Milk production, per square kilometre in Tonga
Tonga: Milk production, per square kilometre was 0.4516 tonnes per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.4516 tonnes per square kilometre
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
151st
of 185 countries
All-time high
0.7694 tonnes per square kilometre
in 1981
All-time low
0.2083 tonnes per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Milk production, per square kilometre in Tonga, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for milk production, per square kilometre in Tonga is 0.4516 tonnes per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and down 20.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, milk production, per square kilometre in Tonga peaked at 0.7694 tonnes per square kilometre in 1981 and was at its lowest, 0.2083 tonnes per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Tonga 151st out of 185 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.
Milk production, per square kilometre in Tonga, year by year
| Year | tonnes per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.2083 tonnes per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.2083 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.2194 tonnes per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1964 | 0.2292 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1965 | 0.2403 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1966 | 0.25 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1967 | 0.2611 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1968 | 0.2708 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1969 | 0.2819 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1970 | 0.2917 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1971 | 0.3028 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1972 | 0.3333 tonnes per square kilometre | +10.1% |
| 1973 | 0.3403 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1974 | 0.3444 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1975 | 0.35 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1976 | 0.3542 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1977 | 0.3611 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1978 | 0.4306 tonnes per square kilometre | +19.2% |
| 1979 | 0.4528 tonnes per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 1980 | 0.5653 tonnes per square kilometre | +24.8% |
| 1981 | 0.7694 tonnes per square kilometre | +36.1% |
| 1982 | 0.5139 tonnes per square kilometre | -33.2% |
| 1983 | 0.4306 tonnes per square kilometre | -16.2% |
| 1984 | 0.4028 tonnes per square kilometre | -6.5% |
| 1985 | 0.3958 tonnes per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1986 | 0.4 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1987 | 0.4042 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1988 | 0.4083 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 0.4125 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 0.3125 tonnes per square kilometre | -24.2% |
| 1991 | 0.4025 tonnes per square kilometre | +28.8% |
| 1992 | 0.3951 tonnes per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 1993 | 0.3933 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 0.3125 tonnes per square kilometre | -20.6% |
| 1995 | 0.2083 tonnes per square kilometre | -33.3% |
| 1996 | 0.3941 tonnes per square kilometre | +89.2% |
| 1997 | 0.3944 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 0.3946 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 0.2486 tonnes per square kilometre | -37.0% |
| 2000 | 0.5139 tonnes per square kilometre | +106.7% |
| 2001 | 0.4285 tonnes per square kilometre | -16.6% |
| 2002 | 0.4288 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.429 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.4293 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.4296 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.4299 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.431 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 0.4313 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.4316 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.5139 tonnes per square kilometre | +19.1% |
| 2011 | 0.5347 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 2012 | 0.5556 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 2013 | 0.5694 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 0.5833 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 0.4437 tonnes per square kilometre | -23.9% |
| 2016 | 0.4451 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.4451 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.4463 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.4471 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.4484 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 0.4505 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 0.4508 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.4516 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.2% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 0.4516 tonnes per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4.26 tonnes per square kilometre, 11% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 0.4516 tonnes per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.4094 tonnes per square kilometre, 1.1× the median. (26 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Milk production, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +106.7% | 0.2486 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.5139 tonnes per square kilometre |
| 1996 | +89.2% | 0.2083 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.3941 tonnes per square kilometre |
| 1999 | -37.0% | 0.3946 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.2486 tonnes per square kilometre |
| 1981 | +36.1% | 0.5653 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.7694 tonnes per square kilometre |
| 1995 | -33.3% | 0.3125 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.2083 tonnes per square kilometre |
| 1982 | -33.2% | 0.7694 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.5139 tonnes per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.241 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.2083 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.2819 tonnes per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.3561 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.2917 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.4528 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4703 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.3958 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.7694 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3456 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.2083 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.4025 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4383 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.4285 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.5139 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4984 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.4437 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.5833 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4503 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.4484 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.4516 tonnes per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
- 148 Bolivia 0.5883 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 149 Nigeria 0.5781 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 150 Samoa 0.5651 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 152 Chad 0.3727 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 153 East Timor 0.3672 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 154 Mauritania 0.3517 tonnes per square kilometre 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 square kilometre in Tonga?
- Milk production, per square kilometre in Tonga was 0.4516 tonnes per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest milk production, per square kilometre recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7694 tonnes per square kilometre in 1981.
- What is the lowest milk production, per square kilometre recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2083 tonnes per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Tonga rank for milk production, per square kilometre?
- Tonga ranks 151st out of 185 countries with data for 2023.
- Is milk production, per square kilometre rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.7%. 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 square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Milk production 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.
Milk production ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Milk production Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- 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
Milk production 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.