Milk production, per capita in Tonga
Tonga: Milk production, per capita was 0.0031 tonnes per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Milk production, per capita in Tonga, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
In 2024, milk production, per capita in Tonga stood at 0.0031 tonnes per person.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and down 20.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, milk production, per capita in Tonga peaked at 0.0057 tonnes per person in 1981 and was at its lowest, 0.0015 tonnes per person, in 1995.
Tonga ranks 164th of 185 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Milk production, per capita in Tonga, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0022 tonnes per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0021 tonnes per person | -2.7% |
| 1963 | 0.0022 tonnes per person | +2.5% |
| 1964 | 0.0022 tonnes per person | +1.6% |
| 1965 | 0.0023 tonnes per person | +2.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0023 tonnes per person | +1.3% |
| 1967 | 0.0024 tonnes per person | +2.1% |
| 1968 | 0.0024 tonnes per person | +1.8% |
| 1969 | 0.0024 tonnes per person | +2.2% |
| 1970 | 0.0025 tonnes per person | +1.6% |
| 1971 | 0.0025 tonnes per person | +2.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0027 tonnes per person | +8.3% |
| 1973 | 0.0028 tonnes per person | +0.4% |
| 1974 | 0.0027 tonnes per person | -0.9% |
| 1975 | 0.0027 tonnes per person | -0.9% |
| 1976 | 0.0027 tonnes per person | -1.3% |
| 1977 | 0.0027 tonnes per person | +0.5% |
| 1978 | 0.0032 tonnes per person | +18.6% |
| 1979 | 0.0033 tonnes per person | +4.8% |
| 1980 | 0.0042 tonnes per person | +24.6% |
| 1981 | 0.0057 tonnes per person | +35.9% |
| 1982 | 0.0038 tonnes per person | -33.3% |
| 1983 | 0.0032 tonnes per person | -16.2% |
| 1984 | 0.003 tonnes per person | -6.4% |
| 1985 | 0.0029 tonnes per person | -1.7% |
| 1986 | 0.0029 tonnes per person | +1.0% |
| 1987 | 0.003 tonnes per person | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 0.003 tonnes per person | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 0.003 tonnes per person | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 0.0023 tonnes per person | -24.5% |
| 1991 | 0.0029 tonnes per person | +28.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0028 tonnes per person | -2.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0028 tonnes per person | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0022 tonnes per person | -20.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0015 tonnes per person | -33.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0028 tonnes per person | +89.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0028 tonnes per person | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0028 tonnes per person | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0018 tonnes per person | -37.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0036 tonnes per person | +105.4% |
| 2001 | 0.003 tonnes per person | -17.1% |
| 2002 | 0.003 tonnes per person | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 0.003 tonnes per person | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0029 tonnes per person | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0029 tonnes per person | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0029 tonnes per person | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0029 tonnes per person | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0029 tonnes per person | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0029 tonnes per person | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0034 tonnes per person | +18.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0036 tonnes per person | +3.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0037 tonnes per person | +4.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0038 tonnes per person | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0039 tonnes per person | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 0.003 tonnes per person | -23.6% |
| 2016 | 0.003 tonnes per person | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 0.003 tonnes per person | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.003 tonnes per person | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.003 tonnes per person | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0031 tonnes per person | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0031 tonnes per person | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0031 tonnes per person | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0031 tonnes per person | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 0.0031 tonnes per person | +0.6% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 0.0031 tonnes per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0661 tonnes per person, 5% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 0.0031 tonnes per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0044 tonnes per person, 72% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Milk production, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +105.4% | 0.0018 tonnes per person | 0.0036 tonnes per person |
| 1996 | +89.1% | 0.0015 tonnes per person | 0.0028 tonnes per person |
| 1999 | -37.4% | 0.0028 tonnes per person | 0.0018 tonnes per person |
| 1981 | +35.9% | 0.0042 tonnes per person | 0.0057 tonnes per person |
| 1982 | -33.3% | 0.0057 tonnes per person | 0.0038 tonnes per person |
| 1995 | -33.4% | 0.0022 tonnes per person | 0.0015 tonnes per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0023 tonnes per person | 0.0021 tonnes per person | 0.0024 tonnes per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0028 tonnes per person | 0.0025 tonnes per person | 0.0033 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0034 tonnes per person | 0.0029 tonnes per person | 0.0057 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0025 tonnes per person | 0.0015 tonnes per person | 0.0029 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.003 tonnes per person | 0.0029 tonnes per person | 0.0036 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0034 tonnes per person | 0.003 tonnes per person | 0.0039 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0031 tonnes per person | 0.0031 tonnes per person | 0.0031 tonnes per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
- 161 Solomon Islands 0.0037 tonnes per person compare
- 162 East Timor 0.0037 tonnes per person compare
- 163 North Korea 0.0032 tonnes per person compare
- 165 Sao Tome and Principe 0.0025 tonnes per person compare
- 166 French Polynesia 0.0023 tonnes per person compare
- 167 Mauritius 0.0023 tonnes per person compare
More reference data data for Tonga
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0105 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0092 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0197 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0197 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0353 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0269 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0446 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.1068 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0799 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure applied 9.35 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is milk production, per capita in Tonga?
- Milk production, per capita in Tonga was 0.0031 tonnes per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest milk production, per capita recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0057 tonnes per person in 1981.
- What is the lowest milk production, per capita recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0015 tonnes per person in 1995.
- How does Tonga rank for milk production, per capita?
- Tonga ranks 164th out of 185 countries with data for 2024.
- Is milk production, per capita rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.6%. 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 Milk production, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Milk production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Milk production ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Milk production Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by 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
Milk production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.