Eggs per bird in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Eggs per bird was 15.12 kilograms per animal in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
15.12 kilograms per animal
Change on year
down 2.2%
World rank
39th
of 198 countries
All-time high
15.6 kilograms per animal
in 2015
All-time low
6.92 kilograms per animal
in 2007
Years of data
64
1961–2024
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 198 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Eggs per bird in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | kilograms per animal | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 7.2 kilograms per animal | — |
| 1962 | 7.66 kilograms per animal | +6.4% |
| 1963 | 7.94 kilograms per animal | +3.7% |
| 1964 | 8.09 kilograms per animal | +1.8% |
| 1965 | 8.07 kilograms per animal | -0.1% |
| 1966 | 8.02 kilograms per animal | -0.7% |
| 1967 | 8.03 kilograms per animal | +0.1% |
| 1968 | 8.14 kilograms per animal | +1.5% |
| 1969 | 8.13 kilograms per animal | -0.2% |
| 1970 | 8.15 kilograms per animal | +0.3% |
| 1971 | 8.3 kilograms per animal | +1.8% |
| 1972 | 8.8 kilograms per animal | +6.1% |
| 1973 | 8.25 kilograms per animal | -6.3% |
| 1974 | 8.03 kilograms per animal | -2.7% |
| 1975 | 8.54 kilograms per animal | +6.3% |
| 1976 | 8.38 kilograms per animal | -1.9% |
| 1977 | 8.43 kilograms per animal | +0.6% |
| 1978 | 9.93 kilograms per animal | +17.8% |
| 1979 | 10.78 kilograms per animal | +8.6% |
| 1980 | 11.75 kilograms per animal | +9.0% |
| 1981 | 12.13 kilograms per animal | +3.2% |
| 1982 | 11.17 kilograms per animal | -7.9% |
| 1983 | 11.72 kilograms per animal | +4.9% |
| 1984 | 11.16 kilograms per animal | -4.8% |
| 1985 | 11.31 kilograms per animal | +1.3% |
| 1986 | 11.22 kilograms per animal | -0.8% |
| 1987 | 12.05 kilograms per animal | +7.4% |
| 1988 | 11.89 kilograms per animal | -1.3% |
| 1989 | 12.1 kilograms per animal | +1.8% |
| 1990 | 12.16 kilograms per animal | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 12.33 kilograms per animal | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 12.41 kilograms per animal | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 12.84 kilograms per animal | +3.4% |
| 1994 | 13.06 kilograms per animal | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 13.2 kilograms per animal | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 13.26 kilograms per animal | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 13.54 kilograms per animal | +2.1% |
| 1998 | 13.46 kilograms per animal | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 12.96 kilograms per animal | -3.7% |
| 2000 | 12.19 kilograms per animal | -6.0% |
| 2001 | 12.59 kilograms per animal | +3.3% |
| 2002 | 11.72 kilograms per animal | -6.9% |
| 2003 | 9.71 kilograms per animal | -17.1% |
| 2004 | 8.12 kilograms per animal | -16.4% |
| 2005 | 7.69 kilograms per animal | -5.3% |
| 2006 | 7.03 kilograms per animal | -8.6% |
| 2007 | 6.92 kilograms per animal | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 7.48 kilograms per animal | +8.0% |
| 2009 | 8.98 kilograms per animal | +20.1% |
| 2010 | 8.7 kilograms per animal | -3.1% |
| 2011 | 8.79 kilograms per animal | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 12.96 kilograms per animal | +47.4% |
| 2013 | 12.74 kilograms per animal | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 13.65 kilograms per animal | +7.1% |
| 2015 | 15.6 kilograms per animal | +14.3% |
| 2016 | 12.16 kilograms per animal | -22.0% |
| 2017 | 12.15 kilograms per animal | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 11.98 kilograms per animal | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 15.22 kilograms per animal | +27.0% |
| 2020 | 14.29 kilograms per animal | -6.1% |
| 2021 | 15.52 kilograms per animal | +8.6% |
| 2022 | 15.25 kilograms per animal | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 15.46 kilograms per animal | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 15.12 kilograms per animal | -2.2% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 15.12 kilograms per animal is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 10.53 kilograms per animal, 1.4× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 15.12 kilograms per animal is above the median for South Asia, which is 5.95 kilograms per animal, 2.5× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Eggs per bird in Sri Lanka 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +47.4% | 8.79 kilograms per animal | 12.96 kilograms per animal |
| 2019 | +27.0% | 11.98 kilograms per animal | 15.22 kilograms per animal |
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 (current US$), annual 9.1 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0836 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 418.3 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.9172 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.7955 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 8.4% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 8.4% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 2.7% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.9% (2024)
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 198 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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Annual egg yield per bird, measured in kilograms per animal.