Eggs per bird in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Eggs per bird was 4.69 kilograms per animal in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
4.69 kilograms per animal
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
153rd
of 198 countries
All-time high
5 kilograms per animal
in 2017
All-time low
4.3 kilograms per animal
in 2012
Years of data
32
1993–2024
Eggs per bird in Ethiopia, 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
The most recent figure for eggs per bird in Ethiopia is 4.69 kilograms per animal, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, eggs per bird in Ethiopia peaked at 5 kilograms per animal in 2017 and was at its lowest, 4.3 kilograms per animal, in 2012.
Ethiopia ranks 153rd of 198 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Eggs per bird in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | kilograms per animal | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 4.35 kilograms per animal | — |
| 1994 | 4.35 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 4.92 kilograms per animal | +13.0% |
| 1996 | 4.35 kilograms per animal | -11.5% |
| 1997 | 4.33 kilograms per animal | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 4.35 kilograms per animal | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 4.35 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 4.33 kilograms per animal | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 4.36 kilograms per animal | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 4.36 kilograms per animal | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 4.36 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 4.36 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 4.35 kilograms per animal | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 4.36 kilograms per animal | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 4.37 kilograms per animal | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 4.38 kilograms per animal | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 4.38 kilograms per animal | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 4.33 kilograms per animal | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 4.3 kilograms per animal | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 4.3 kilograms per animal | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 4.38 kilograms per animal | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 4.63 kilograms per animal | +5.6% |
| 2015 | 4.91 kilograms per animal | +6.0% |
| 2016 | 4.87 kilograms per animal | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 5 kilograms per animal | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 4.63 kilograms per animal | -7.4% |
| 2019 | 4.63 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 4.67 kilograms per animal | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 4.9 kilograms per animal | +4.9% |
| 2022 | 4.68 kilograms per animal | -4.5% |
| 2023 | 4.68 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 4.69 kilograms per animal | +0.1% |
Ethiopia compared with similar countries
- Ethiopia's 4.69 kilograms per animal is above the median for low income countries, which is 4.02 kilograms per animal, 1.2× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Ethiopia's 4.69 kilograms per animal is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4.27 kilograms per animal, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.43 kilograms per animal | 4.33 kilograms per animal | 4.92 kilograms per animal | 7 |
| 2000s | 4.36 kilograms per animal | 4.33 kilograms per animal | 4.38 kilograms per animal | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.6 kilograms per animal | 4.3 kilograms per animal | 5 kilograms per animal | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.72 kilograms per animal | 4.67 kilograms per animal | 4.9 kilograms per animal | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
More agriculture & rural data for Ethiopia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual -20.36 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.3282 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 306.11 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.93 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0008 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.7589 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 32.8% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 32.8% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 9.7% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.5% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is eggs per bird in Ethiopia?
- Eggs per bird in Ethiopia was 4.69 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 Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 5 kilograms per animal in 2017.
- What is the lowest eggs per bird recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.3 kilograms per animal in 2012.
- How does Ethiopia rank for eggs per bird?
- Ethiopia ranks 153rd out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is eggs per bird rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ethiopia 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.