Germany vs Japan: Eggs per bird

Germany
19.41 kilograms per animal
in 2024
Japan
19.12 kilograms per animal
in 2024
Germany rank
12th
Japan rank
14th

Eggs per bird over time

  • Germany
  • Japan
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How they compare

Germany currently reports 19.41 kilograms per animal against 19.12 kilograms per animal in Japan, a difference of 0.29 kilograms per animal.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Japan ahead.

Germany ranks 12th and Japan ranks 14th of 197 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 2 and Japan in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Germany Japan Difference Ahead
1960s 10.07 kilograms per animal 14.97 kilograms per animal 4.9 kilograms per animal Japan
1970s 13.07 kilograms per animal 15.35 kilograms per animal 2.28 kilograms per animal Japan
1980s 14.55 kilograms per animal 16.89 kilograms per animal 2.33 kilograms per animal Japan
1990s 16.32 kilograms per animal 17.61 kilograms per animal 1.29 kilograms per animal Japan
2000s 18.43 kilograms per animal 18.16 kilograms per animal 0.2718 kilograms per animal Germany
2010s 19.22 kilograms per animal 18.45 kilograms per animal 0.7649 kilograms per animal Germany
2020s 18.47 kilograms per animal 18.54 kilograms per animal 0.0702 kilograms per animal Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher eggs per bird, Germany or Japan?
Germany, at 19.41 kilograms per animal against 19.12 kilograms per animal in Japan as of 2024.
What is the difference in eggs per bird between Germany and Japan?
0.29 kilograms per animal, with Germany ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Japan?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Germany and Japan rank globally for eggs per bird?
Germany ranks 12th and Japan ranks 14th of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Eggs per bird. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Eggs per bird
Unit
kilograms per animal
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
198 places, 11,293 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed

Annual egg yield per bird, measured in kilograms per animal.