Poultry Birds — Stocks in Tonga
Tonga: Poultry Birds — Stocks was 340,000 An in 2023. ▲ Rising
Poultry Birds — Stocks in Tonga, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in An.
Analysis
In 2023, poultry birds — stocks in Tonga stood at 340,000 An. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poultry birds — stocks in Tonga peaked at 340,000 An in 2023 and was at its lowest, 43,000 An, in 1973.
That places Tonga 174th out of 193 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.
Poultry Birds — Stocks in Tonga, year by year
| Year | An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 49,000 An | — |
| 1962 | 55,000 An | +12.2% |
| 1963 | 60,000 An | +9.1% |
| 1964 | 66,000 An | +10.0% |
| 1965 | 71,000 An | +7.6% |
| 1966 | 84,000 An | +18.3% |
| 1967 | 117,000 An | +39.3% |
| 1968 | 132,000 An | +12.8% |
| 1969 | 109,000 An | -17.4% |
| 1970 | 80,000 An | -26.6% |
| 1971 | 67,000 An | -16.2% |
| 1972 | 44,000 An | -34.3% |
| 1973 | 43,000 An | -2.3% |
| 1974 | 56,000 An | +30.2% |
| 1975 | 114,000 An | +103.6% |
| 1976 | 146,000 An | +28.1% |
| 1977 | 105,000 An | -28.1% |
| 1978 | 162,000 An | +54.3% |
| 1979 | 153,000 An | -5.6% |
| 1980 | 146,000 An | -4.6% |
| 1981 | 200,000 An | +37.0% |
| 1982 | 210,000 An | +5.0% |
| 1983 | 122,000 An | -41.9% |
| 1984 | 115,000 An | -5.7% |
| 1985 | 266,000 An | +131.3% |
| 1986 | 280,000 An | +5.3% |
| 1987 | 300,000 An | +7.1% |
| 1988 | 337,000 An | +12.3% |
| 1989 | 263,000 An | -22.0% |
| 1990 | 200,000 An | -24.0% |
| 1991 | 200,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 210,000 An | +5.0% |
| 1993 | 215,000 An | +2.4% |
| 1994 | 215,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 266,000 An | +23.7% |
| 1996 | 300,000 An | +12.8% |
| 1997 | 300,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 300,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 300,000 An | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 300,000 An | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 300,000 An | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 300,000 An | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 300,000 An | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 300,000 An | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 300,000 An | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 300,000 An | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 330,000 An | +10.0% |
| 2008 | 330,000 An | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 330,000 An | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 330,000 An | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 325,000 An | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 328,000 An | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 330,000 An | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 329,000 An | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 330,000 An | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 331,000 An | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 333,000 An | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 335,000 An | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 337,000 An | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 339,000 An | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 339,000 An | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 339,000 An | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 340,000 An | +0.3% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 340,000 An is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 20.34 million An, 2% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 340,000 An is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 4.78 million An, 7% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Poultry Birds — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | +131.3% | 115,000 An | 266,000 An |
| 1975 | +103.6% | 56,000 An | 114,000 An |
| 1978 | +54.3% | 105,000 An | 162,000 An |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 82,556 An | 49,000 An | 132,000 An | 9 |
| 1970s | 97,000 An | 43,000 An | 162,000 An | 10 |
| 1980s | 223,900 An | 115,000 An | 337,000 An | 10 |
| 1990s | 250,600 An | 200,000 An | 300,000 An | 10 |
| 2000s | 309,000 An | 300,000 An | 330,000 An | 10 |
| 2010s | 330,800 An | 325,000 An | 337,000 An | 10 |
| 2020s | 339,250 An | 339,000 An | 340,000 An | 4 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
- 171 Vanuatu 410,000 An compare
- 172 Grenada 399,000 An compare
- 173 French Polynesia 368,000 An compare
- 175 Greece 293,000 An compare
- 176 Seychelles 270,000 An compare
- 177 Sao Tome and Principe 262,000 An compare
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 poultry birds — stocks in Tonga?
- Poultry birds — stocks in Tonga was 340,000 An in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest poultry birds — stocks recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 340,000 An in 2023.
- What is the lowest poultry birds — stocks recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 43,000 An in 1973.
- How does Tonga rank for poultry birds — stocks?
- Tonga ranks 174th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is poultry birds — stocks rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.0%. 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 Poultry Birds — Stocks. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Livestock Manure domain of FAOSTAT contains estimates of nitrogen (N) inputs to agricultural soils from livestock manure. Data on the N losses to air and water are also disseminated. These estimates are compiled using official FAOSTAT statistics of animal stocks and by applying the internationally approved Guidelines of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). Data are available by country, with global coverage and updated annually.The following elements are disseminated: 1) Stocks; 2) Amount excreted in manure (N content); 3) Manure left on pasture (N content); 4) Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content); 5) Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content); 6) Manure treated (N content); 7) Losses from manure treated (N content); 8) Manure applied to soils (N content); 9) Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N content); 10) Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content).