Goats — Stocks, per square kilometre in Tonga
Tonga: Goats — Stocks, per square kilometre was 20.57 An per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Goats — Stocks, per square kilometre in Tonga, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in An per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, goats — stocks, per square kilometre in Tonga stood at 20.57 An per square kilometre.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 11.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, goats — stocks, per square kilometre in Tonga peaked at 22.22 An per square kilometre in 1988 and was at its lowest, 3.4 An per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Tonga 40th out of 162 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Goats — Stocks, per square kilometre in Tonga, year by year
| Year | An per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 3.4 An per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 3.62 An per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 1963 | 4.29 An per square kilometre | +18.7% |
| 1964 | 4.67 An per square kilometre | +8.9% |
| 1965 | 3.93 An per square kilometre | -15.9% |
| 1966 | 4.67 An per square kilometre | +18.8% |
| 1967 | 5.21 An per square kilometre | +11.6% |
| 1968 | 5.61 An per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 1969 | 5.69 An per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1970 | 5.72 An per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1971 | 5.8 An per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1972 | 5.97 An per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1973 | 6.25 An per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1974 | 6.53 An per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1975 | 8.11 An per square kilometre | +24.2% |
| 1976 | 9.29 An per square kilometre | +14.7% |
| 1977 | 14.79 An per square kilometre | +59.2% |
| 1978 | 16.46 An per square kilometre | +11.2% |
| 1979 | 16.6 An per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1980 | 18.06 An per square kilometre | +8.8% |
| 1981 | 20.83 An per square kilometre | +15.4% |
| 1982 | 17.26 An per square kilometre | -17.1% |
| 1983 | 14.67 An per square kilometre | -15.0% |
| 1984 | 15.14 An per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1985 | 19.36 An per square kilometre | +27.9% |
| 1986 | 19.44 An per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 20.83 An per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1988 | 22.22 An per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1989 | 21.69 An per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1990 | 21.67 An per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 21.67 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 21.67 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 21.53 An per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 19.44 An per square kilometre | -9.7% |
| 1995 | 19.36 An per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 18.06 An per square kilometre | -6.7% |
| 1997 | 16.67 An per square kilometre | -7.7% |
| 1998 | 16.67 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 17.32 An per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 2000 | 17.36 An per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 17.36 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 17.36 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 17.36 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 17.36 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 17.36 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 17.36 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 17.5 An per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 17.5 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 17.5 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 17.5 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 17.5 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 18.06 An per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 18.4 An per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 18.75 An per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 19.04 An per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 19.22 An per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 19.41 An per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 19.6 An per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 19.8 An per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 20.28 An per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 19.94 An per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 20.24 An per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 20.57 An per square kilometre | +1.6% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 20.57 An per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.14 An per square kilometre, 9.6× the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 20.57 An per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.04 An per square kilometre, 19.8× the median. (18 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Goats — Stocks, per square kilometre 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% | 9.29 An per square kilometre | 14.79 An per square kilometre |
| 1985 | +27.9% | 15.14 An per square kilometre | 19.36 An per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.57 An per square kilometre | 3.4 An per square kilometre | 5.69 An per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 9.55 An per square kilometre | 5.72 An per square kilometre | 16.6 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 18.95 An per square kilometre | 14.67 An per square kilometre | 22.22 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 19.4 An per square kilometre | 16.67 An per square kilometre | 21.67 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 17.4 An per square kilometre | 17.36 An per square kilometre | 17.5 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.73 An per square kilometre | 17.5 An per square kilometre | 19.8 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.26 An per square kilometre | 19.94 An per square kilometre | 20.57 An per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
More environment data for Tonga
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.234 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.858 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 3.06 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.1689 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), annual 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is goats — stocks, per square kilometre in Tonga?
- Goats — stocks, per square kilometre in Tonga was 20.57 An per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest goats — stocks, per square kilometre recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 22.22 An per square kilometre in 1988.
- What is the lowest goats — stocks, per square kilometre recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.4 An per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Tonga rank for goats — stocks, per square kilometre?
- Tonga ranks 40th out of 162 countries with data for 2023.
- Is goats — stocks, per square kilometre rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.8%. 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 Goats — Stocks, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Goats — Stocks 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.
Goats — Stocks ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Goats — Stocks 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
Goats — Stocks 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.