Eggs per bird in Eritrea
Eritrea: Eggs per bird was 3.81 kilograms per animal in 2024. ▼ Falling
Eggs per bird in Eritrea, 1993–2024
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 Eritrea stood at 3.81 kilograms per animal.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 24.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, eggs per bird in Eritrea peaked at 4.11 kilograms per animal in 2017 and was at its lowest, 3.06 kilograms per animal, in 2014.
Eritrea ranks 172nd of 198 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.
Eggs per bird in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | kilograms per animal | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 4 kilograms per animal | — |
| 1994 | 4 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 4 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 4 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 4 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 4 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 4 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 4 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 4 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 4.07 kilograms per animal | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 4.08 kilograms per animal | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 4.08 kilograms per animal | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 4.08 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 4.04 kilograms per animal | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 4.04 kilograms per animal | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 4.04 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 4 kilograms per animal | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 4 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 4 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 4.02 kilograms per animal | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 4.04 kilograms per animal | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 3.06 kilograms per animal | -24.1% |
| 2015 | 4.05 kilograms per animal | +32.2% |
| 2016 | 3.95 kilograms per animal | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 4.11 kilograms per animal | +4.2% |
| 2018 | 3.79 kilograms per animal | -7.8% |
| 2019 | 3.82 kilograms per animal | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 3.79 kilograms per animal | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 3.8 kilograms per animal | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 3.8 kilograms per animal | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 3.81 kilograms per animal | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 3.81 kilograms per animal | +0.1% |
Eritrea compared with similar countries
- Eritrea's 3.81 kilograms per animal is below the median for low income countries, which is 4.02 kilograms per animal, 95% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Eritrea's 3.81 kilograms per animal is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4.27 kilograms per animal, 89% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Eggs per bird in Eritrea 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | +32.2% | 3.06 kilograms per animal | 4.05 kilograms per animal |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4 kilograms per animal | 4 kilograms per animal | 4 kilograms per animal | 7 |
| 2000s | 4.04 kilograms per animal | 4 kilograms per animal | 4.08 kilograms per animal | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.88 kilograms per animal | 3.06 kilograms per animal | 4.11 kilograms per animal | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.8 kilograms per animal | 3.79 kilograms per animal | 3.81 kilograms per animal | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eritrea
- 169 Macao 3.89 kilograms per animal compare
- 170 Central African Republic 3.88 kilograms per animal compare
- 171 Gambia 3.86 kilograms per animal compare
- 173 Gabon 3.78 kilograms per animal compare
- 174 Sao Tome and Principe 3.7 kilograms per animal compare
- 175 Tunisia 3.69 kilograms per animal compare
More agriculture & rural data for Eritrea
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 13.26 % change on previous year (2009)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1412 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2009)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 90.81 current US$ per person (2009)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 2.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0009 units per US$ of GDP (2011)
- Rural population, per capita 0.6546 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 14.1% (2009)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 14.1% (2009)
- Rural population 65.5% (2025)
- Rural population growth 2.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is eggs per bird in Eritrea?
- Eggs per bird in Eritrea was 3.81 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 Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 4.11 kilograms per animal in 2017.
- What is the lowest eggs per bird recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.06 kilograms per animal in 2014.
- How does Eritrea rank for eggs per bird?
- Eritrea ranks 172nd out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is eggs per bird rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Eritrea 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.