Egg yield per bird in New Zealand
New Zealand: Egg yield per bird was 16.26 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
16.26
Change on year
up 7.4%
World rank
30th
of 197 countries
All-time high
24.29
in 1993
All-time low
10.81
in 1976
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Egg yield per bird in New Zealand, 1961–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for egg yield per bird in New Zealand is 16.26, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.4% on the previous year and up 7.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, egg yield per bird in New Zealand peaked at 24.29 in 1993 and was at its lowest, 10.81, in 1976.
That places New Zealand 30th out of 197 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 12.75 | 12.58 | 12.88 | 9 |
| 1970s | 12.67 | 10.81 | 14.4 | 10 |
| 1980s | 13.74 | 12.28 | 14.86 | 10 |
| 1990s | 18.62 | 12.79 | 24.29 | 10 |
| 2000s | 14.3 | 13.03 | 15.88 | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.69 | 15.13 | 16.26 | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.86 | 15.14 | 16.26 | 5 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
More agriculture & rural data for New Zealand
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 10.28 billion current US$ (2023)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 4.0% (2023)
- Rural population 852,066 (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.3% (2025)
- Rural population 16.0% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.8% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 9.3% (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 4.01 (2023)
- Agriculture share gdp 4.01 (2023)
- Land under cereal production 121,170 hectares (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is egg yield per bird in New Zealand?
- Egg yield per bird in New Zealand was 16.26 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest egg yield per bird recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 24.29 in 1993.
- What is the lowest egg yield per bird recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.81 in 1976.
- How does New Zealand rank for egg yield per bird?
- New Zealand ranks 30th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is egg yield per bird rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this New Zealand data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Egg yield per bird. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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