Eggs per bird in Zambia
Zambia: Eggs per bird was 5.87 kilograms per animal in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
5.87 kilograms per animal
Change on year
down 0.9%
World rank
133rd
of 198 countries
All-time high
6.14 kilograms per animal
in 2018
All-time low
1.8 kilograms per animal
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Eggs per bird in Zambia, 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
Zambia recorded 5.87 kilograms per animal for eggs per bird in 2024.
The figure is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, eggs per bird in Zambia peaked at 6.14 kilograms per animal in 2018 and was at its lowest, 1.8 kilograms per animal, in 1961.
Zambia ranks 133rd of 198 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Eggs per bird in Zambia, year by year
| Year | kilograms per animal | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.8 kilograms per animal | — |
| 1962 | 1.9 kilograms per animal | +5.6% |
| 1963 | 2 kilograms per animal | +5.3% |
| 1964 | 2.4 kilograms per animal | +20.0% |
| 1965 | 2.7 kilograms per animal | +12.5% |
| 1966 | 3 kilograms per animal | +11.1% |
| 1967 | 3.2 kilograms per animal | +6.7% |
| 1968 | 3.5 kilograms per animal | +9.4% |
| 1969 | 3.7 kilograms per animal | +5.7% |
| 1970 | 3.7 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 3.8 kilograms per animal | +2.7% |
| 1972 | 3.9 kilograms per animal | +2.6% |
| 1973 | 3.9 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 4 kilograms per animal | +2.6% |
| 1975 | 4 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 4 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 4 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 4 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 4 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 4 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 4 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 4 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 4 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 4 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 4 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 4 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 4 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 5.12 kilograms per animal | +27.9% |
| 1989 | 5.07 kilograms per animal | -1.0% |
| 1990 | 5.02 kilograms per animal | -0.9% |
| 1991 | 5 kilograms per animal | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 5.05 kilograms per animal | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 5.02 kilograms per animal | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 5.07 kilograms per animal | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 5.08 kilograms per animal | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 4.99 kilograms per animal | -1.8% |
| 1997 | 5.01 kilograms per animal | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 5.04 kilograms per animal | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 4.52 kilograms per animal | -10.2% |
| 2000 | 4.5 kilograms per animal | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 4.5 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 4.5 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 4.5 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 4.5 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 4.5 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 4.5 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 4.5 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 4.5 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 4.5 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 4.5 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 4.5 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 4.4 kilograms per animal | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 4.4 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 5.89 kilograms per animal | +33.9% |
| 2015 | 5.95 kilograms per animal | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 5.99 kilograms per animal | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 6 kilograms per animal | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 6.14 kilograms per animal | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 6.04 kilograms per animal | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 5.98 kilograms per animal | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 5.92 kilograms per animal | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 5.88 kilograms per animal | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 5.92 kilograms per animal | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 5.87 kilograms per animal | -0.9% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 5.87 kilograms per animal is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 5.44 kilograms per animal, 1.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 5.87 kilograms per animal is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4.27 kilograms per animal, 1.4× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Eggs per bird in Zambia 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 | +33.9% | 4.4 kilograms per animal | 5.89 kilograms per animal |
| 1988 | +27.9% | 4 kilograms per animal | 5.12 kilograms per animal |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.69 kilograms per animal | 1.8 kilograms per animal | 3.7 kilograms per animal | 9 |
| 1970s | 3.93 kilograms per animal | 3.7 kilograms per animal | 4 kilograms per animal | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.22 kilograms per animal | 4 kilograms per animal | 5.12 kilograms per animal | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.98 kilograms per animal | 4.52 kilograms per animal | 5.08 kilograms per animal | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.5 kilograms per animal | 4.5 kilograms per animal | 4.5 kilograms per animal | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.38 kilograms per animal | 4.4 kilograms per animal | 6.14 kilograms per animal | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.91 kilograms per animal | 5.87 kilograms per animal | 5.98 kilograms per animal | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Zambia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 65.37 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0411 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 54.11 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.97 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.5408 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 4.1% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 4.1% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.4% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is eggs per bird in Zambia?
- Eggs per bird in Zambia was 5.87 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 Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 6.14 kilograms per animal in 2018.
- What is the lowest eggs per bird recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.8 kilograms per animal in 1961.
- How does Zambia rank for eggs per bird?
- Zambia ranks 133rd out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is eggs per bird rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zambia 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.