Eggs per bird in Italy
Italy: Eggs per bird was 16.46 kilograms per animal in 2023. ▲ Rising
Eggs per bird in Italy, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilograms per animal.
Analysis
Italy recorded 16.46 kilograms per animal for eggs per bird in 2023. That is the highest value across all 59 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.4% on the previous year and up 27.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, eggs per bird in Italy peaked at 16.46 kilograms per animal in 2023 and was at its lowest, 10.3 kilograms per animal, in 1968.
Italy ranks 27th of 197 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 59 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 10.45 kilograms per animal | 10.3 kilograms per animal | 11.1 kilograms per animal | 9 |
| 1970s | 12.05 kilograms per animal | 11.09 kilograms per animal | 13.13 kilograms per animal | 10 |
| 1980s | 13.7 kilograms per animal | 12.45 kilograms per animal | 14.49 kilograms per animal | 10 |
| 1990s | 13.63 kilograms per animal | 11.77 kilograms per animal | 15.99 kilograms per animal | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.12 kilograms per animal | 10.84 kilograms per animal | 12.49 kilograms per animal | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.29 kilograms per animal | 11.59 kilograms per animal | 12.98 kilograms per animal | 8 |
| 2020s | 15.76 kilograms per animal | 15.05 kilograms per animal | 16.46 kilograms per animal | 2 |
Countries ranked near Italy
- 24 Spain 17.42 kilograms per animal compare
- 25 United States 17.26 kilograms per animal compare
- 26 New Caledonia 17.17 kilograms per animal compare
- 28 Georgia 16.45 kilograms per animal compare
- 29 Norway 16.29 kilograms per animal compare
- 30 New Zealand 16.26 kilograms per animal compare
More agriculture & rural data for Italy
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 52.70 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 2.1% (2025)
- Rural population 17.86 million (2025)
- Rural population growth -0.3% (2025)
- Rural population 30.3% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.5% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.6% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 2.1% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 2.1% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 3.05 million hectares (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is eggs per bird in Italy?
- Eggs per bird in Italy was 16.46 kilograms per animal in 2023, 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 Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 16.46 kilograms per animal in 2023.
- What is the lowest eggs per bird recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.3 kilograms per animal in 1968.
- How does Italy rank for eggs per bird?
- Italy ranks 27th out of 197 countries with data for 2023.
- Is eggs per bird rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Italy 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.