Share of cereals allocated to animal feed in Tonga
Tonga: Share of cereals allocated to animal feed was 36.4% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Share of cereals allocated to animal feed in Tonga, 2019–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, share of cereals allocated to animal feed in Tonga stood at 36.4%. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of up 23.6% on the previous year and up 15.2% over five years.
Tonga ranks 96th of 192 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Share of cereals allocated to animal feed in Tonga, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 31.6% | — |
| 2020 | 36.4% | +15.2% |
| 2021 | 31.6% | -13.2% |
| 2022 | 29.4% | -6.9% |
| 2023 | 36.4% | +23.6% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 36.4% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 41.5%, 88% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 36.4% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 20.2%, 1.8× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 31.6% | 31.6% | 31.6% | 1 |
| 2020s | 33.4% | 29.4% | 36.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
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 share of cereals allocated to animal feed in Tonga?
- Share of cereals allocated to animal feed in Tonga was 36.4% in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of cereals allocated to animal feed recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 36.4% in 2020.
- What is the lowest share of cereals allocated to animal feed recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.4% in 2022.
- How does Tonga rank for share of cereals allocated to animal feed?
- Tonga ranks 96th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- 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 Share of cereals allocated to animal feed. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of cereals available for domestic use – after accounting for trade – that is allocated to animal feed, relative to the total used for human food, animal feed, and industrial purposes. This excludes cereals used for seed, processing, and losses.