Number of local breeds kept in the country in Tonga
Tonga: Number of local breeds kept in the country was 5 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Number of local breeds kept in the country in Tonga, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2025, number of local breeds kept in the country in Tonga stood at 5. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 66.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of local breeds kept in the country in Tonga peaked at 5 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 2, in 2000.
That places Tonga 169th out of 201 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Number of local breeds kept in the country in Tonga, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2 | — |
| 2001 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 3 | +50.0% |
| 2007 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 5 | +66.7% |
| 2023 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 5 | +0.0% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 5 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 20.5, 24% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 5 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 16, 31% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.4 | 2 | 3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.33 | 3 | 5 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
- 169 Costa Rica 5 compare
- 169 Guam 5 compare
- 169 Luxembourg 5 compare
- 169 Trinidad and Tobago 5 compare
More development goals data for Tonga
- Red List Index 0.7501 (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 58.77 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 286.2 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 18 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 18 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 18 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 5 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 5 (2025)
- Infant deaths 19 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths 10 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of local breeds kept in the country in Tonga?
- Number of local breeds kept in the country in Tonga was 5 in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest number of local breeds kept in the country recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 5 in 2022.
- What is the lowest number of local breeds kept in the country recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 2 in 2000.
- How does Tonga rank for number of local breeds kept in the country?
- Tonga ranks 169th out of 201 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of local breeds kept in the country rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is up 66.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tonga data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Number of local breeds kept in the country. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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