Eggs per bird in Uruguay
Uruguay: Eggs per bird was 19.89 kilograms per animal in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
19.89 kilograms per animal
Change on year
up 1.6%
World rank
8th
of 198 countries
All-time high
21.17 kilograms per animal
in 2019
All-time low
6.8 kilograms per animal
in 1967
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Eggs per bird in Uruguay, 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
Uruguay recorded 19.89 kilograms per animal for eggs per bird in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.6% on the previous year and down 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, eggs per bird in Uruguay peaked at 21.17 kilograms per animal in 2019 and was at its lowest, 6.8 kilograms per animal, in 1967.
That places Uruguay 8th out of 198 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.
Eggs per bird in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | kilograms per animal | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 6.8 kilograms per animal | — |
| 1962 | 6.8 kilograms per animal | -0.0% |
| 1963 | 6.8 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 6.8 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 6.8 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 6.8 kilograms per animal | -0.0% |
| 1967 | 6.8 kilograms per animal | -0.0% |
| 1968 | 7 kilograms per animal | +2.9% |
| 1969 | 7 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 7 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 7.05 kilograms per animal | +0.8% |
| 1972 | 7.01 kilograms per animal | -0.5% |
| 1973 | 7.03 kilograms per animal | +0.2% |
| 1974 | 7 kilograms per animal | -0.4% |
| 1975 | 7 kilograms per animal | -0.0% |
| 1976 | 7 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 7 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 7.06 kilograms per animal | +0.8% |
| 1979 | 6.91 kilograms per animal | -2.2% |
| 1980 | 7.01 kilograms per animal | +1.5% |
| 1981 | 7.03 kilograms per animal | +0.3% |
| 1982 | 6.95 kilograms per animal | -1.2% |
| 1983 | 7.02 kilograms per animal | +1.1% |
| 1984 | 7.04 kilograms per animal | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 7.02 kilograms per animal | -0.4% |
| 1986 | 7 kilograms per animal | -0.2% |
| 1987 | 7.98 kilograms per animal | +14.1% |
| 1988 | 7.38 kilograms per animal | -7.5% |
| 1989 | 7.06 kilograms per animal | -4.4% |
| 1990 | 6.92 kilograms per animal | -1.9% |
| 1991 | 8.58 kilograms per animal | +23.9% |
| 1992 | 8.26 kilograms per animal | -3.7% |
| 1993 | 7.01 kilograms per animal | -15.1% |
| 1994 | 6.97 kilograms per animal | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 7.05 kilograms per animal | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 9.1 kilograms per animal | +29.0% |
| 1997 | 8.68 kilograms per animal | -4.7% |
| 1998 | 8.59 kilograms per animal | -0.9% |
| 1999 | 9.25 kilograms per animal | +7.6% |
| 2000 | 9.27 kilograms per animal | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 9.29 kilograms per animal | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 9.21 kilograms per animal | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 9.21 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 9.2 kilograms per animal | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 9.23 kilograms per animal | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 9.21 kilograms per animal | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 9.24 kilograms per animal | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 9.26 kilograms per animal | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 9.05 kilograms per animal | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 8.75 kilograms per animal | -3.3% |
| 2011 | 8.81 kilograms per animal | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 8.1 kilograms per animal | -8.0% |
| 2013 | 8.87 kilograms per animal | +9.5% |
| 2014 | 20.26 kilograms per animal | +128.3% |
| 2015 | 17.94 kilograms per animal | -11.4% |
| 2016 | 18.08 kilograms per animal | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 17.74 kilograms per animal | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 19.96 kilograms per animal | +12.6% |
| 2019 | 21.17 kilograms per animal | +6.0% |
| 2020 | 18.23 kilograms per animal | -13.9% |
| 2021 | 19.79 kilograms per animal | +8.6% |
| 2022 | 20.73 kilograms per animal | +4.7% |
| 2023 | 19.58 kilograms per animal | -5.5% |
| 2024 | 19.89 kilograms per animal | +1.6% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 19.89 kilograms per animal is above the median for high income countries, which is 14.07 kilograms per animal, 1.4× the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Uruguay's 19.89 kilograms per animal is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 11.35 kilograms per animal, 1.8× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Eggs per bird in Uruguay 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | +128.3% | 8.87 kilograms per animal | 20.26 kilograms per animal |
| 1996 | +29.0% | 7.05 kilograms per animal | 9.1 kilograms per animal |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.84 kilograms per animal | 6.8 kilograms per animal | 7 kilograms per animal | 9 |
| 1970s | 7.01 kilograms per animal | 6.91 kilograms per animal | 7.06 kilograms per animal | 10 |
| 1980s | 7.15 kilograms per animal | 6.95 kilograms per animal | 7.98 kilograms per animal | 10 |
| 1990s | 8.04 kilograms per animal | 6.92 kilograms per animal | 9.25 kilograms per animal | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.22 kilograms per animal | 9.05 kilograms per animal | 9.29 kilograms per animal | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.97 kilograms per animal | 8.1 kilograms per animal | 21.17 kilograms per animal | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.64 kilograms per animal | 18.23 kilograms per animal | 20.73 kilograms per animal | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Uruguay
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 3.67 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0638 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 1,609 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -1.32 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.0435 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 6.4% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 6.4% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 14.1% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is eggs per bird in Uruguay?
- Eggs per bird in Uruguay was 19.89 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 Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 21.17 kilograms per animal in 2019.
- What is the lowest eggs per bird recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.8 kilograms per animal in 1967.
- How does Uruguay rank for eggs per bird?
- Uruguay ranks 8th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is eggs per bird rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uruguay 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.