Eggs per bird in United States
United States: Eggs per bird was 17.26 kilograms per animal in 2024. ▲ Rising
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 197 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.
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 223.72 billion current US$ (2021)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 0.9% (2021)
- Rural population 67.70 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.2% (2025)
- Rural population 19.8% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.8% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.6% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 0.9% (2021)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 0.9% (2021)
- Land under cereal production 54.08 million hectares (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 197 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.