Eggs per bird in Kenya
Kenya: Eggs per bird was 4.13 kilograms per animal in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
4.13 kilograms per animal
Change on year
down 6.6%
World rank
163rd
of 198 countries
All-time high
5.5 kilograms per animal
in 2010
All-time low
2.4 kilograms per animal
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Eggs per bird in Kenya, 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
The most recent figure for eggs per bird in Kenya is 4.13 kilograms per animal, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 6.6% on the previous year and down 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, eggs per bird in Kenya peaked at 5.5 kilograms per animal in 2010 and was at its lowest, 2.4 kilograms per animal, in 1961.
Kenya ranks 163rd of 198 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Eggs per bird in Kenya, year by year
| Year | kilograms per animal | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2.4 kilograms per animal | — |
| 1962 | 2.4 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 2.4 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 2.4 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 2.4 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 2.4 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 2.4 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 2.4 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 2.4 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 2.4 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 2.4 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 2.4 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 2.4 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 2.4 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 2.4 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 2.4 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 2.4 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 2.4 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 2.4 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 2.4 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 2.4 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 2.4 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 2.4 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 2.4 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 2.4 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 4.52 kilograms per animal | +88.2% |
| 1987 | 4.5 kilograms per animal | -0.4% |
| 1988 | 4.61 kilograms per animal | +2.3% |
| 1989 | 4.48 kilograms per animal | -2.8% |
| 1990 | 4.64 kilograms per animal | +3.7% |
| 1991 | 4.64 kilograms per animal | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 4.57 kilograms per animal | -1.5% |
| 1993 | 4.58 kilograms per animal | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 4.59 kilograms per animal | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 4.54 kilograms per animal | -1.2% |
| 1996 | 4.69 kilograms per animal | +3.4% |
| 1997 | 4.65 kilograms per animal | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 4.65 kilograms per animal | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 4.62 kilograms per animal | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 4.6 kilograms per animal | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 4.64 kilograms per animal | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 4.99 kilograms per animal | +7.5% |
| 2003 | 4.61 kilograms per animal | -7.7% |
| 2004 | 4.62 kilograms per animal | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 4.63 kilograms per animal | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 4.6 kilograms per animal | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 4.6 kilograms per animal | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 4.82 kilograms per animal | +4.6% |
| 2009 | 4.91 kilograms per animal | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 5.5 kilograms per animal | +12.0% |
| 2011 | 4.82 kilograms per animal | -12.2% |
| 2012 | 4.9 kilograms per animal | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 4.96 kilograms per animal | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 4.32 kilograms per animal | -12.8% |
| 2015 | 4.66 kilograms per animal | +7.8% |
| 2016 | 4.88 kilograms per animal | +4.6% |
| 2017 | 4.8 kilograms per animal | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 4.78 kilograms per animal | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 4.75 kilograms per animal | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 5.27 kilograms per animal | +10.9% |
| 2021 | 4.18 kilograms per animal | -20.7% |
| 2022 | 4.99 kilograms per animal | +19.2% |
| 2023 | 4.42 kilograms per animal | -11.4% |
| 2024 | 4.13 kilograms per animal | -6.6% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 4.13 kilograms per animal is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 5.44 kilograms per animal, 76% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 4.13 kilograms per animal is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4.27 kilograms per animal, 97% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Eggs per bird in Kenya changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | +88.2% | 2.4 kilograms per animal | 4.52 kilograms per animal |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.4 kilograms per animal | 2.4 kilograms per animal | 2.4 kilograms per animal | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.4 kilograms per animal | 2.4 kilograms per animal | 2.4 kilograms per animal | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.25 kilograms per animal | 2.4 kilograms per animal | 4.61 kilograms per animal | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.62 kilograms per animal | 4.54 kilograms per animal | 4.69 kilograms per animal | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.7 kilograms per animal | 4.6 kilograms per animal | 4.99 kilograms per animal | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.84 kilograms per animal | 4.32 kilograms per animal | 5.5 kilograms per animal | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.6 kilograms per animal | 4.13 kilograms per animal | 5.27 kilograms per animal | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 160 Burkina Faso 4.27 kilograms per animal compare
- 161 Suriname 4.18 kilograms per animal compare
- 162 Guinea-Bissau 4.16 kilograms per animal compare
- 164 Bangladesh 4.08 kilograms per animal compare
- 165 Nauru 4 kilograms per animal compare
- 166 Trinidad and Tobago 3.93 kilograms per animal compare
More agriculture & rural data for Kenya
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 16.52 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.2316 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 547.24 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.47 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.6779 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 23.2% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 23.2% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 12.9% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 2.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is eggs per bird in Kenya?
- Eggs per bird in Kenya was 4.13 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 Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 5.5 kilograms per animal in 2010.
- What is the lowest eggs per bird recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.4 kilograms per animal in 1961.
- How does Kenya rank for eggs per bird?
- Kenya ranks 163rd out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is eggs per bird rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kenya 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.