Number of transboundary breeds (including extinct ones) in Tonga
Tonga: Number of transboundary breeds (including extinct ones) was 18 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Number of transboundary breeds in Tonga, 2006–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Tonga recorded 18 for number of transboundary breeds in 2025. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of up 20.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of transboundary breeds in Tonga peaked at 18 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 15, in 2006.
Tonga ranks 127th of 207 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Number of transboundary breeds (including extinct ones) in Tonga, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 15 | — |
| 2007 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 18 | +20.0% |
| 2023 | 18 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 18 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 18 | +0.0% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 18 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 26, 69% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 18 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 18, 1.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15 | 15 | 15 | 4 |
| 2010s | 15 | 15 | 15 | 10 |
| 2020s | 17 | 15 | 18 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
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 (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)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 5 (2025)
- Infant deaths 19 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths 10 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of transboundary breeds in Tonga?
- Number of transboundary breeds in Tonga was 18 in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest number of transboundary breeds recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 18 in 2022.
- What is the lowest number of transboundary breeds recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 15 in 2006.
- How does Tonga rank for number of transboundary breeds?
- Tonga ranks 127th out of 207 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of transboundary breeds rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.0%. 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 transboundary breeds (including extinct ones). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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