Eggs per bird in Zambia
Zambia: Eggs per bird was 5.87 kilograms per animal in 2024. ▲ Rising
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 132nd of 197 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.
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 1.19 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 4.1% (2025)
- Rural population 11.85 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 1.9% (2025)
- Rural population 54.1% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.7% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.4% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 4.1% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 4.1% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 1.56 million hectares (2023)
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 132nd out of 197 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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About this data
Annual egg yield per bird, measured in kilograms per animal.