Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per capita in Tonga
Tonga: Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per capita was 0.0183 An per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per capita in Tonga, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in An per person.
Analysis
In 2024, sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita in Tonga stood at 0.0183 An per person.
The figure is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 8.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita in Tonga peaked at 0.0327 An per person in 1981 and was at its lowest, 0.0071 An per person, in 1962.
Tonga ranks 120th of 164 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per capita in Tonga, year by year
| Year | An per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0073 An per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0071 An per person | -2.7% |
| 1963 | 0.0083 An per person | +16.8% |
| 1964 | 0.0088 An per person | +5.4% |
| 1965 | 0.0079 An per person | -10.2% |
| 1966 | 0.0083 An per person | +5.4% |
| 1967 | 0.0088 An per person | +5.2% |
| 1968 | 0.0098 An per person | +12.1% |
| 1969 | 0.0097 An per person | -1.8% |
| 1970 | 0.0095 An per person | -1.8% |
| 1971 | 0.0093 An per person | -1.7% |
| 1972 | 0.0092 An per person | -1.7% |
| 1973 | 0.009 An per person | -1.6% |
| 1974 | 0.0093 An per person | +2.8% |
| 1975 | 0.0157 An per person | +69.4% |
| 1976 | 0.0157 An per person | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 0.0176 An per person | +11.7% |
| 1978 | 0.0206 An per person | +17.1% |
| 1979 | 0.0246 An per person | +19.6% |
| 1980 | 0.0286 An per person | +16.4% |
| 1981 | 0.0327 An per person | +14.1% |
| 1982 | 0.0265 An per person | -18.8% |
| 1983 | 0.0235 An per person | -11.6% |
| 1984 | 0.0235 An per person | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0235 An per person | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0245 An per person | +4.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0254 An per person | +3.8% |
| 1988 | 0.0263 An per person | +3.4% |
| 1989 | 0.0191 An per person | -27.2% |
| 1990 | 0.0201 An per person | +4.9% |
| 1991 | 0.021 An per person | +4.8% |
| 1992 | 0.021 An per person | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 0.021 An per person | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 0.018 An per person | -14.3% |
| 1995 | 0.018 An per person | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 0.017 An per person | -5.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0159 An per person | -6.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0158 An per person | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0162 An per person | +2.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0161 An per person | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 0.016 An per person | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0159 An per person | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0158 An per person | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0157 An per person | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0156 An per person | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 0.016 An per person | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0164 An per person | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0164 An per person | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0163 An per person | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0158 An per person | -3.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0157 An per person | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0162 An per person | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0168 An per person | +4.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0168 An per person | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.017 An per person | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 0.017 An per person | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0172 An per person | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0173 An per person | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0175 An per person | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0176 An per person | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0179 An per person | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0182 An per person | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0181 An per person | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 0.0183 An per person | +1.6% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 0.0183 An per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0437 An per person, 42% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 0.0183 An per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0175 An per person, 1.0× the median. (18 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | +69.4% | 0.0093 An per person | 0.0157 An per person |
| 1989 | -27.2% | 0.0263 An per person | 0.0191 An per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0085 An per person | 0.0071 An per person | 0.0098 An per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.014 An per person | 0.009 An per person | 0.0246 An per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0254 An per person | 0.0191 An per person | 0.0327 An per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0184 An per person | 0.0158 An per person | 0.021 An per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.016 An per person | 0.0156 An per person | 0.0164 An per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0167 An per person | 0.0157 An per person | 0.0175 An per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.018 An per person | 0.0176 An per person | 0.0183 An per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
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 sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita in Tonga?
- Sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita in Tonga was 0.0183 An per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0327 An per person in 1981.
- What is the lowest sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0071 An per person in 1962.
- How does Tonga rank for sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita?
- Tonga ranks 120th out of 164 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tonga data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.