Meat, Total — Production in Tonga
Tonga: Meat, Total — Production was 2,467 t in 2024. ▲ Rising
Meat, Total — Production in Tonga, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for meat, total — production in Tonga is 2,467 t, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, meat, total — production in Tonga peaked at 2,484 t in 1996 and was at its lowest, 473.52 t, in 1961.
That places Tonga 230th out of 255 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.
Meat, Total — Production in Tonga, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 473.52 t | — |
| 1962 | 636.8 t | +34.5% |
| 1963 | 666.68 t | +4.7% |
| 1964 | 736 t | +10.4% |
| 1965 | 752.4 t | +2.2% |
| 1966 | 866.53 t | +15.2% |
| 1967 | 842.5 t | -2.8% |
| 1968 | 915.9 t | +8.7% |
| 1969 | 932 t | +1.8% |
| 1970 | 961.4 t | +3.2% |
| 1971 | 1,098 t | +14.2% |
| 1972 | 1,083 t | -1.4% |
| 1973 | 1,106 t | +2.2% |
| 1974 | 1,218 t | +10.1% |
| 1975 | 1,502 t | +23.3% |
| 1976 | 1,690 t | +12.5% |
| 1977 | 1,643 t | -2.8% |
| 1978 | 1,745 t | +6.2% |
| 1979 | 1,772 t | +1.6% |
| 1980 | 1,808 t | +2.0% |
| 1981 | 1,943 t | +7.4% |
| 1982 | 1,897 t | -2.3% |
| 1983 | 1,757 t | -7.4% |
| 1984 | 1,751 t | -0.4% |
| 1985 | 1,808 t | +3.3% |
| 1986 | 1,996 t | +10.4% |
| 1987 | 2,062 t | +3.3% |
| 1988 | 2,128 t | +3.2% |
| 1989 | 2,131 t | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 2,076 t | -2.5% |
| 1991 | 2,059 t | -0.8% |
| 1992 | 2,085 t | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 2,027 t | -2.8% |
| 1994 | 2,022 t | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 2,076 t | +2.7% |
| 1996 | 2,484 t | +19.7% |
| 1997 | 2,103 t | -15.4% |
| 1998 | 2,103 t | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 2,142 t | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 2,188 t | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 2,180 t | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 2,180 t | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 2,180 t | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 2,176 t | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 2,161 t | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 2,203 t | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 2,272 t | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 2,260 t | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 2,277 t | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 2,261 t | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 2,271 t | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 2,340 t | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 2,338 t | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 2,351 t | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 2,370 t | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 2,389 t | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 2,406 t | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 2,396 t | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 2,400 t | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 2,404 t | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 2,428 t | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 2,443 t | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 2,455 t | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 2,467 t | +0.5% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 2,467 t is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 286,984 t, 1% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 2,467 t is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 192,858 t, 1% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Meat, Total — 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 t | 636.8 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 758.04 t | 473.52 t | 932 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 1,382 t | 961.4 t | 1,772 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,928 t | 1,751 t | 2,131 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,118 t | 2,022 t | 2,484 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,207 t | 2,161 t | 2,277 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,352 t | 2,261 t | 2,406 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,439 t | 2,404 t | 2,467 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
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, total — production in Tonga?
- Meat, total — production in Tonga was 2,467 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest meat, total — production recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 2,484 t in 1996.
- What is the lowest meat, total — production recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 473.52 t in 1961.
- How does Tonga rank for meat, total — production?
- Tonga ranks 230th out of 255 countries with data for 2024.
- Is meat, total — 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, published as part of Meat, Total — Production. 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.