Eggs per bird in United States
United States: Eggs per bird was 17.26 kilograms per animal in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
17.26 kilograms per animal
Change on year
up 1.1%
World rank
25th
of 198 countries
All-time high
17.26 kilograms per animal
in 2024
All-time low
12.46 kilograms per animal
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Eggs per bird in United States, 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 United States stood at 17.26 kilograms per animal. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, eggs per bird in United States peaked at 17.26 kilograms per animal in 2024 and was at its lowest, 12.46 kilograms per animal, in 1961.
That places United States 25th out of 198 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Eggs per bird in United States, year by year
| Year | kilograms per animal | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 12.46 kilograms per animal | — |
| 1962 | 12.55 kilograms per animal | +0.8% |
| 1963 | 12.6 kilograms per animal | +0.4% |
| 1964 | 12.82 kilograms per animal | +1.8% |
| 1965 | 12.9 kilograms per animal | +0.6% |
| 1966 | 12.9 kilograms per animal | +0.1% |
| 1967 | 13.09 kilograms per animal | +1.4% |
| 1968 | 13.03 kilograms per animal | -0.5% |
| 1969 | 13.03 kilograms per animal | +0.1% |
| 1970 | 12.95 kilograms per animal | -0.6% |
| 1971 | 13.19 kilograms per animal | +1.8% |
| 1972 | 13.4 kilograms per animal | +1.6% |
| 1973 | 13.45 kilograms per animal | +0.4% |
| 1974 | 13.63 kilograms per animal | +1.3% |
| 1975 | 13.71 kilograms per animal | +0.6% |
| 1976 | 13.88 kilograms per animal | +1.2% |
| 1977 | 13.87 kilograms per animal | -0.1% |
| 1978 | 14.07 kilograms per animal | +1.5% |
| 1979 | 14.15 kilograms per animal | +0.5% |
| 1980 | 14.34 kilograms per animal | +1.4% |
| 1981 | 14.38 kilograms per animal | +0.3% |
| 1982 | 14.4 kilograms per animal | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 14.56 kilograms per animal | +1.1% |
| 1984 | 14.34 kilograms per animal | -1.5% |
| 1985 | 14.44 kilograms per animal | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 14.46 kilograms per animal | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 14.48 kilograms per animal | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 14.61 kilograms per animal | +0.9% |
| 1989 | 14.78 kilograms per animal | +1.2% |
| 1990 | 14.89 kilograms per animal | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 14.94 kilograms per animal | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 15.03 kilograms per animal | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 14.96 kilograms per animal | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 15.04 kilograms per animal | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 15.04 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 15.16 kilograms per animal | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 15.12 kilograms per animal | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 15.13 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 15.2 kilograms per animal | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 15.25 kilograms per animal | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 15.16 kilograms per animal | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 15.23 kilograms per animal | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 15.31 kilograms per animal | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 15.43 kilograms per animal | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 15.51 kilograms per animal | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 15.54 kilograms per animal | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 15.57 kilograms per animal | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 15.72 kilograms per animal | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 15.86 kilograms per animal | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 15.92 kilograms per animal | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 16.07 kilograms per animal | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 16.21 kilograms per animal | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 16.28 kilograms per animal | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 16.38 kilograms per animal | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 16.34 kilograms per animal | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 16.52 kilograms per animal | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 16.66 kilograms per animal | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 16.53 kilograms per animal | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 16.79 kilograms per animal | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 17 kilograms per animal | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 16.97 kilograms per animal | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 17.21 kilograms per animal | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 17.07 kilograms per animal | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 17.26 kilograms per animal | +1.1% |
United States compared with similar countries
- United States's 17.26 kilograms per animal is above the median for high income countries, which is 14.07 kilograms per animal, 1.2× the median. (64 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 12.82 kilograms per animal | 12.46 kilograms per animal | 13.09 kilograms per animal | 9 |
| 1970s | 13.63 kilograms per animal | 12.95 kilograms per animal | 14.15 kilograms per animal | 10 |
| 1980s | 14.48 kilograms per animal | 14.34 kilograms per animal | 14.78 kilograms per animal | 10 |
| 1990s | 15.05 kilograms per animal | 14.89 kilograms per animal | 15.2 kilograms per animal | 10 |
| 2000s | 15.46 kilograms per animal | 15.16 kilograms per animal | 15.86 kilograms per animal | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.37 kilograms per animal | 15.92 kilograms per animal | 16.79 kilograms per animal | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.1 kilograms per animal | 16.97 kilograms per animal | 17.26 kilograms per animal | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for United States
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 11.96 % change on previous year (2021)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0094 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2021)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 673.66 current US$ per person (2021)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.1831 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.1981 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 0.9% (2021)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 0.9% (2021)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.6% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is eggs per bird in United States?
- Eggs per bird in United States was 17.26 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 United States?
- The highest recorded value was 17.26 kilograms per animal in 2024.
- What is the lowest eggs per bird recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.46 kilograms per animal in 1961.
- How does United States rank for eggs per bird?
- United States ranks 25th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is eggs per bird rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United States 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.