Eggs per bird in Egypt
Egypt: Eggs per bird was 14.22 kilograms per animal in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
14.22 kilograms per animal
Change on year
down 2.3%
World rank
50th
of 198 countries
All-time high
17.45 kilograms per animal
in 2002
All-time low
6.06 kilograms per animal
in 1980
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Eggs per bird in Egypt, 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
In 2024, eggs per bird in Egypt stood at 14.22 kilograms per animal.
The figure is down 2.3% on the previous year and down 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, eggs per bird in Egypt peaked at 17.45 kilograms per animal in 2002 and was at its lowest, 6.06 kilograms per animal, in 1980.
That places Egypt 50th out of 198 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.
Eggs per bird in Egypt, year by year
| Year | kilograms per animal | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 6.36 kilograms per animal | — |
| 1962 | 6.59 kilograms per animal | +3.6% |
| 1963 | 6.81 kilograms per animal | +3.3% |
| 1964 | 6.44 kilograms per animal | -5.5% |
| 1965 | 6.24 kilograms per animal | -3.1% |
| 1966 | 6.82 kilograms per animal | +9.3% |
| 1967 | 7.28 kilograms per animal | +6.7% |
| 1968 | 6.99 kilograms per animal | -4.0% |
| 1969 | 6.68 kilograms per animal | -4.5% |
| 1970 | 6.88 kilograms per animal | +3.1% |
| 1971 | 7.14 kilograms per animal | +3.6% |
| 1972 | 7.22 kilograms per animal | +1.2% |
| 1973 | 8.03 kilograms per animal | +11.2% |
| 1974 | 7.21 kilograms per animal | -10.2% |
| 1975 | 7.95 kilograms per animal | +10.2% |
| 1976 | 7.25 kilograms per animal | -8.8% |
| 1977 | 7.51 kilograms per animal | +3.6% |
| 1978 | 7.5 kilograms per animal | -0.1% |
| 1979 | 7.62 kilograms per animal | +1.6% |
| 1980 | 6.06 kilograms per animal | -20.4% |
| 1981 | 6.27 kilograms per animal | +3.4% |
| 1982 | 7.21 kilograms per animal | +15.1% |
| 1983 | 6.87 kilograms per animal | -4.8% |
| 1984 | 8.16 kilograms per animal | +18.8% |
| 1985 | 7.13 kilograms per animal | -12.7% |
| 1986 | 8.13 kilograms per animal | +14.0% |
| 1987 | 7.29 kilograms per animal | -10.3% |
| 1988 | 8.2 kilograms per animal | +12.4% |
| 1989 | 6.91 kilograms per animal | -15.7% |
| 1990 | 6.29 kilograms per animal | -9.0% |
| 1991 | 7.46 kilograms per animal | +18.6% |
| 1992 | 6.85 kilograms per animal | -8.1% |
| 1993 | 7.37 kilograms per animal | +7.5% |
| 1994 | 7.91 kilograms per animal | +7.4% |
| 1995 | 8.18 kilograms per animal | +3.3% |
| 1996 | 9.9 kilograms per animal | +21.1% |
| 1997 | 11.58 kilograms per animal | +16.9% |
| 1998 | 11.33 kilograms per animal | -2.1% |
| 1999 | 10.22 kilograms per animal | -9.8% |
| 2000 | 11.4 kilograms per animal | +11.5% |
| 2001 | 12.51 kilograms per animal | +9.7% |
| 2002 | 17.45 kilograms per animal | +39.6% |
| 2003 | 15.42 kilograms per animal | -11.7% |
| 2004 | 12.89 kilograms per animal | -16.4% |
| 2005 | 12.37 kilograms per animal | -4.1% |
| 2006 | 11.71 kilograms per animal | -5.3% |
| 2007 | 12.65 kilograms per animal | +8.0% |
| 2008 | 14.13 kilograms per animal | +11.7% |
| 2009 | 9.18 kilograms per animal | -35.1% |
| 2010 | 9.99 kilograms per animal | +8.9% |
| 2011 | 11.56 kilograms per animal | +15.7% |
| 2012 | 16.19 kilograms per animal | +40.0% |
| 2013 | 16.36 kilograms per animal | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 14.85 kilograms per animal | -9.3% |
| 2015 | 11.67 kilograms per animal | -21.4% |
| 2016 | 9.63 kilograms per animal | -17.5% |
| 2017 | 11.5 kilograms per animal | +19.5% |
| 2018 | 11.5 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 10.88 kilograms per animal | -5.4% |
| 2020 | 13.5 kilograms per animal | +24.1% |
| 2021 | 13.91 kilograms per animal | +3.0% |
| 2022 | 13.61 kilograms per animal | -2.1% |
| 2023 | 14.56 kilograms per animal | +7.0% |
| 2024 | 14.22 kilograms per animal | -2.3% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 14.22 kilograms per animal is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 5.44 kilograms per animal, 2.6× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 14.22 kilograms per animal is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 12.43 kilograms per animal, 1.1× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.69 kilograms per animal | 6.24 kilograms per animal | 7.28 kilograms per animal | 9 |
| 1970s | 7.43 kilograms per animal | 6.88 kilograms per animal | 8.03 kilograms per animal | 10 |
| 1980s | 7.22 kilograms per animal | 6.06 kilograms per animal | 8.2 kilograms per animal | 10 |
| 1990s | 8.71 kilograms per animal | 6.29 kilograms per animal | 11.58 kilograms per animal | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.97 kilograms per animal | 9.18 kilograms per animal | 17.45 kilograms per animal | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.41 kilograms per animal | 9.63 kilograms per animal | 16.36 kilograms per animal | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.96 kilograms per animal | 13.5 kilograms per animal | 14.56 kilograms per animal | 5 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
- 47 Tajikistan 14.57 kilograms per animal compare
- 48 Palestine 14.55 kilograms per animal compare
- 49 France 14.29 kilograms per animal compare
- 51 Netherlands 13.85 kilograms per animal compare
- 52 Algeria 13.74 kilograms per animal compare
- 53 Kazakhstan 13.68 kilograms per animal compare
More agriculture & rural data for Egypt
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 13.32 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1655 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 510.76 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.38 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.571 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 16.6% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 16.6% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.1% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 2.1% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is eggs per bird in Egypt?
- Eggs per bird in Egypt was 14.22 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 Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 17.45 kilograms per animal in 2002.
- What is the lowest eggs per bird recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.06 kilograms per animal in 1980.
- How does Egypt rank for eggs per bird?
- Egypt ranks 50th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is eggs per bird rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Egypt 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.