Eggs per bird in France
France: Eggs per bird was 14.29 kilograms per animal in 2017. ▲ Rising
Eggs per bird in France, 1961–2017
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 2017, eggs per bird in France stood at 14.29 kilograms per animal.
The figure is up 4.7% on the previous year and down 20.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, eggs per bird in France peaked at 20.4 kilograms per animal in 2001 and was at its lowest, 9.17 kilograms per animal, in 1967.
France ranks 49th of 197 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 57 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.77 kilograms per animal | 9.17 kilograms per animal | 10.41 kilograms per animal | 9 |
| 1970s | 11.29 kilograms per animal | 9.73 kilograms per animal | 12.11 kilograms per animal | 10 |
| 1980s | 12.63 kilograms per animal | 11.75 kilograms per animal | 13.74 kilograms per animal | 10 |
| 1990s | 18.25 kilograms per animal | 14.23 kilograms per animal | 20.35 kilograms per animal | 10 |
| 2000s | 18.12 kilograms per animal | 15.68 kilograms per animal | 20.4 kilograms per animal | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.65 kilograms per animal | 13.65 kilograms per animal | 16.76 kilograms per animal | 8 |
Countries ranked near France
More agriculture & rural data for France
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 47.24 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 1.4% (2025)
- Rural population 14.54 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.0% (2025)
- Rural population 21.2% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.1% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.0% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 1.4% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 1.4% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 8.53 million hectares (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is eggs per bird in France?
- Eggs per bird in France was 14.29 kilograms per animal in 2017, 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 France?
- The highest recorded value was 20.4 kilograms per animal in 2001.
- What is the lowest eggs per bird recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.17 kilograms per animal in 1967.
- How does France rank for eggs per bird?
- France ranks 49th out of 197 countries with data for 2017.
- Is eggs per bird rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this France 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.