Pig meat production in Tonga
Tonga: Pig meat production was 1,819 tonnes in 2024. ▲ Rising
Pig meat production in Tonga, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
In 2024, pig meat production in Tonga stood at 1,819 tonnes. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 8.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pig meat production in Tonga peaked at 1,819 tonnes in 2024 and was at its lowest, 360 tonnes, in 1961.
That places Tonga 134th out of 180 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Pig meat production in Tonga, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 360 tonnes | — |
| 1962 | 510 tonnes | +41.7% |
| 1963 | 540 tonnes | +5.9% |
| 1964 | 570 tonnes | +5.6% |
| 1965 | 615 tonnes | +7.9% |
| 1966 | 720 tonnes | +17.1% |
| 1967 | 660 tonnes | -8.3% |
| 1968 | 705 tonnes | +6.8% |
| 1969 | 750 tonnes | +6.4% |
| 1970 | 810 tonnes | +8.0% |
| 1971 | 904.5 tonnes | +11.7% |
| 1972 | 954.75 tonnes | +5.6% |
| 1973 | 971.5 tonnes | +1.8% |
| 1974 | 1,072 tonnes | +10.3% |
| 1975 | 1,206 tonnes | +12.5% |
| 1976 | 1,326 tonnes | +10.0% |
| 1977 | 1,360 tonnes | +2.6% |
| 1978 | 1,394 tonnes | +2.5% |
| 1979 | 1,428 tonnes | +2.4% |
| 1980 | 1,462 tonnes | +2.4% |
| 1981 | 1,517 tonnes | +3.8% |
| 1982 | 1,406 tonnes | -7.3% |
| 1983 | 1,332 tonnes | -5.3% |
| 1984 | 1,314 tonnes | -1.4% |
| 1985 | 1,314 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 1,440 tonnes | +9.6% |
| 1987 | 1,460 tonnes | +1.4% |
| 1988 | 1,480 tonnes | +1.4% |
| 1989 | 1,522 tonnes | +2.9% |
| 1990 | 1,522 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 1,522 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 1,540 tonnes | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 1,496 tonnes | -2.9% |
| 1994 | 1,496 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 1,496 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 1,496 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 1,496 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 1,496 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 1,496 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 1,496 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 1,496 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1,496 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 1,496 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1,492 tonnes | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 1,477 tonnes | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 1,500 tonnes | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 1,550 tonnes | +3.3% |
| 2008 | 1,538 tonnes | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 1,561 tonnes | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 1,611 tonnes | +3.2% |
| 2011 | 1,619 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 1,650 tonnes | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 1,658 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 1,684 tonnes | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 1,709 tonnes | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 1,729 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 1,744 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 1,737 tonnes | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 1,745 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 1,754 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 1,772 tonnes | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 1,791 tonnes | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 1,805 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 1,819 tonnes | +0.8% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 1,819 tonnes is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 7,483 tonnes, 24% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 1,819 tonnes is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 26,120 tonnes, 7% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Pig meat 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 | +41.7% | 360 tonnes | 510 tonnes |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 603.33 tonnes | 360 tonnes | 750 tonnes | 9 |
| 1970s | 1,143 tonnes | 810 tonnes | 1,428 tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,425 tonnes | 1,314 tonnes | 1,522 tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,506 tonnes | 1,496 tonnes | 1,540 tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,510 tonnes | 1,477 tonnes | 1,561 tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,688 tonnes | 1,611 tonnes | 1,745 tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,788 tonnes | 1,754 tonnes | 1,819 tonnes | 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 pig meat production in Tonga?
- Pig meat production in Tonga was 1,819 tonnes 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 pig meat production recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 1,819 tonnes in 2024.
- What is the lowest pig meat production recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 360 tonnes in 1961.
- How does Tonga rank for pig meat production?
- Tonga ranks 134th out of 180 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pig meat production rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.1%. 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 Pig meat production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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