Eggs per bird in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Eggs per bird was 15.12 kilograms per animal in 2024. ▲ Rising
Eggs per bird in Sri Lanka, 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
Sri Lanka recorded 15.12 kilograms per animal for eggs per bird in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.2% on the previous year and up 10.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, eggs per bird in Sri Lanka peaked at 15.6 kilograms per animal in 2015 and was at its lowest, 6.92 kilograms per animal, in 2007.
Sri Lanka ranks 39th of 197 countries on this measure, 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 | 7.92 kilograms per animal | 7.2 kilograms per animal | 8.14 kilograms per animal | 9 |
| 1970s | 8.76 kilograms per animal | 8.03 kilograms per animal | 10.78 kilograms per animal | 10 |
| 1980s | 11.65 kilograms per animal | 11.16 kilograms per animal | 12.13 kilograms per animal | 10 |
| 1990s | 12.92 kilograms per animal | 12.16 kilograms per animal | 13.54 kilograms per animal | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.24 kilograms per animal | 6.92 kilograms per animal | 12.59 kilograms per animal | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.4 kilograms per animal | 8.7 kilograms per animal | 15.6 kilograms per animal | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.13 kilograms per animal | 14.29 kilograms per animal | 15.52 kilograms per animal | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
More agriculture & rural data for Sri Lanka
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 9.10 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 8.4% (2025)
- Rural population 17.31 million (2025)
- Rural population growth -0.9% (2025)
- Rural population 79.5% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.9% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 2.7% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 8.4% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 8.4% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 1.25 million hectares (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is eggs per bird in Sri Lanka?
- Eggs per bird in Sri Lanka was 15.12 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 Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 15.6 kilograms per animal in 2015.
- What is the lowest eggs per bird recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.92 kilograms per animal in 2007.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for eggs per bird?
- Sri Lanka ranks 39th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is eggs per bird rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sri Lanka 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.