Sheep and Goats — Stocks in Tonga
Tonga: Sheep and Goats — Stocks was 14,826 An in 2024. ▲ Rising
Sheep and Goats — Stocks in Tonga, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in An.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sheep and goats — stocks in Tonga is 14,826 An, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and up 9.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep and goats — stocks in Tonga peaked at 16,000 An in 1988 and was at its lowest, 2,448 An, in 1961.
Tonga ranks 172nd of 186 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Sheep and Goats — Stocks in Tonga, year by year
| Year | An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2,448 An | — |
| 1962 | 2,604 An | +6.4% |
| 1963 | 3,090 An | +18.7% |
| 1964 | 3,364 An | +8.9% |
| 1965 | 2,828 An | -15.9% |
| 1966 | 3,360 An | +18.8% |
| 1967 | 3,750 An | +11.6% |
| 1968 | 4,039 An | +7.7% |
| 1969 | 4,100 An | +1.5% |
| 1970 | 4,120 An | +0.5% |
| 1971 | 4,175 An | +1.3% |
| 1972 | 4,300 An | +3.0% |
| 1973 | 4,500 An | +4.7% |
| 1974 | 4,700 An | +4.4% |
| 1975 | 5,836 An | +24.2% |
| 1976 | 6,692 An | +14.7% |
| 1977 | 10,652 An | +59.2% |
| 1978 | 11,850 An | +11.2% |
| 1979 | 11,950 An | +0.8% |
| 1980 | 13,000 An | +8.8% |
| 1981 | 15,000 An | +15.4% |
| 1982 | 12,430 An | -17.1% |
| 1983 | 10,562 An | -15.0% |
| 1984 | 10,900 An | +3.2% |
| 1985 | 13,939 An | +27.9% |
| 1986 | 14,000 An | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 15,000 An | +7.1% |
| 1988 | 16,000 An | +6.7% |
| 1989 | 15,620 An | -2.4% |
| 1990 | 15,600 An | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 15,600 An | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 15,600 An | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 15,500 An | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 14,000 An | -9.7% |
| 1995 | 13,939 An | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 13,000 An | -6.7% |
| 1997 | 12,000 An | -7.7% |
| 1998 | 12,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 12,470 An | +3.9% |
| 2000 | 12,500 An | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 12,500 An | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 12,500 An | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 12,500 An | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 12,500 An | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 12,500 An | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 12,500 An | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 12,600 An | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 12,600 An | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 12,600 An | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 12,600 An | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 12,600 An | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 13,000 An | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 13,250 An | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 13,500 An | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 13,709 An | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 13,836 An | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 13,976 An | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 14,113 An | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 14,256 An | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 14,402 An | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 14,651 An | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 14,454 An | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 14,636 An | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 14,826 An | +1.3% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 14,826 An is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 727,334 An, 2% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 14,826 An is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 403,870 An, 4% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep and Goats — Stocks 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | +59.2% | 6,692 An | 10,652 An |
| 1985 | +27.9% | 10,900 An | 13,939 An |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3,287 An | 2,448 An | 4,100 An | 9 |
| 1970s | 6,878 An | 4,120 An | 11,950 An | 10 |
| 1980s | 13,645 An | 10,562 An | 16,000 An | 10 |
| 1990s | 13,971 An | 12,000 An | 15,600 An | 10 |
| 2000s | 12,530 An | 12,500 An | 12,600 An | 10 |
| 2010s | 13,484 An | 12,600 An | 14,256 An | 10 |
| 2020s | 14,594 An | 14,402 An | 14,826 An | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
- 169 Puerto Rico 16,327 An compare
- 170 French Polynesia 16,106 An compare
- 171 Nicaragua 15,060 An compare
- 173 Luxembourg 14,057 An compare
- 174 Suriname 11,008 An compare
- 175 Vanuatu 10,769 An 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 goats — stocks in Tonga?
- Sheep and goats — stocks in Tonga was 14,826 An in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sheep and goats — stocks recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 16,000 An in 1988.
- What is the lowest sheep and goats — stocks recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,448 An in 1961.
- How does Tonga rank for sheep and goats — stocks?
- Tonga ranks 172nd out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sheep and goats — stocks rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.8%. 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, published as part of Sheep and Goats — Stocks. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.