Milk yields per animal in Tonga
Tonga: Milk yields per animal was 1,566 in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
1,566
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
65th
of 192 countries
All-time high
2,261
in 1980
All-time low
1,480
in 2000
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Milk yields per animal in Tonga, 1961–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Tonga recorded 1,566 for milk yields per animal in 2024.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, milk yields per animal in Tonga peaked at 2,261 in 1980 and was at its lowest, 1,480, in 2000.
Tonga ranks 65th of 192 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Milk yields per animal in Tonga, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1,500 | — |
| 1962 | 1,500 | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 1,505 | +0.3% |
| 1964 | 1,500 | -0.3% |
| 1965 | 1,504 | +0.3% |
| 1966 | 1,500 | -0.3% |
| 1967 | 1,504 | +0.3% |
| 1968 | 1,500 | -0.3% |
| 1969 | 1,504 | +0.2% |
| 1970 | 1,500 | -0.2% |
| 1971 | 1,503 | +0.2% |
| 1972 | 1,500 | -0.2% |
| 1973 | 1,503 | +0.2% |
| 1974 | 1,503 | -0.0% |
| 1975 | 1,500 | -0.2% |
| 1976 | 1,500 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 1,503 | +0.2% |
| 1978 | 1,771 | +17.9% |
| 1979 | 1,842 | +4.0% |
| 1980 | 2,261 | +22.8% |
| 1981 | 2,216 | -2.0% |
| 1982 | 2,033 | -8.3% |
| 1983 | 1,676 | -17.6% |
| 1984 | 1,551 | -7.5% |
| 1985 | 1,500 | -3.3% |
| 1986 | 1,500 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 1,500 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 1,500 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 1,500 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 1,500 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 1,550 | +3.3% |
| 1992 | 1,546 | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 1,548 | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 1,500 | -3.1% |
| 1995 | 1,500 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 1,551 | +3.4% |
| 1997 | 1,552 | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 1,553 | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 1,492 | -3.9% |
| 2000 | 1,480 | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 1,558 | +5.3% |
| 2002 | 1,551 | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 1,552 | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 1,553 | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 1,554 | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 1,555 | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 1,560 | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 1,553 | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 1,554 | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 1,480 | -4.7% |
| 2011 | 1,925 | +30.1% |
| 2012 | 1,569 | -18.5% |
| 2013 | 1,589 | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 1,615 | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 1,558 | -3.5% |
| 2016 | 1,563 | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 1,563 | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 1,560 | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 1,563 | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 1,560 | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 1,567 | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 1,560 | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 1,563 | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 1,566 | +0.2% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 1,566 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1,037, 1.5× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 1,566 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1,068, 1.5× the median. (26 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Milk yields per animal 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +30.1% | 1,480 | 1,925 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,502 | 1,500 | 1,505 | 9 |
| 1970s | 1,563 | 1,500 | 1,842 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,724 | 1,500 | 2,261 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,529 | 1,492 | 1,553 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,547 | 1,480 | 1,560 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,599 | 1,480 | 1,925 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,563 | 1,560 | 1,567 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
- 62 Egypt 1,714 compare
- 63 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1,579 compare
- 64 Dominican Republic 1,570 compare
- 66 Pakistan 1,545 compare
- 67 India 1,539 compare
- 68 Kyrgyzstan 1,495 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 milk yields per animal in Tonga?
- Milk yields per animal in Tonga was 1,566 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest milk yields per animal recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 2,261 in 1980.
- What is the lowest milk yields per animal recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,480 in 2000.
- How does Tonga rank for milk yields per animal?
- Tonga ranks 65th out of 192 countries with data for 2024.
- Is milk yields per animal rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Tonga data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Milk yields per animal. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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