Eggs per bird in Tanzania
Tanzania: Eggs per bird was 7.28 kilograms per animal in 2024. ▲ Rising
Eggs per bird in Tanzania, 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
In 2024, eggs per bird in Tanzania stood at 7.28 kilograms per animal.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 13.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, eggs per bird in Tanzania peaked at 7.63 kilograms per animal in 2017 and was at its lowest, 2.21 kilograms per animal, in 1966.
That places Tanzania 121st out of 197 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.28 kilograms per animal | 2.21 kilograms per animal | 2.41 kilograms per animal | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.51 kilograms per animal | 2.38 kilograms per animal | 2.64 kilograms per animal | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.62 kilograms per animal | 2.62 kilograms per animal | 2.63 kilograms per animal | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.1 kilograms per animal | 2.63 kilograms per animal | 6.51 kilograms per animal | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.53 kilograms per animal | 6.5 kilograms per animal | 6.56 kilograms per animal | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.8 kilograms per animal | 6.41 kilograms per animal | 7.63 kilograms per animal | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.28 kilograms per animal | 7.23 kilograms per animal | 7.33 kilograms per animal | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Tanzania
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 20.65 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 22.9% (2025)
- Rural population 44.53 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 1.7% (2025)
- Rural population 63.1% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.1% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 2.5% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 22.9% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 22.9% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 6.52 million hectares (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is eggs per bird in Tanzania?
- Eggs per bird in Tanzania was 7.28 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 Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 7.63 kilograms per animal in 2017.
- What is the lowest eggs per bird recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.21 kilograms per animal in 1966.
- How does Tanzania rank for eggs per bird?
- Tanzania ranks 121st out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is eggs per bird rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tanzania 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.