 850 g/An | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 850 g/An | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 850 g/An | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 860 g/An | +1.2% |
| 1978 | 860 g/An | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 860 g/An | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 860 g/An | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 860 g/An | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 860 g/An | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 870 g/An | +1.2% |
| 1984 | 870 g/An | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 870 g/An | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 870 g/An | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 870 g/An | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 870 g/An | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 880 g/An | +1.1% |
| 1990 | 880 g/An | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 880 g/An | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 880 g/An | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 880 g/An | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 880 g/An | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 880 g/An | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 880 g/An | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 880 g/An | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 880 g/An | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 880 g/An | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 880 g/An | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 880 g/An | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 880 g/An | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 880 g/An | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 880 g/An | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 880 g/An | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 880 g/An | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 880 g/An | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 880 g/An | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 880 g/An | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 800 g/An | -9.1% |
| 2011 | 800 g/An | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 800 g/An | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 800 g/An | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 793 g/An | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 792 g/An | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 784 g/An | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 773 g/An | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 761 g/An | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 751 g/An | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 743 g/An | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 748 g/An | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 743 g/An | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 738 g/An | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 733 g/An | -0.7% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 733 g/An is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1,304 g/An, 56% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 733 g/An is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1,192 g/An, 61% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 836.67 g/An | 830 g/An | 850 g/An | 9 |
| 1970s | 853 g/An | 850 g/An | 860 g/An | 10 |
| 1980s | 868 g/An | 860 g/An | 880 g/An | 10 |
| 1990s | 880 g/An | 880 g/An | 880 g/An | 10 |
| 2000s | 880 g/An | 880 g/An | 880 g/An | 10 |
| 2010s | 785.4 g/An | 751 g/An | 800 g/An | 10 |
| 2020s | 741 g/An | 733 g/An | 748 g/An | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
- 236 Sierra Leone 785 g/An compare
- 237 Ghana 769 g/An compare
- 238 Nepal 766 g/An compare
- 240 Sao Tome and Principe 703 g/An compare
- 240 Sao Tome and Principe 703 g/An compare
- 242 Bangladesh 700 g/An 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 meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — yield/carcass weight in Tonga?
- Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — yield/carcass weight in Tonga was 733 g/An in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — yield/carcass weight recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 880 g/An in 1989.
- What is the lowest meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — yield/carcass weight recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 733 g/An in 2024.
- How does Tonga rank for meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — yield/carcass weight?
- Tonga ranks 239th out of 252 countries with data for 2024.
- Is meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — yield/carcass weight rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tonga data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — Yield/Carcass Weight. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This dataset provides annual statistics on crop and livestock production across countries and territories. For crops, data are provided on area harvested, production quantities and yields. For livestock, data are provided on animal stocks, numbers of producing and slaughtered animals, and the production of meat, milk, eggs and other livestock products. The dataset also includes information on production quantities for selected processed products, such as vegetable oils, sugar, fibres, beer, wine and major dairy products.