Eggs per bird in Australia
Australia: Eggs per bird was 14.83 kilograms per animal in 2024. ▲ Rising
Eggs per bird in Australia, 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
Australia recorded 14.83 kilograms per animal for eggs per bird in 2024.
That represents a change of up 1.9% on the previous year and down 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, eggs per bird in Australia peaked at 16.48 kilograms per animal in 2013 and was at its lowest, 9.66 kilograms per animal, in 1970.
That places Australia 44th out of 197 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 10.37 kilograms per animal | 10.25 kilograms per animal | 10.4 kilograms per animal | 9 |
| 1970s | 11.69 kilograms per animal | 9.66 kilograms per animal | 12.72 kilograms per animal | 10 |
| 1980s | 13.62 kilograms per animal | 13.11 kilograms per animal | 14.17 kilograms per animal | 10 |
| 1990s | 11.62 kilograms per animal | 9.84 kilograms per animal | 14.37 kilograms per animal | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.85 kilograms per animal | 9.88 kilograms per animal | 12.64 kilograms per animal | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.35 kilograms per animal | 13.1 kilograms per animal | 16.48 kilograms per animal | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.81 kilograms per animal | 13.63 kilograms per animal | 16.01 kilograms per animal | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Australia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 40.76 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 2.3% (2025)
- Rural population 3.39 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.6% (2025)
- Rural population 12.3% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.5% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.7% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 2.3% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 2.3% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 19.46 million hectares (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is eggs per bird in Australia?
- Eggs per bird in Australia was 14.83 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 Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 16.48 kilograms per animal in 2013.
- What is the lowest eggs per bird recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.66 kilograms per animal in 1970.
- How does Australia rank for eggs per bird?
- Australia ranks 44th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is eggs per bird rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Australia 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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About this data
Annual egg yield per bird, measured in kilograms per animal.