Eggs per bird in Peru
Peru: Eggs per bird was 18.31 kilograms per animal in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
18.31 kilograms per animal
Change on year
up 2.9%
World rank
16th
of 198 countries
All-time high
18.31 kilograms per animal
in 2024
All-time low
5.09 kilograms per animal
in 1971
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Eggs per bird in Peru, 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
Peru recorded 18.31 kilograms per animal for eggs per bird in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.9% on the previous year and up 14.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, eggs per bird in Peru peaked at 18.31 kilograms per animal in 2024 and was at its lowest, 5.09 kilograms per animal, in 1971.
That places Peru 16th out of 198 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Eggs per bird in Peru, year by year
| Year | kilograms per animal | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 5.8 kilograms per animal | — |
| 1962 | 5.9 kilograms per animal | +1.7% |
| 1963 | 5.91 kilograms per animal | +0.1% |
| 1964 | 5.9 kilograms per animal | -0.1% |
| 1965 | 5.91 kilograms per animal | +0.1% |
| 1966 | 5.85 kilograms per animal | -1.0% |
| 1967 | 6.24 kilograms per animal | +6.8% |
| 1968 | 5.81 kilograms per animal | -7.0% |
| 1969 | 5.38 kilograms per animal | -7.3% |
| 1970 | 5.16 kilograms per animal | -4.1% |
| 1971 | 5.09 kilograms per animal | -1.4% |
| 1972 | 5.58 kilograms per animal | +9.6% |
| 1973 | 5.98 kilograms per animal | +7.2% |
| 1974 | 6.03 kilograms per animal | +0.8% |
| 1975 | 6.01 kilograms per animal | -0.3% |
| 1976 | 6.09 kilograms per animal | +1.3% |
| 1977 | 6.15 kilograms per animal | +1.1% |
| 1978 | 7.84 kilograms per animal | +27.4% |
| 1979 | 8.13 kilograms per animal | +3.8% |
| 1980 | 8.7 kilograms per animal | +6.9% |
| 1981 | 8.62 kilograms per animal | -0.9% |
| 1982 | 8.67 kilograms per animal | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 8.95 kilograms per animal | +3.2% |
| 1984 | 8.57 kilograms per animal | -4.3% |
| 1985 | 8.66 kilograms per animal | +1.1% |
| 1986 | 8.64 kilograms per animal | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 8.84 kilograms per animal | +2.2% |
| 1988 | 9.09 kilograms per animal | +2.9% |
| 1989 | 8.71 kilograms per animal | -4.2% |
| 1990 | 8.57 kilograms per animal | -1.6% |
| 1991 | 9 kilograms per animal | +5.0% |
| 1992 | 8.89 kilograms per animal | -1.2% |
| 1993 | 8.77 kilograms per animal | -1.4% |
| 1994 | 13.22 kilograms per animal | +50.7% |
| 1995 | 12.38 kilograms per animal | -6.3% |
| 1996 | 15.98 kilograms per animal | +29.1% |
| 1997 | 15.04 kilograms per animal | -5.9% |
| 1998 | 15.5 kilograms per animal | +3.1% |
| 1999 | 17.16 kilograms per animal | +10.7% |
| 2000 | 13.64 kilograms per animal | -20.5% |
| 2001 | 11.98 kilograms per animal | -12.1% |
| 2002 | 14.35 kilograms per animal | +19.8% |
| 2003 | 13.89 kilograms per animal | -3.2% |
| 2004 | 13.13 kilograms per animal | -5.5% |
| 2005 | 13.35 kilograms per animal | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 15.49 kilograms per animal | +16.1% |
| 2007 | 15.55 kilograms per animal | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 15.63 kilograms per animal | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 15.62 kilograms per animal | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 15.7 kilograms per animal | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 15.92 kilograms per animal | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 15.82 kilograms per animal | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 16.04 kilograms per animal | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 16.04 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 16.88 kilograms per animal | +5.2% |
| 2016 | 16.2 kilograms per animal | -4.0% |
| 2017 | 16.25 kilograms per animal | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 16.32 kilograms per animal | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 16.58 kilograms per animal | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 16.96 kilograms per animal | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 17.42 kilograms per animal | +2.7% |
| 2022 | 17.32 kilograms per animal | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 17.8 kilograms per animal | +2.8% |
| 2024 | 18.31 kilograms per animal | +2.9% |
Peru compared with similar countries
- Peru's 18.31 kilograms per animal is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 10.53 kilograms per animal, 1.7× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Peru's 18.31 kilograms per animal is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 11.35 kilograms per animal, 1.6× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Eggs per bird in Peru 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | +50.7% | 8.77 kilograms per animal | 13.22 kilograms per animal |
| 1996 | +29.1% | 12.38 kilograms per animal | 15.98 kilograms per animal |
| 1978 | +27.4% | 6.15 kilograms per animal | 7.84 kilograms per animal |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.86 kilograms per animal | 5.38 kilograms per animal | 6.24 kilograms per animal | 9 |
| 1970s | 6.21 kilograms per animal | 5.09 kilograms per animal | 8.13 kilograms per animal | 10 |
| 1980s | 8.74 kilograms per animal | 8.57 kilograms per animal | 9.09 kilograms per animal | 10 |
| 1990s | 12.45 kilograms per animal | 8.57 kilograms per animal | 17.16 kilograms per animal | 10 |
| 2000s | 14.26 kilograms per animal | 11.98 kilograms per animal | 15.63 kilograms per animal | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.18 kilograms per animal | 15.7 kilograms per animal | 16.88 kilograms per animal | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.56 kilograms per animal | 16.96 kilograms per animal | 18.31 kilograms per animal | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Peru
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 12.59 % change on previous year (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0747 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 637.02 current US$ per person (2024)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -1.72 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.144 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 7.5% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 7.5% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.6% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.2% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is eggs per bird in Peru?
- Eggs per bird in Peru was 18.31 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 Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 18.31 kilograms per animal in 2024.
- What is the lowest eggs per bird recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.09 kilograms per animal in 1971.
- How does Peru rank for eggs per bird?
- Peru ranks 16th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is eggs per bird rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Peru 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.