Eggs per bird in Iceland
Iceland: Eggs per bird was 21.74 kilograms per animal in 2024. ▲ Rising
Eggs per bird in Iceland, 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
Iceland recorded 21.74 kilograms per animal for eggs per bird in 2024.
The figure is down 3.8% on the previous year and up 31.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, eggs per bird in Iceland peaked at 24.68 kilograms per animal in 2019 and was at its lowest, 10.22 kilograms per animal, in 1985.
Iceland ranks 1st 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 | 13.51 kilograms per animal | 11.18 kilograms per animal | 16 kilograms per animal | 9 |
| 1970s | 13.54 kilograms per animal | 10.3 kilograms per animal | 15.79 kilograms per animal | 10 |
| 1980s | 11.09 kilograms per animal | 10.22 kilograms per animal | 13.04 kilograms per animal | 10 |
| 1990s | 13.58 kilograms per animal | 11.99 kilograms per animal | 15.2 kilograms per animal | 10 |
| 2000s | 16.26 kilograms per animal | 13.44 kilograms per animal | 21.48 kilograms per animal | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.94 kilograms per animal | 13.5 kilograms per animal | 24.68 kilograms per animal | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.15 kilograms per animal | 17.95 kilograms per animal | 22.59 kilograms per animal | 5 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
- 3 Cyprus 21.41 kilograms per animal compare
- 4 Costa Rica 21.2 kilograms per animal compare
More agriculture & rural data for Iceland
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 1.41 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 3.7% (2025)
- Rural population 22,689 (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.9% (2025)
- Rural population 5.8% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.0% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.5% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 3.7% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 3.7% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 3,160 hectares (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is eggs per bird in Iceland?
- Eggs per bird in Iceland was 21.74 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 Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 24.68 kilograms per animal in 2019.
- What is the lowest eggs per bird recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.22 kilograms per animal in 1985.
- How does Iceland rank for eggs per bird?
- Iceland ranks 1st out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is eggs per bird rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iceland 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.