Eggs per bird in Canada
Canada: Eggs per bird was 17.77 kilograms per animal in 2024. ▲ Rising
Eggs per bird in Canada, 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
The most recent figure for eggs per bird in Canada is 17.77 kilograms per animal, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, eggs per bird in Canada peaked at 17.77 kilograms per animal in 2024 and was at its lowest, 11.08 kilograms per animal, in 1961.
Canada ranks 21st of 197 countries on this measure, 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 | 11.3 kilograms per animal | 11.08 kilograms per animal | 11.67 kilograms per animal | 9 |
| 1970s | 12.58 kilograms per animal | 11.84 kilograms per animal | 13.36 kilograms per animal | 10 |
| 1980s | 14.12 kilograms per animal | 13.39 kilograms per animal | 14.72 kilograms per animal | 10 |
| 1990s | 15.12 kilograms per animal | 14.85 kilograms per animal | 15.56 kilograms per animal | 10 |
| 2000s | 15.48 kilograms per animal | 15.14 kilograms per animal | 16.14 kilograms per animal | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.36 kilograms per animal | 17.03 kilograms per animal | 17.64 kilograms per animal | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.73 kilograms per animal | 17.71 kilograms per animal | 17.77 kilograms per animal | 5 |
Countries ranked near Canada
- 19 Switzerland 18.06 kilograms per animal compare
- 20 Morocco 17.89 kilograms per animal compare
- 22 Antigua and Barbuda 17.65 kilograms per animal compare
- 23 Venezuela 17.61 kilograms per animal compare
- 24 Spain 17.42 kilograms per animal compare
More agriculture & rural data for Canada
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 42.53 billion current US$ (2022)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 1.9% (2022)
- Rural population 7.13 million (2025)
- Rural population growth -0.1% (2025)
- Rural population 17.1% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.7% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 2.9% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 1.9% (2022)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 1.9% (2022)
- Land under cereal production 16.03 million hectares (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is eggs per bird in Canada?
- Eggs per bird in Canada was 17.77 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 Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 17.77 kilograms per animal in 2024.
- What is the lowest eggs per bird recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.08 kilograms per animal in 1961.
- How does Canada rank for eggs per bird?
- Canada ranks 21st out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is eggs per bird rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Canada 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.