Eggs per bird in China
China: Eggs per bird was 10.69 kilograms per animal in 2024. ▲ Rising
Eggs per bird in China, 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
China recorded 10.69 kilograms per animal for eggs per bird in 2024.
The figure is down 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, eggs per bird in China peaked at 13.11 kilograms per animal in 1993 and was at its lowest, 3.77 kilograms per animal, in 1962.
That places China 88th out of 197 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.92 kilograms per animal | 3.77 kilograms per animal | 3.99 kilograms per animal | 9 |
| 1970s | 4.5 kilograms per animal | 4.11 kilograms per animal | 5 kilograms per animal | 10 |
| 1980s | 7.67 kilograms per animal | 5.18 kilograms per animal | 10.25 kilograms per animal | 10 |
| 1990s | 12.18 kilograms per animal | 10.6 kilograms per animal | 13.11 kilograms per animal | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.18 kilograms per animal | 10.69 kilograms per animal | 11.67 kilograms per animal | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.8 kilograms per animal | 10.7 kilograms per animal | 11.05 kilograms per animal | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.69 kilograms per animal | 10.69 kilograms per animal | 10.69 kilograms per animal | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for China
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 1.30 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 6.7% (2025)
- Rural population 473.41 million (2025)
- Rural population growth -1.5% (2025)
- Rural population 33.7% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 2.7% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.3% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 6.7% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 6.7% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 99.99 million hectares (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is eggs per bird in China?
- Eggs per bird in China was 10.69 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 China?
- The highest recorded value was 13.11 kilograms per animal in 1993.
- What is the lowest eggs per bird recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.77 kilograms per animal in 1962.
- How does China rank for eggs per bird?
- China ranks 88th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is eggs per bird rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this China 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.