Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square in Tonga
Tonga: Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square was 2.62 An per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square in Tonga, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in An per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per square in Tonga is 2.62 An per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 1.3% on the previous year and up 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per square in Tonga peaked at 4.44 An per square kilometre in 1981 and was at its lowest, 0.6944 An per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Tonga 97th out of 164 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square in Tonga, year by year
| Year | An per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.6944 An per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.6944 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.8333 An per square kilometre | +20.0% |
| 1964 | 0.9028 An per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 1965 | 0.8333 An per square kilometre | -7.7% |
| 1966 | 0.9028 An per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 1967 | 0.9722 An per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 1968 | 1.11 An per square kilometre | +14.3% |
| 1969 | 1.11 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 1.11 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 1.11 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 1.11 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 1.11 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 1.17 An per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1975 | 2.03 An per square kilometre | +73.8% |
| 1976 | 2.08 An per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1977 | 2.36 An per square kilometre | +13.3% |
| 1978 | 2.78 An per square kilometre | +17.6% |
| 1979 | 3.33 An per square kilometre | +20.0% |
| 1980 | 3.89 An per square kilometre | +16.7% |
| 1981 | 4.44 An per square kilometre | +14.3% |
| 1982 | 3.61 An per square kilometre | -18.7% |
| 1983 | 3.19 An per square kilometre | -11.5% |
| 1984 | 3.19 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 3.19 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 3.33 An per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1987 | 3.47 An per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1988 | 3.61 An per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1989 | 2.64 An per square kilometre | -26.9% |
| 1990 | 2.78 An per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1991 | 2.92 An per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1992 | 2.92 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 2.92 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 2.5 An per square kilometre | -14.3% |
| 1995 | 2.5 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 2.36 An per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 1997 | 2.22 An per square kilometre | -5.9% |
| 1998 | 2.22 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 2.29 An per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2000 | 2.29 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 2.29 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 2.29 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 2.29 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 2.29 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 2.29 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 2.36 An per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 2.43 An per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 2.43 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 2.43 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 2.35 An per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 2011 | 2.34 An per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 2.41 An per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 2.5 An per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2014 | 2.49 An per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 2.51 An per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 2.49 An per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 2.52 An per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 2.53 An per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 2.56 An per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 2.58 An per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 2.63 An per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 2.66 An per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 2.62 An per square kilometre | -1.3% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 2.62 An per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.48 An per square kilometre, 1.1× the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 2.62 An per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.71 An per square kilometre, 1.5× the median. (18 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square 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 | +73.8% | 1.17 An per square kilometre | 2.03 An per square kilometre |
| 1989 | -26.9% | 3.61 An per square kilometre | 2.64 An per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.8951 An per square kilometre | 0.6944 An per square kilometre | 1.11 An per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.82 An per square kilometre | 1.11 An per square kilometre | 3.33 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.46 An per square kilometre | 2.64 An per square kilometre | 4.44 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.56 An per square kilometre | 2.22 An per square kilometre | 2.92 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.34 An per square kilometre | 2.29 An per square kilometre | 2.43 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.47 An per square kilometre | 2.34 An per square kilometre | 2.56 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.62 An per square kilometre | 2.58 An per square kilometre | 2.66 An per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
- 94 Dominican Republic 3.01 An per square kilometre compare
- 95 Mexico 2.92 An per square kilometre compare
- 96 Kazakhstan 2.84 An per square kilometre compare
- 98 Jamaica 2.56 An per square kilometre compare
- 99 Georgia 2.48 An per square kilometre compare
- 100 Sao Tome and Principe 2.43 An per square kilometre 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 sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per square in Tonga?
- Sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per square in Tonga was 2.62 An per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per square recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 4.44 An per square kilometre in 1981.
- What is the lowest sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per square recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6944 An per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Tonga rank for sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per square?
- Tonga ranks 97th out of 164 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per square rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.9%. 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 square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), 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 ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.