Eggs per bird in Japan
Japan: Eggs per bird was 19.12 kilograms per animal in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
19.12 kilograms per animal
Change on year
up 1.3%
World rank
14th
of 198 countries
All-time high
19.12 kilograms per animal
in 2024
All-time low
13.91 kilograms per animal
in 1962
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Eggs per bird in Japan, 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
Japan recorded 19.12 kilograms per animal for eggs per bird in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, eggs per bird in Japan peaked at 19.12 kilograms per animal in 2024 and was at its lowest, 13.91 kilograms per animal, in 1962.
Japan ranks 14th of 198 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Eggs per bird in Japan, year by year
| Year | kilograms per animal | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 16.04 kilograms per animal | — |
| 1962 | 13.91 kilograms per animal | -13.3% |
| 1963 | 14.22 kilograms per animal | +2.2% |
| 1964 | 15.31 kilograms per animal | +7.7% |
| 1965 | 15.1 kilograms per animal | -1.4% |
| 1966 | 15.14 kilograms per animal | +0.3% |
| 1967 | 15.05 kilograms per animal | -0.6% |
| 1968 | 15.02 kilograms per animal | -0.2% |
| 1969 | 14.91 kilograms per animal | -0.7% |
| 1970 | 14.94 kilograms per animal | +0.2% |
| 1971 | 14.53 kilograms per animal | -2.8% |
| 1972 | 14.93 kilograms per animal | +2.8% |
| 1973 | 15 kilograms per animal | +0.5% |
| 1974 | 14.84 kilograms per animal | -1.1% |
| 1975 | 15.52 kilograms per animal | +4.6% |
| 1976 | 15.81 kilograms per animal | +1.8% |
| 1977 | 15.84 kilograms per animal | +0.2% |
| 1978 | 15.97 kilograms per animal | +0.8% |
| 1979 | 16.11 kilograms per animal | +0.9% |
| 1980 | 16.42 kilograms per animal | +1.9% |
| 1981 | 16.2 kilograms per animal | -1.4% |
| 1982 | 16.41 kilograms per animal | +1.3% |
| 1983 | 16.64 kilograms per animal | +1.4% |
| 1984 | 16.78 kilograms per animal | +0.8% |
| 1985 | 16.87 kilograms per animal | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 17.21 kilograms per animal | +2.0% |
| 1987 | 17.57 kilograms per animal | +2.1% |
| 1988 | 17.34 kilograms per animal | -1.3% |
| 1989 | 17.42 kilograms per animal | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 17.66 kilograms per animal | +1.4% |
| 1991 | 17.93 kilograms per animal | +1.5% |
| 1992 | 17.71 kilograms per animal | -1.3% |
| 1993 | 17.54 kilograms per animal | -0.9% |
| 1994 | 17.4 kilograms per animal | -0.8% |
| 1995 | 17.38 kilograms per animal | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 17.62 kilograms per animal | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 17.61 kilograms per animal | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 17.45 kilograms per animal | -0.9% |
| 1999 | 17.74 kilograms per animal | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 18.06 kilograms per animal | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 18.09 kilograms per animal | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 18.37 kilograms per animal | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 18.43 kilograms per animal | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 18.15 kilograms per animal | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 18.38 kilograms per animal | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 18.17 kilograms per animal | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 18.09 kilograms per animal | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 17.92 kilograms per animal | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 17.92 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 17.96 kilograms per animal | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 18.07 kilograms per animal | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 18.5 kilograms per animal | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 18.95 kilograms per animal | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 18.74 kilograms per animal | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 16.64 kilograms per animal | -11.2% |
| 2016 | 19.04 kilograms per animal | +14.4% |
| 2017 | 19.11 kilograms per animal | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 18.9 kilograms per animal | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 18.62 kilograms per animal | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 17.55 kilograms per animal | -5.7% |
| 2021 | 18.3 kilograms per animal | +4.3% |
| 2022 | 18.84 kilograms per animal | +3.0% |
| 2023 | 18.88 kilograms per animal | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 19.12 kilograms per animal | +1.3% |
Japan compared with similar countries
- Japan's 19.12 kilograms per animal is above the median for high income countries, which is 14.07 kilograms per animal, 1.4× the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Japan's 19.12 kilograms per animal is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 6.59 kilograms per animal, 2.9× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 14.97 kilograms per animal | 13.91 kilograms per animal | 16.04 kilograms per animal | 9 |
| 1970s | 15.35 kilograms per animal | 14.53 kilograms per animal | 16.11 kilograms per animal | 10 |
| 1980s | 16.89 kilograms per animal | 16.2 kilograms per animal | 17.57 kilograms per animal | 10 |
| 1990s | 17.61 kilograms per animal | 17.38 kilograms per animal | 17.93 kilograms per animal | 10 |
| 2000s | 18.16 kilograms per animal | 17.92 kilograms per animal | 18.43 kilograms per animal | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.45 kilograms per animal | 16.64 kilograms per animal | 19.11 kilograms per animal | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.54 kilograms per animal | 17.55 kilograms per animal | 19.12 kilograms per animal | 5 |
Countries ranked near Japan
More agriculture & rural data for Japan
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 10.95 % change on previous year (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0096 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 323.87 current US$ per person (2024)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -1.89 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.077 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 1.0% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 1.0% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.5% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is eggs per bird in Japan?
- Eggs per bird in Japan was 19.12 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 Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 19.12 kilograms per animal in 2024.
- What is the lowest eggs per bird recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.91 kilograms per animal in 1962.
- How does Japan rank for eggs per bird?
- Japan ranks 14th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is eggs per bird rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Japan 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.