Eggs per bird in Switzerland
Switzerland: Eggs per bird was 18.06 kilograms per animal in 2024. ▲ Rising
Eggs per bird in Switzerland, 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 Switzerland is 18.06 kilograms per animal, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 2.3% on the previous year and down 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, eggs per bird in Switzerland peaked at 19.62 kilograms per animal in 2006 and was at its lowest, 8.34 kilograms per animal, in 1961.
That places Switzerland 19th out of 197 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.71 kilograms per animal | 8.34 kilograms per animal | 11.38 kilograms per animal | 9 |
| 1970s | 12.45 kilograms per animal | 11.37 kilograms per animal | 13.52 kilograms per animal | 10 |
| 1980s | 14.39 kilograms per animal | 13.51 kilograms per animal | 15.54 kilograms per animal | 10 |
| 1990s | 15.61 kilograms per animal | 12.08 kilograms per animal | 17.75 kilograms per animal | 10 |
| 2000s | 18.97 kilograms per animal | 18.38 kilograms per animal | 19.62 kilograms per animal | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.88 kilograms per animal | 17.86 kilograms per animal | 19.55 kilograms per animal | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.89 kilograms per animal | 17.2 kilograms per animal | 18.45 kilograms per animal | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Switzerland
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 6.73 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 0.6% (2025)
- Rural population 1.30 million (2025)
- Rural population growth -0.9% (2025)
- Rural population 14.3% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.5% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.1% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 0.6% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 0.6% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 141,863 hectares (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is eggs per bird in Switzerland?
- Eggs per bird in Switzerland was 18.06 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 Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 19.62 kilograms per animal in 2006.
- What is the lowest eggs per bird recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.34 kilograms per animal in 1961.
- How does Switzerland rank for eggs per bird?
- Switzerland ranks 19th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is eggs per bird rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Switzerland 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.