Eggs per bird in Germany
Germany: Eggs per bird was 19.41 kilograms per animal in 2024. ▲ Rising
Eggs per bird in Germany, 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 Germany stood at 19.41 kilograms per animal.
That represents a change of up 36.8% on the previous year and up 9.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, eggs per bird in Germany peaked at 20.36 kilograms per animal in 2017 and was at its lowest, 8.04 kilograms per animal, in 1961.
Germany ranks 12th of 197 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 10.07 kilograms per animal | 8.04 kilograms per animal | 11.5 kilograms per animal | 9 |
| 1970s | 13.07 kilograms per animal | 12.02 kilograms per animal | 13.61 kilograms per animal | 10 |
| 1980s | 14.55 kilograms per animal | 13.78 kilograms per animal | 15.32 kilograms per animal | 10 |
| 1990s | 16.32 kilograms per animal | 14.15 kilograms per animal | 17.45 kilograms per animal | 10 |
| 2000s | 18.43 kilograms per animal | 17.78 kilograms per animal | 19.11 kilograms per animal | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.22 kilograms per animal | 17.79 kilograms per animal | 20.36 kilograms per animal | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.47 kilograms per animal | 14.18 kilograms per animal | 19.7 kilograms per animal | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Germany
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 44.02 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 0.9% (2025)
- Rural population 14.91 million (2025)
- Rural population growth -0.7% (2025)
- Rural population 17.9% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.1% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.7% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 0.9% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 0.9% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 6.06 million hectares (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is eggs per bird in Germany?
- Eggs per bird in Germany was 19.41 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 Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 20.36 kilograms per animal in 2017.
- What is the lowest eggs per bird recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.04 kilograms per animal in 1961.
- How does Germany rank for eggs per bird?
- Germany ranks 12th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is eggs per bird rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Germany 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.