Eggs per bird in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Eggs per bird was 2.12 kilograms per animal in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
2.12 kilograms per animal
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
194th
of 198 countries
All-time high
2.9 kilograms per animal
in 1999
All-time low
1.56 kilograms per animal
in 2003
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Eggs per bird in Afghanistan, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilograms per animal.
Analysis
Afghanistan recorded 2.12 kilograms per animal for eggs per bird in 2024.
That represents a change of up 8.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, eggs per bird in Afghanistan peaked at 2.9 kilograms per animal in 1999 and was at its lowest, 1.56 kilograms per animal, in 2003.
That places Afghanistan 194th out of 198 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Eggs per bird in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | kilograms per animal | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2.5 kilograms per animal | — |
| 1962 | 2.5 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 2.5 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 2.5 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 2.46 kilograms per animal | -1.5% |
| 1966 | 2.4 kilograms per animal | -2.5% |
| 1967 | 2.38 kilograms per animal | -0.6% |
| 1968 | 2.5 kilograms per animal | +4.7% |
| 1969 | 2.5 kilograms per animal | +0.2% |
| 1970 | 2.49 kilograms per animal | -0.4% |
| 1971 | 2.57 kilograms per animal | +3.2% |
| 1972 | 2.57 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 2.58 kilograms per animal | +0.3% |
| 1974 | 2.58 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 2.57 kilograms per animal | -0.3% |
| 1976 | 2.57 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 2.57 kilograms per animal | -0.2% |
| 1978 | 2.57 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 2.57 kilograms per animal | +0.3% |
| 1980 | 2.57 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 2.58 kilograms per animal | +0.3% |
| 1982 | 2.58 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 2.58 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 2.58 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 2.58 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 2.58 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 2.58 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 2.58 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 2.59 kilograms per animal | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 2.55 kilograms per animal | -1.6% |
| 1991 | 2.6 kilograms per animal | +1.9% |
| 1992 | 2.65 kilograms per animal | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 2.7 kilograms per animal | +1.9% |
| 1994 | 2.63 kilograms per animal | -2.5% |
| 1995 | 2.62 kilograms per animal | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 2.69 kilograms per animal | +2.5% |
| 1997 | 2.65 kilograms per animal | -1.4% |
| 1998 | 2.77 kilograms per animal | +4.6% |
| 1999 | 2.9 kilograms per animal | +4.8% |
| 2000 | 2.59 kilograms per animal | -10.9% |
| 2001 | 2.22 kilograms per animal | -14.2% |
| 2002 | 1.62 kilograms per animal | -26.8% |
| 2003 | 1.56 kilograms per animal | -4.0% |
| 2004 | 1.58 kilograms per animal | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 1.79 kilograms per animal | +13.1% |
| 2006 | 1.6 kilograms per animal | -10.7% |
| 2007 | 2.06 kilograms per animal | +28.7% |
| 2008 | 1.83 kilograms per animal | -10.7% |
| 2009 | 1.93 kilograms per animal | +5.1% |
| 2010 | 1.99 kilograms per animal | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 1.79 kilograms per animal | -10.0% |
| 2012 | 1.9 kilograms per animal | +5.7% |
| 2013 | 1.9 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1.95 kilograms per animal | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 2.12 kilograms per animal | +9.1% |
| 2016 | 2.12 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1.87 kilograms per animal | -11.9% |
| 2018 | 2.12 kilograms per animal | +13.3% |
| 2019 | 2.12 kilograms per animal | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 2.12 kilograms per animal | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 2.12 kilograms per animal | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 2.12 kilograms per animal | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 2.12 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 2.12 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
Afghanistan compared with similar countries
- Afghanistan's 2.12 kilograms per animal is below the median for low income countries, which is 4.02 kilograms per animal, 53% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Afghanistan's 2.12 kilograms per animal is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 12.43 kilograms per animal, 17% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Eggs per bird in Afghanistan 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +28.7% | 1.6 kilograms per animal | 2.06 kilograms per animal |
| 2002 | -26.8% | 2.22 kilograms per animal | 1.62 kilograms per animal |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.47 kilograms per animal | 2.38 kilograms per animal | 2.5 kilograms per animal | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.56 kilograms per animal | 2.49 kilograms per animal | 2.58 kilograms per animal | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.58 kilograms per animal | 2.57 kilograms per animal | 2.59 kilograms per animal | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.68 kilograms per animal | 2.55 kilograms per animal | 2.9 kilograms per animal | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.88 kilograms per animal | 1.56 kilograms per animal | 2.59 kilograms per animal | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.99 kilograms per animal | 1.79 kilograms per animal | 2.12 kilograms per animal | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.12 kilograms per animal | 2.12 kilograms per animal | 2.12 kilograms per animal | 5 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
More agriculture & rural data for Afghanistan
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 2.31 % change on previous year (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.3429 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 142.96 current US$ per person (2024)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 2.47 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0018 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Rural population, per capita 0.7406 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 34.3% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 34.3% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 21.0% (2019)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.8% (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is eggs per bird in Afghanistan?
- Eggs per bird in Afghanistan was 2.12 kilograms per animal in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest eggs per bird recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 2.9 kilograms per animal in 1999.
- What is the lowest eggs per bird recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.56 kilograms per animal in 2003.
- How does Afghanistan rank for eggs per bird?
- Afghanistan ranks 194th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is eggs per bird rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Eggs per bird. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual egg yield per bird, measured in kilograms per animal.