Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Tonga
Tonga: Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita was 0.0175 animals per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Tonga, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in animals per person.
Analysis
In 2024, yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Tonga stood at 0.0175 animals per person.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Tonga peaked at 0.0339 animals per person in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.0038 animals per person, in 1970.
That places Tonga 112th out of 190 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Tonga, year by year
| Year | animals per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0053 animals per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0051 animals per person | -2.7% |
| 1963 | 0.0051 animals per person | -0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0077 animals per person | +49.9% |
| 1965 | 0.0047 animals per person | -38.5% |
| 1966 | 0.0045 animals per person | -5.4% |
| 1967 | 0.004 animals per person | -10.6% |
| 1968 | 0.0041 animals per person | +1.2% |
| 1969 | 0.0048 animals per person | +19.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0038 animals per person | -21.4% |
| 1971 | 0.0044 animals per person | +16.7% |
| 1972 | 0.0048 animals per person | +8.7% |
| 1973 | 0.0052 animals per person | +7.7% |
| 1974 | 0.0052 animals per person | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 0.0104 animals per person | +101.2% |
| 1976 | 0.0103 animals per person | -1.4% |
| 1977 | 0.0101 animals per person | -1.4% |
| 1978 | 0.0103 animals per person | +1.5% |
| 1979 | 0.0103 animals per person | -0.3% |
| 1980 | 0.0113 animals per person | +9.7% |
| 1981 | 0.0122 animals per person | +8.0% |
| 1982 | 0.013 animals per person | +6.6% |
| 1983 | 0.0133 animals per person | +2.3% |
| 1984 | 0.0135 animals per person | +1.5% |
| 1985 | 0.0133 animals per person | -1.5% |
| 1986 | 0.0143 animals per person | +7.7% |
| 1987 | 0.0152 animals per person | +6.7% |
| 1988 | 0.0162 animals per person | +6.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0181 animals per person | +12.0% |
| 1990 | 0.016 animals per person | -11.4% |
| 1991 | 0.015 animals per person | -6.4% |
| 1992 | 0.015 animals per person | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 0.014 animals per person | -6.7% |
| 1994 | 0.014 animals per person | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 0.014 animals per person | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0339 animals per person | +142.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0139 animals per person | -59.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0138 animals per person | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0157 animals per person | +13.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0175 animals per person | +11.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0174 animals per person | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0173 animals per person | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0172 animals per person | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0171 animals per person | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 0.017 animals per person | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0174 animals per person | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0178 animals per person | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0178 animals per person | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0177 animals per person | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0172 animals per person | -3.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0171 animals per person | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0181 animals per person | +6.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0176 animals per person | -2.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0173 animals per person | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0171 animals per person | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0173 animals per person | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0176 animals per person | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0176 animals per person | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0175 animals per person | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0173 animals per person | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0174 animals per person | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0174 animals per person | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0174 animals per person | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 0.0175 animals per person | +0.1% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 0.0175 animals per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0252 animals per person, 69% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 0.0175 animals per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0112 animals per person, 1.6× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | +142.7% | 0.014 animals per person | 0.0339 animals per person |
| 1975 | +101.2% | 0.0052 animals per person | 0.0104 animals per person |
| 1997 | -59.0% | 0.0339 animals per person | 0.0139 animals per person |
| 1964 | +49.9% | 0.0051 animals per person | 0.0077 animals per person |
| 1965 | -38.5% | 0.0077 animals per person | 0.0047 animals per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.005 animals per person | 0.004 animals per person | 0.0077 animals per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0075 animals per person | 0.0038 animals per person | 0.0104 animals per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.014 animals per person | 0.0113 animals per person | 0.0181 animals per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0165 animals per person | 0.0138 animals per person | 0.0339 animals per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0174 animals per person | 0.017 animals per person | 0.0178 animals per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0175 animals per person | 0.0171 animals per person | 0.0181 animals per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0174 animals per person | 0.0173 animals per person | 0.0175 animals per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
- 109 El Salvador 0.0183 animals per person compare
- 110 Bulgaria 0.0181 animals per person compare
- 111 Vietnam 0.018 animals per person compare
- 113 Angola 0.0169 animals per person compare
- 114 Bangladesh 0.0162 animals per person compare
- 115 Micronesia (country) 0.0161 animals per person compare
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 yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Tonga?
- Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Tonga was 0.0175 animals per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0339 animals per person in 1996.
- What is the lowest yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0038 animals per person in 1970.
- How does Tonga rank for yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita?
- Tonga ranks 112th out of 190 countries with data for 2024.
- Is yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. 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 Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Animals slaughtered for meat Our World in Data
- 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
Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.