Number of poultry birds in Tonga
Tonga: Number of poultry birds was 347,000 animals in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
347,000 animals
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
182nd
of 199 countries
All-time high
347,000 animals
in 2024
All-time low
43,000 animals
in 1973
Years of data
64
1961–2024
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 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.
Number of poultry birds in Tonga, year by year
| Year | animals | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 49,000 animals | — |
| 1962 | 55,000 animals | +12.2% |
| 1963 | 60,000 animals | +9.1% |
| 1964 | 66,000 animals | +10.0% |
| 1965 | 71,000 animals | +7.6% |
| 1966 | 84,000 animals | +18.3% |
| 1967 | 117,000 animals | +39.3% |
| 1968 | 132,000 animals | +12.8% |
| 1969 | 109,000 animals | -17.4% |
| 1970 | 80,000 animals | -26.6% |
| 1971 | 67,000 animals | -16.2% |
| 1972 | 44,000 animals | -34.3% |
| 1973 | 43,000 animals | -2.3% |
| 1974 | 56,000 animals | +30.2% |
| 1975 | 114,000 animals | +103.6% |
| 1976 | 146,000 animals | +28.1% |
| 1977 | 105,000 animals | -28.1% |
| 1978 | 162,000 animals | +54.3% |
| 1979 | 153,000 animals | -5.6% |
| 1980 | 146,000 animals | -4.6% |
| 1981 | 200,000 animals | +37.0% |
| 1982 | 210,000 animals | +5.0% |
| 1983 | 122,000 animals | -41.9% |
| 1984 | 115,000 animals | -5.7% |
| 1985 | 266,000 animals | +131.3% |
| 1986 | 280,000 animals | +5.3% |
| 1987 | 300,000 animals | +7.1% |
| 1988 | 337,000 animals | +12.3% |
| 1989 | 263,000 animals | -22.0% |
| 1990 | 200,000 animals | -24.0% |
| 1991 | 200,000 animals | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 210,000 animals | +5.0% |
| 1993 | 215,000 animals | +2.4% |
| 1994 | 215,000 animals | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 266,000 animals | +23.7% |
| 1996 | 300,000 animals | +12.8% |
| 1997 | 300,000 animals | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 300,000 animals | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 300,000 animals | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 300,000 animals | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 300,000 animals | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 300,000 animals | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 300,000 animals | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 300,000 animals | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 300,000 animals | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 300,000 animals | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 330,000 animals | +10.0% |
| 2008 | 330,000 animals | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 330,000 animals | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 330,000 animals | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 325,000 animals | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 328,000 animals | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 330,000 animals | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 329,000 animals | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 330,000 animals | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 331,000 animals | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 333,000 animals | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 335,000 animals | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 337,000 animals | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 339,000 animals | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 344,000 animals | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 344,000 animals | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 346,000 animals | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 347,000 animals | +0.3% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 347,000 animals is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 20.54 million animals, 2% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 347,000 animals is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 8.59 million animals, 4% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of poultry birds 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 animals | 266,000 animals |
| 1975 | +103.6% | 56,000 animals | 114,000 animals |
| 1978 | +54.3% | 105,000 animals | 162,000 animals |
| 1983 | -41.9% | 210,000 animals | 122,000 animals |
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
- 179 Equatorial Guinea 423,000 animals compare
- 180 Grenada 384,000 animals compare
- 181 French Polynesia 370,000 animals compare
- 183 Seychelles 267,000 animals compare
- 184 Iceland 261,000 animals compare
- 185 Guadeloupe 259,000 animals compare
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 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 182nd out of 199 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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