Number of poultry birds in Tonga
Tonga: Number of poultry birds was 347,000 animals in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of poultry birds 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 347,000 animals for number of poultry birds 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, number of poultry birds in Tonga peaked at 347,000 animals in 2024 and was at its lowest, 43,000 animals, in 1973.
That places Tonga 181st out of 198 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 82,556 animals | 49,000 animals | 132,000 animals | 9 |
| 1970s | 97,000 animals | 43,000 animals | 162,000 animals | 10 |
| 1980s | 223,900 animals | 115,000 animals | 337,000 animals | 10 |
| 1990s | 250,600 animals | 200,000 animals | 300,000 animals | 10 |
| 2000s | 309,000 animals | 300,000 animals | 330,000 animals | 10 |
| 2010s | 330,800 animals | 325,000 animals | 337,000 animals | 10 |
| 2020s | 344,000 animals | 339,000 animals | 347,000 animals | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
- 178 Equatorial Guinea 423,000 animals compare
- 179 Grenada 384,000 animals compare
- 180 French Polynesia 370,000 animals compare
- 182 Seychelles 267,000 animals compare
- 183 Iceland 261,000 animals compare
More agriculture & rural data for Tonga
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 120.22 million current US$ (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 18.6% (2024)
- Rural population 81,794 (2025)
- Rural population growth -0.4% (2025)
- Rural population 78.8% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.7% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.6% (2023)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 18.6% (2024)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 18.6% (2024)
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture 113 metric tons (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of poultry birds in Tonga?
- Number of poultry birds in Tonga was 347,000 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 poultry birds recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 347,000 animals in 2024.
- What is the lowest number of poultry birds recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 43,000 animals in 1973.
- How does Tonga rank for number of poultry birds?
- Tonga ranks 181st out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of poultry birds 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of poultry birds. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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