Poultry meat per animal in Tonga
Tonga: Poultry meat per animal was 0.733 kilograms per animal in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
0.733 kilograms per animal
Change on year
down 0.7%
World rank
190th
of 199 countries
All-time high
0.88 kilograms per animal
in 1989
All-time low
0.733 kilograms per animal
in 2024
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Poultry meat per animal in Tonga, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilograms per animal.
Analysis
The most recent figure for poultry meat per animal in Tonga is 0.733 kilograms per animal, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 7.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poultry meat per animal in Tonga peaked at 0.88 kilograms per animal in 1989 and was at its lowest, 0.733 kilograms per animal, in 2024.
Tonga ranks 190th of 199 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Poultry meat per animal in Tonga, year by year
| Year | kilograms per animal | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.83 kilograms per animal | — |
| 1962 | 0.83 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.83 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.83 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.84 kilograms per animal | +1.2% |
| 1966 | 0.84 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.84 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.84 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.85 kilograms per animal | +1.2% |
| 1970 | 0.85 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.85 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.85 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.85 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.85 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.85 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.85 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.86 kilograms per animal | +1.2% |
| 1978 | 0.86 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.86 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.86 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.86 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.86 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.87 kilograms per animal | +1.2% |
| 1984 | 0.87 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.87 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.87 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.87 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.87 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.88 kilograms per animal | +1.1% |
| 1990 | 0.88 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.88 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.88 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.88 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.88 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.88 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.88 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.88 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.88 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.88 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.88 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.88 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.88 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.88 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.88 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.88 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.88 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.88 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.88 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.88 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.8 kilograms per animal | -9.1% |
| 2011 | 0.8 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.8 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.8 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.793 kilograms per animal | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 0.792 kilograms per animal | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.784 kilograms per animal | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 0.773 kilograms per animal | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 0.761 kilograms per animal | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 0.751 kilograms per animal | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 0.743 kilograms per animal | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 0.748 kilograms per animal | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 0.743 kilograms per animal | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 0.738 kilograms per animal | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 0.733 kilograms per animal | -0.7% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 0.733 kilograms per animal is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.29 kilograms per animal, 57% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 0.733 kilograms per animal is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.16 kilograms per animal, 63% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.8367 kilograms per animal | 0.83 kilograms per animal | 0.85 kilograms per animal | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.853 kilograms per animal | 0.85 kilograms per animal | 0.86 kilograms per animal | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.868 kilograms per animal | 0.86 kilograms per animal | 0.88 kilograms per animal | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.88 kilograms per animal | 0.88 kilograms per animal | 0.88 kilograms per animal | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.88 kilograms per animal | 0.88 kilograms per animal | 0.88 kilograms per animal | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7854 kilograms per animal | 0.751 kilograms per animal | 0.8 kilograms per animal | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.741 kilograms per animal | 0.733 kilograms per animal | 0.748 kilograms per animal | 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 poultry meat per animal in Tonga?
- Poultry meat per animal in Tonga was 0.733 kilograms per animal 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 poultry meat per animal recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 0.88 kilograms per animal in 1989.
- What is the lowest poultry meat per animal recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.733 kilograms per animal in 2024.
- How does Tonga rank for poultry meat per animal?
- Tonga ranks 190th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is poultry meat per animal rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Poultry meat per animal. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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