Number of pigs in Tonga
Tonga: Number of pigs was 85,523 animals in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
85,523 animals
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
120th
of 179 countries
All-time high
120,000 animals
in 1988
All-time low
18,227 animals
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Number of pigs in Tonga, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in animals.
Analysis
Tonga recorded 85,523 animals for number of pigs in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of pigs in Tonga peaked at 120,000 animals in 1988 and was at its lowest, 18,227 animals, in 1961.
Tonga ranks 120th of 179 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Number of pigs in Tonga, year by year
| Year | animals | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 18,227 animals | — |
| 1962 | 27,422 animals | +50.4% |
| 1963 | 26,550 animals | -3.2% |
| 1964 | 26,279 animals | -1.0% |
| 1965 | 28,032 animals | +6.7% |
| 1966 | 35,963 animals | +28.3% |
| 1967 | 30,174 animals | -16.1% |
| 1968 | 32,018 animals | +6.1% |
| 1969 | 33,697 animals | +5.2% |
| 1970 | 36,675 animals | +8.8% |
| 1971 | 33,145 animals | -9.6% |
| 1972 | 32,003 animals | -3.4% |
| 1973 | 40,000 animals | +25.0% |
| 1974 | 47,051 animals | +17.6% |
| 1975 | 50,302 animals | +6.9% |
| 1976 | 65,919 animals | +31.0% |
| 1977 | 79,822 animals | +21.1% |
| 1978 | 98,151 animals | +23.0% |
| 1979 | 98,450 animals | +0.3% |
| 1980 | 100,000 animals | +1.6% |
| 1981 | 118,000 animals | +18.0% |
| 1982 | 104,000 animals | -11.9% |
| 1983 | 85,480 animals | -17.8% |
| 1984 | 65,672 animals | -23.2% |
| 1985 | 80,853 animals | +23.1% |
| 1986 | 90,000 animals | +11.3% |
| 1987 | 105,000 animals | +16.7% |
| 1988 | 120,000 animals | +14.3% |
| 1989 | 93,706 animals | -21.9% |
| 1990 | 93,700 animals | -0.0% |
| 1991 | 93,700 animals | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 94,000 animals | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 93,500 animals | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 90,000 animals | -3.7% |
| 1995 | 80,853 animals | -10.2% |
| 1996 | 81,000 animals | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 81,000 animals | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 81,000 animals | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 81,000 animals | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 81,000 animals | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 81,000 animals | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 81,000 animals | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 81,000 animals | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 81,000 animals | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 81,000 animals | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 81,000 animals | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 81,200 animals | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 81,200 animals | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 81,200 animals | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 81,200 animals | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 81,200 animals | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 82,000 animals | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 82,500 animals | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 83,000 animals | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 83,356 animals | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 83,552 animals | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 83,753 animals | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 83,935 animals | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 84,066 animals | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 84,186 animals | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 84,524 animals | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 84,982 animals | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 85,253 animals | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 85,523 animals | +0.3% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 85,523 animals is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 179,682 animals, 48% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 85,523 animals is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 300,000 animals, 29% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of pigs 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 | +50.4% | 18,227 animals | 27,422 animals |
| 1976 | +31.0% | 50,302 animals | 65,919 animals |
| 1966 | +28.3% | 28,032 animals | 35,963 animals |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 28,707 animals | 18,227 animals | 35,963 animals | 9 |
| 1970s | 58,152 animals | 32,003 animals | 98,450 animals | 10 |
| 1980s | 96,271 animals | 65,672 animals | 120,000 animals | 10 |
| 1990s | 86,975 animals | 80,853 animals | 94,000 animals | 10 |
| 2000s | 81,060 animals | 81,000 animals | 81,200 animals | 10 |
| 2010s | 82,856 animals | 81,200 animals | 84,066 animals | 10 |
| 2020s | 84,894 animals | 84,186 animals | 85,523 animals | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Tonga
- 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)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.7884 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 18.6% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 18.6% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.6% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.7% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of pigs in Tonga?
- Number of pigs in Tonga was 85,523 animals in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of pigs recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 120,000 animals in 1988.
- What is the lowest number of pigs recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 18,227 animals in 1961.
- How does Tonga rank for number of pigs?
- Tonga ranks 120th out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of pigs rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.0%. 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 (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of pigs. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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