Poultry livestock count in Tonga
Tonga: Poultry livestock count was 347,000 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
347,000
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
182nd
of 199 countries
All-time high
347,000
in 2024
All-time low
43,000
in 1973
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Poultry livestock count in Tonga, 1961–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Tonga recorded 347,000 for poultry livestock count in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poultry livestock count in Tonga peaked at 347,000 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 43,000, in 1973.
That places Tonga 182nd out of 199 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.
Poultry livestock count in Tonga, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 49,000 | — |
| 1962 | 55,000 | +12.2% |
| 1963 | 60,000 | +9.1% |
| 1964 | 66,000 | +10.0% |
| 1965 | 71,000 | +7.6% |
| 1966 | 84,000 | +18.3% |
| 1967 | 117,000 | +39.3% |
| 1968 | 132,000 | +12.8% |
| 1969 | 109,000 | -17.4% |
| 1970 | 80,000 | -26.6% |
| 1971 | 67,000 | -16.2% |
| 1972 | 44,000 | -34.3% |
| 1973 | 43,000 | -2.3% |
| 1974 | 56,000 | +30.2% |
| 1975 | 114,000 | +103.6% |
| 1976 | 146,000 | +28.1% |
| 1977 | 105,000 | -28.1% |
| 1978 | 162,000 | +54.3% |
| 1979 | 153,000 | -5.6% |
| 1980 | 146,000 | -4.6% |
| 1981 | 200,000 | +37.0% |
| 1982 | 210,000 | +5.0% |
| 1983 | 122,000 | -41.9% |
| 1984 | 115,000 | -5.7% |
| 1985 | 266,000 | +131.3% |
| 1986 | 280,000 | +5.3% |
| 1987 | 300,000 | +7.1% |
| 1988 | 337,000 | +12.3% |
| 1989 | 263,000 | -22.0% |
| 1990 | 200,000 | -24.0% |
| 1991 | 200,000 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 210,000 | +5.0% |
| 1993 | 215,000 | +2.4% |
| 1994 | 215,000 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 266,000 | +23.7% |
| 1996 | 300,000 | +12.8% |
| 1997 | 300,000 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 300,000 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 300,000 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 300,000 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 300,000 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 300,000 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 300,000 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 300,000 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 300,000 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 300,000 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 330,000 | +10.0% |
| 2008 | 330,000 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 330,000 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 330,000 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 325,000 | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 328,000 | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 330,000 | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 329,000 | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 330,000 | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 331,000 | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 333,000 | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 335,000 | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 337,000 | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 339,000 | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 344,000 | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 344,000 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 346,000 | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 347,000 | +0.3% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 347,000 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 20.54 million, 2% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 347,000 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 8.59 million, 4% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Poultry livestock count 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | +131.3% | 115,000 | 266,000 |
| 1975 | +103.6% | 56,000 | 114,000 |
| 1978 | +54.3% | 105,000 | 162,000 |
| 1983 | -41.9% | 210,000 | 122,000 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 82,556 | 49,000 | 132,000 | 9 |
| 1970s | 97,000 | 43,000 | 162,000 | 10 |
| 1980s | 223,900 | 115,000 | 337,000 | 10 |
| 1990s | 250,600 | 200,000 | 300,000 | 10 |
| 2000s | 309,000 | 300,000 | 330,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 330,800 | 325,000 | 337,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 344,000 | 339,000 | 347,000 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
- 179 Equatorial Guinea 423,000 compare
- 180 Grenada 384,000 compare
- 181 French Polynesia 370,000 compare
- 183 Seychelles 267,000 compare
- 184 Iceland 261,000 compare
- 185 Guadeloupe 259,000 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 poultry livestock count in Tonga?
- Poultry livestock count in Tonga was 347,000 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest poultry livestock count recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 347,000 in 2024.
- What is the lowest poultry livestock count recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 43,000 in 1973.
- How does Tonga rank for poultry livestock count?
- Tonga ranks 182nd out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is poultry livestock count rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tonga data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Poultry livestock count. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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