Eggs per bird in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Eggs per bird was 3.09 kilograms per animal in 2024. ▲ Rising
Eggs per bird in Papua New Guinea, 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 Papua New Guinea is 3.09 kilograms per animal, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 7.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, eggs per bird in Papua New Guinea peaked at 3.35 kilograms per animal in 2014 and was at its lowest, 2.3 kilograms per animal, in 1991.
That places Papua New Guinea 183rd out of 197 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom 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 | 3.02 kilograms per animal | 3.01 kilograms per animal | 3.03 kilograms per animal | 9 |
| 1970s | 3.01 kilograms per animal | 3 kilograms per animal | 3.02 kilograms per animal | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.02 kilograms per animal | 3.01 kilograms per animal | 3.02 kilograms per animal | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.96 kilograms per animal | 2.3 kilograms per animal | 3.1 kilograms per animal | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.03 kilograms per animal | 3.03 kilograms per animal | 3.03 kilograms per animal | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.21 kilograms per animal | 3.02 kilograms per animal | 3.35 kilograms per animal | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.12 kilograms per animal | 3.08 kilograms per animal | 3.26 kilograms per animal | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Papua New Guinea
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 5.24 billion current US$ (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 17.0% (2024)
- Rural population 9.06 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 1.3% (2025)
- Rural population 84.2% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.5% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 2.6% (2023)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 17.0% (2024)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 17.0% (2024)
- Land under cereal production 3,910 hectares (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is eggs per bird in Papua New Guinea?
- Eggs per bird in Papua New Guinea was 3.09 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 Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 3.35 kilograms per animal in 2014.
- What is the lowest eggs per bird recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.3 kilograms per animal in 1991.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for eggs per bird?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 183rd out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is eggs per bird rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea 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.