Major livestock types — Stocks in Tonga
Tonga: Major livestock types — Stocks was 36,725 LSU in 2023. ▲ Rising
Major livestock types — Stocks in Tonga, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU.
Analysis
Tonga recorded 36,725 LSU for major livestock types — stocks in 2023.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, major livestock types — stocks in Tonga peaked at 42,120 LSU in 1988 and was at its lowest, 10,291 LSU, in 1961.
That places Tonga 170th out of 195 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Major livestock types — Stocks in Tonga, year by year
| Year | LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 10,291 LSU | — |
| 1962 | 12,456 LSU | +21.0% |
| 1963 | 12,701 LSU | +2.0% |
| 1964 | 12,419 LSU | -2.2% |
| 1965 | 12,345 LSU | -0.6% |
| 1966 | 14,438 LSU | +17.0% |
| 1967 | 13,657 LSU | -5.4% |
| 1968 | 14,680 LSU | +7.5% |
| 1969 | 15,056 LSU | +2.6% |
| 1970 | 15,165 LSU | +0.7% |
| 1971 | 14,153 LSU | -6.7% |
| 1972 | 13,323 LSU | -5.9% |
| 1973 | 15,965 LSU | +19.8% |
| 1974 | 17,436 LSU | +9.2% |
| 1975 | 20,927 LSU | +20.0% |
| 1976 | 24,461 LSU | +16.9% |
| 1977 | 27,402 LSU | +12.0% |
| 1978 | 34,919 LSU | +27.4% |
| 1979 | 35,329 LSU | +1.2% |
| 1980 | 35,910 LSU | +1.6% |
| 1981 | 41,705 LSU | +16.1% |
| 1982 | 37,597 LSU | -9.8% |
| 1983 | 29,665 LSU | -21.1% |
| 1984 | 25,769 LSU | -13.1% |
| 1985 | 32,676 LSU | +26.8% |
| 1986 | 34,750 LSU | +6.3% |
| 1987 | 38,650 LSU | +11.2% |
| 1988 | 42,120 LSU | +9.0% |
| 1989 | 37,388 LSU | -11.2% |
| 1990 | 32,200 LSU | -13.9% |
| 1991 | 32,200 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 35,760 LSU | +11.1% |
| 1993 | 35,510 LSU | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 34,660 LSU | -2.4% |
| 1995 | 33,225 LSU | -4.1% |
| 1996 | 33,610 LSU | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 33,510 LSU | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 33,510 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 34,054 LSU | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 34,610 LSU | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 34,610 LSU | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 34,610 LSU | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 34,610 LSU | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 34,610 LSU | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 34,610 LSU | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 34,610 LSU | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 35,055 LSU | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 35,055 LSU | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 35,055 LSU | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 35,055 LSU | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 35,005 LSU | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 35,355 LSU | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 35,295 LSU | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 35,470 LSU | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 35,833 LSU | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 36,109 LSU | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 36,344 LSU | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 36,447 LSU | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 36,552 LSU | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 36,625 LSU | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 36,565 LSU | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 36,639 LSU | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 36,725 LSU | +0.2% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 36,725 LSU is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.48 million LSU, 2% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 36,725 LSU is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 532,305 LSU, 7% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Major livestock types — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | +27.4% | 27,402 LSU | 34,919 LSU |
| 1985 | +26.8% | 25,769 LSU | 32,676 LSU |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 13,116 LSU | 10,291 LSU | 15,056 LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 21,908 LSU | 13,323 LSU | 35,329 LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 35,623 LSU | 25,769 LSU | 42,120 LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 33,824 LSU | 32,200 LSU | 35,760 LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 34,744 LSU | 34,610 LSU | 35,055 LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 35,746 LSU | 35,005 LSU | 36,552 LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 36,638 LSU | 36,565 LSU | 36,725 LSU | 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 major livestock types — stocks in Tonga?
- Major livestock types — stocks in Tonga was 36,725 LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest major livestock types — stocks recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 42,120 LSU in 1988.
- What is the lowest major livestock types — stocks recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 10,291 LSU in 1961.
- How does Tonga rank for major livestock types — stocks?
- Tonga ranks 170th out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is major livestock types — stocks rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.1%. 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 Major livestock types — Stocks. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Livestock Patterns domain of FAOSTAT contains data on livestock numbers, shares of major livestock species and densities of livestock units in the agricultural land area. Values are calculated using Livestock Units (LSU), which facilitate aggregating information for different livestock types. Data are available by country, with global coverage, for the period 1961 to the most recent year available with annual updates. This methodology applies the LSU coefficients reported in the "Guidelines for the preparation of livestock sector reviews" (FAO, 2011). From this publication, LSU coefficients are computed by livestock type and by country. The reference unit used for the calculation of livestock units (=1 LSU) is the grazing equivalent of one adult dairy cow producing 3000 kg of milk annually, fed without additional concentrated foodstuffs. FAOSTAT agri-environmental indicators on livestock patterns closely follow the structure of the indicators in EUROSTAT.