Eggs Primary — Laying by country

This dataset provides annual statistics on crop and livestock production across countries and territories. For crops, data are provided on area harvested, production quantities and yields. For livestock, data are provided on animal stocks, numbers of producing and slaughtered animals, and the production of meat,...

Countries reporting
250
Highest
3.40 million 1000 An
China
Lowest
2 1000 An
Nauru
Median
4,746 1000 An
Years covered
64
1961–2024
Data points
15,958

What the numbers show

Eggs Primary — Laying is currently reported for 250 countries. The highest value is 3.40 million 1000 An in China; the lowest is 2 1000 An in Nauru.

The median across all reporting countries is 4,746 1000 An, and the mean is 65,422 1000 An.

Over the past decade 171 countries rose and 73 fell. The largest increase was in Angola (up 511.7%), and the largest decrease in Slovakia (down 60.9%).

Eggs Primary — Laying: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 China 3.40 million 1000 An 2024 up 24.2% volatile
1 China 3.40 million 1000 An 2024 up 24.2% volatile
3 China, mainland 3.36 million 1000 An 2024 up 24.3% volatile
4 India 675,000 1000 An 2024 up 107.9% volatile
5 Indonesia 447,258 1000 An 2024 up 54.2% volatile
6 USSR 385,000 1000 An 1991 up 4.6% rising
7 Bangladesh 312,308 1000 An 2024 up 42.5% volatile
8 Brazil 289,485 1000 An 2024 down 14.6% rising
9 Mexico 222,962 1000 An 2024 up 15.3% volatile
10 Russia 162,000 1000 An 2024 down 8.1% rising
10 Russian Federation 162,000 1000 An 2024 down 8.1% rising
12 Philippines 150,621 1000 An 2024 up 63.9% volatile
13 Nigeria 136,854 1000 An 2024 down 4.6% volatile
14 Pakistan 135,120 1000 An 2024 up 142.0% volatile
15 Thailand 134,665 1000 An 2024 up 4.8% rising
16 Japan 129,729 1000 An 2024 down 2.8% rising
17 Viet Nam 123,073 1000 An 2024 up 124.0% volatile
18 Malaysia 112,573 1000 An 2024 up 24.8% volatile
19 Turkey 109,100 1000 An 2024 up 16.4% volatile
19 Türkiye 109,100 1000 An 2024 up 16.4% volatile
21 Republic of Korea 82,503 1000 An 2024 up 15.8% volatile
22 Ukraine 79,600 1000 An 2024 down 24.1% rising
23 Colombia 67,329 1000 An 2024 up 56.0% volatile
24 France 63,854 1000 An 2024 up 7.6% falling
25 Argentina 57,700 1000 An 2024 up 34.2% rising
26 Poland 57,473 1000 An 2024 up 37.6% falling
27 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 55,401 1000 An 2024 up 17.9% falling
28 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 52,793 1000 An 2024 down 9.7% volatile
29 Germany 51,400 1000 An 2024 up 16.3% falling
30 Spain 50,747 1000 An 2024 up 9.1% rising
31 Egypt 45,000 1000 An 2024 up 38.8% volatile
31 Egypt 45,000 1000 An 2024 up 38.8% volatile
33 China, Taiwan Province of 44,441 1000 An 2024 up 18.2% volatile
34 United Republic of Tanzania 44,169 1000 An 2024 up 176.8% volatile
35 Italy 43,279 1000 An 2023 down 21.3% rising
36 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 40,470 1000 An 2024 down 13.1% rising
37 Uzbekistan 38,283 1000 An 2024 up 25.5% volatile
37 Uzbekistan 38,283 1000 An 2024 up 25.5% volatile
39 South Africa 38,063 1000 An 2024 down 19.0% rising
40 Yugoslav SFR 37,840 1000 An 1991 up 8.6% rising
41 Myanmar 37,435 1000 An 2024 down 55.7% volatile
42 Canada 37,074 1000 An 2024 up 35.7% rising
43 Angola 35,521 1000 An 2024 up 511.7% volatile
44 Ethiopia PDR 34,500 1000 An 1992 up 6.5% rising
45 Romania 34,406 1000 An 2023 down 23.3% rising
46 Saudi Arabia 32,086 1000 An 2024 up 72.9% volatile
47 Caribbean 29,410 1000 An 2024 up 15.8% rising
48 Namibia 27,817 1000 An 2024 up 6.6% volatile
49 Peru 27,777 1000 An 2024 up 24.3% volatile
50 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 26,778 1000 An 2024 up 57.5% volatile
51 Tunisia 26,694 1000 An 2024 up 18.6% volatile
52 Czechoslovakia 23,038 1000 An 1992 up 7.8% rising
53 Algeria 22,628 1000 An 2024 down 14.0% volatile
54 Morocco 22,165 1000 An 2024 up 14.8% rising
55 Ghana 21,180 1000 An 2024 up 36.6% volatile
56 Senegal 21,000 1000 An 2024 up 191.7% volatile
57 Australia and New Zealand 20,528 1000 An 2024 up 8.0% flat
58 Kenya 20,489 1000 An 2024 up 24.2% rising
59 Belarus 20,232 1000 An 2024 up 1.2% rising
59 Belarus 20,232 1000 An 2024 up 1.2% rising
61 Guatemala 19,515 1000 An 2024 up 6.6% volatile
62 Benin 19,049 1000 An 2024 up 25.5% volatile
63 Kazakhstan 18,347 1000 An 2024 down 13.9% rising
63 Kazakhstan 18,347 1000 An 2024 down 13.9% rising
65 Dominican Republic 18,331 1000 An 2024 up 106.0% volatile
66 Australia 16,536 1000 An 2024 up 7.9% flat
67 Belgium 16,249 1000 An 2023 up 46.2% rising
68 Ecuador 16,216 1000 An 2024 up 85.0% volatile
69 Burkina Faso 15,970 1000 An 2024 down 6.1% volatile
70 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 15,859 1000 An 2024 up 5.7% rising
71 Azerbaijan 14,204 1000 An 2024 down 3.9% rising
71 Azerbaijan 14,204 1000 An 2024 down 3.9% rising
73 Nepal 13,931 1000 An 2024 up 63.3% volatile
74 Syria 12,993 1000 An 2024 up 18.8% volatile
74 Syrian Arab Republic 12,993 1000 An 2024 up 18.8% volatile
76 Cameroon 12,907 1000 An 2024 up 51.2% volatile
77 Chile 12,570 1000 An 2024 up 9.3% rising
78 Sweden 12,433 1000 An 2023 up 80.9% rising
79 Serbia and Montenegro 12,150 1000 An 2005 down 27.3% falling
80 Belgium-Luxembourg 12,054 1000 An 1999 up 37.8% falling
81 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 11,700 1000 An 2024 down 2.5% rising
82 Zambia 11,304 1000 An 2024 up 7.4% rising
83 Mali 10,976 1000 An 2024 up 37.2% rising
84 Israel 10,930 1000 An 2024 up 23.3% rising
85 Zimbabwe 10,394 1000 An 2024 up 54.4% rising
86 Afghanistan 10,361 1000 An 2024 up 9.1% rising
86 Afghanistan 10,361 1000 An 2024 up 9.1% rising
88 Ethiopia 10,251 1000 An 2024 up 9.1% rising
88 Ethiopia 10,251 1000 An 2024 up 9.1% rising
90 Paraguay 10,050 1000 An 2024 down 1.8% rising
91 Libya 9,984 1000 An 2024 up 17.5% volatile
92 Yemen 9,972 1000 An 2024 down 6.6% volatile
92 Yemen 9,972 1000 An 2024 down 6.6% volatile
94 Sudan 9,760 1000 An 2024 up 4.6% rising
95 Kuwait 9,488 1000 An 2024 up 151.9% volatile
96 Cote d'Ivoire 9,479 1000 An 2024 up 45.8% volatile
96 Côte d'Ivoire 9,479 1000 An 2024 up 45.8% volatile
98 Turkmenistan 8,748 1000 An 2024 up 94.4% volatile
99 Uganda 8,511 1000 An 2024 down 10.4% rising
100 Guinea 8,176 1000 An 2024 up 16.3% volatile
101 Czechia 8,013 1000 An 2023 up 100.2% falling
102 Serbia 7,928 1000 An 2024 down 31.0% falling
102 Serbia 7,928 1000 An 2024 down 31.0% falling
104 Portugal 7,510 1000 An 2024 up 15.5% rising
105 Hungary 7,425 1000 An 2023 down 38.5% falling
106 Denmark 7,300 1000 An 2020 up 87.2% falling
107 Austria 7,136 1000 An 2023 up 10.8% falling
108 Sudan (former) 7,000 1000 An 2011 up 7.7% rising
109 Greece 6,960 1000 An 2023 down 32.8% falling
110 El Salvador 6,830 1000 An 2024 up 24.2% rising
111 Kyrgyzstan 6,624 1000 An 2024 up 73.9% rising
111 Kyrgyzstan 6,624 1000 An 2024 up 73.9% rising
113 Bulgaria 6,612 1000 An 2020 down 7.5% falling
114 Madagascar 6,440 1000 An 2024 up 1.5% falling
114 Madagascar 6,440 1000 An 2024 up 1.5% falling
116 Sri Lanka 6,272 1000 An 2024 down 29.0% volatile
117 Cambodia 5,850 1000 An 2024 down 3.3% rising
118 Malawi 5,474 1000 An 2024 down 2.2% rising
119 Cuba 5,310 1000 An 2024 down 52.3% rising
120 Sierra Leone 5,026 1000 An 2024 down 5.3% volatile
121 Nicaragua 4,881 1000 An 2023 up 28.4% rising
122 Tajikistan 4,865 1000 An 2024 up 76.7% volatile
122 Tajikistan 4,865 1000 An 2024 up 76.7% volatile
124 Iraq 4,810 1000 An 2024 down 3.8% falling
125 Singapore 4,778 1000 An 2024 up 60.9% falling
126 United Arab Emirates 4,715 1000 An 2024 up 105.4% volatile
127 Norway 4,598 1000 An 2024 up 8.3% rising
128 Albania 4,557 1000 An 2024 down 7.2% volatile
129 Honduras 4,500 1000 An 2024 down 18.8% rising
130 Lebanon 4,400 1000 An 2024 up 51.7% rising
131 Togo 4,344 1000 An 2024 up 94.1% volatile
132 Costa Rica 4,244 1000 An 2024 up 28.6% rising
133 Ireland 4,080 1000 An 2020 up 7.4% flat
134 Jordan 4,074 1000 An 2024 up 23.5% volatile
135 Finland 4,041 1000 An 2024 up 10.9% falling
136 New Zealand 3,992 1000 An 2024 up 8.7% falling
137 Niger 3,890 1000 An 2024 up 17.9% rising
138 Switzerland 3,841 1000 An 2024 up 44.1% falling
139 Bosnia and Herzegovina 3,794 1000 An 2024 down 0.2% rising
140 Lithuania 3,624 1000 An 2024 down 55.7% volatile
141 Latvia 3,561 1000 An 2024 up 46.5% rising
142 Mozambique 3,557 1000 An 2024 up 131.0% volatile
142 Mozambique 3,557 1000 An 2024 up 131.0% volatile
144 Laos 3,111 1000 An 2024 up 0.5% volatile
144 Lao People's Democratic Republic 3,111 1000 An 2024 up 0.5% volatile
146 Republic of Moldova 3,101 1000 An 2024 down 0.6% rising
147 Uruguay 2,860 1000 An 2024 up 20.8% rising
148 Croatia 2,818 1000 An 2024 down 23.8% falling
148 Croatia 2,818 1000 An 2024 down 23.8% falling
150 Melanesia 2,761 1000 An 2024 up 6.8% rising
151 Georgia 2,708 1000 An 2024 up 8.3% flat
152 Oman 2,681 1000 An 2024 up 211.7% volatile
153 Panama 2,666 1000 An 2024 up 3.3% rising
154 Armenia 2,654 1000 An 2024 up 6.8% rising
154 Armenia 2,654 1000 An 2024 up 6.8% rising
156 Democratic Republic of the Congo 2,608 1000 An 2024 down 11.6% rising
157 Slovakia 2,221 1000 An 2024 down 60.9% falling
157 Slovakia 2,221 1000 An 2024 down 60.9% falling
159 Palestine 2,000 1000 An 2022 up 11.1% falling
160 Mauritania 1,760 1000 An 2024 up 4.0% rising
160 Mauritania 1,760 1000 An 2024 up 4.0% rising
162 Papua New Guinea 1,754 1000 An 2024 up 6.8% rising
163 Mongolia 1,549 1000 An 2024 up 137.9% volatile
164 Mauritius 1,500 1000 An 2024 up 25.0% volatile
165 Rwanda 1,359 1000 An 2024 down 1.1% volatile
166 Liberia 1,352 1000 An 2024 up 6.5% rising
167 Slovenia 1,340 1000 An 2024 down 1.3% falling
168 Puerto Rico 1,248 1000 An 2024 up 8.5% falling
169 Chad 1,178 1000 An 2024 up 2.0% falling
170 Suriname 1,106 1000 An 2024 up 67.6% rising
171 Barbados 1,075 1000 An 2024 up 24.0% rising
172 Trinidad and Tobago 1,064 1000 An 2024 up 18.2% falling
173 Brunei 1,050 1000 An 2024 up 18.0% volatile
173 Brunei Darussalam 1,050 1000 An 2024 up 18.0% volatile
175 North Macedonia 1,026 1000 An 2024 down 28.6% falling
175 North Macedonia 1,026 1000 An 2024 down 28.6% falling
177 Montenegro 1,016 1000 An 2024 up 102.4% rising
178 Jamaica 994 1000 An 2024 down 14.7% falling
179 Qatar 940 1000 An 2024 up 150.7% volatile
180 Cyprus 854 1000 An 2023 up 29.4% rising
181 Somalia 838 1000 An 2024 up 5.9% rising
182 Bhutan 755 1000 An 2024 up 67.8% volatile
183 Belize 707 1000 An 2024 up 29.7% rising
184 Botswana 696 1000 An 2024 down 18.1% rising
185 Gabon 684 1000 An 2024 up 47.1% volatile
186 Central African Republic 682 1000 An 2024 up 0.7% rising
187 Burundi 670 1000 An 2024 down 17.5% falling
188 Haiti 645 1000 An 2024 down 10.0% rising
189 Estonia 580 1000 An 2024 down 1.9% falling
190 Fiji 570 1000 An 2024 up 31.3% rising
190 Fiji 570 1000 An 2024 up 31.3% rising
192 Eritrea 563 1000 An 2024 down 1.2% falling
192 Eritrea 563 1000 An 2024 down 1.2% falling
194 Congo 535 1000 An 2024 up 4.5% rising
194 Congo 535 1000 An 2024 up 4.5% rising
196 Réunion 508 1000 An 2006 up 12.9% rising
197 Guyana 483 1000 An 2024 up 105.5% volatile
198 Bahrain 450 1000 An 2024 up 80.0% volatile
198 Bahrain 450 1000 An 2024 up 80.0% volatile
200 Polynesia 436 1000 An 2024 up 28.2% rising
201 Malta 380 1000 An 2023 up 35.7% falling
202 Cape Verde 345 1000 An 2024 up 19.0% volatile
202 Cabo Verde 345 1000 An 2024 up 19.0% volatile
204 Grenada 330 1000 An 2024 up 100.0% rising
205 Guinea-Bissau 312 1000 An 2024 up 4.0% volatile
206 Lesotho 267 1000 An 2024 down 7.3% rising
206 Lesotho 267 1000 An 2024 down 7.3% rising
208 French Polynesia 260 1000 An 2024 up 40.5% volatile
209 Gambia 259 1000 An 2024 up 2.0% rising
209 Gambia 259 1000 An 2024 up 2.0% rising
211 Iceland 230 1000 An 2024 up 5.0% rising
212 Comoros 204 1000 An 2024 up 4.1% rising
212 Comoros 204 1000 An 2024 up 4.1% rising
214 Eswatini 202 1000 An 2024 down 11.4% rising
214 Eswatini 202 1000 An 2024 down 11.4% rising
216 Micronesia 198 1000 An 2024 up 2.6% volatile
217 Seychelles 179 1000 An 2024 up 70.5% volatile
218 New Caledonia 159 1000 An 2024 down 4.2% rising
219 Guadeloupe 148 1000 An 2006 up 17.5% volatile
219 Timor-Leste 148 1000 An 2024 up 5.7% rising
221 Vanuatu 147 1000 An 2024 down 16.0% volatile
222 Luxembourg 132 1000 An 2023 up 36.1% rising
222 Solomon Islands 132 1000 An 2024 down 21.0% rising
224 Bahamas 118 1000 An 2024 up 4.4% rising
224 Bahamas 118 1000 An 2024 up 4.4% rising
226 China, Macao SAR 109 1000 An 2024 down 9.2% flat
227 Kiribati 103 1000 An 2024 up 5.1% rising
228 Martinique 95 1000 An 2006 down 2.1% rising
229 Micronesia (Federated States of) 93 1000 An 2024 unchanged rising
230 Saint Lucia 90 1000 An 2024 up 28.6% rising
230 French Guiana 90 1000 An 2006 up 23.3% volatile
230 Saint Lucia 90 1000 An 2024 up 28.6% rising
233 Tonga 80 1000 An 2024 up 14.3% rising
234 Samoa 74 1000 An 2024 up 15.6% rising
235 Dominica 71 1000 An 2024 up 1.4% rising
236 Saint Kitts and Nevis 55 1000 An 2024 up 10.0% rising
236 Saint Kitts and Nevis 55 1000 An 2024 up 10.0% rising
238 Equatorial Guinea 53 1000 An 2024 down 20.9% rising
238 Equatorial Guinea 53 1000 An 2024 down 20.9% rising
240 Sao Tome and Principe 52 1000 An 2024 down 38.1% volatile
240 Sao Tome and Principe 52 1000 An 2024 down 38.1% volatile
242 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 45 1000 An 2024 down 21.1% rising
242 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 45 1000 An 2024 down 21.1% rising
244 China, Hong Kong SAR 40 1000 An 2024 down 40.3% volatile
245 Antigua and Barbuda 34 1000 An 2024 down 22.7% rising
246 Tuvalu 11 1000 An 2024 unchanged rising
247 Cook Islands 6 1000 An 2024 unchanged volatile
248 Niue 3 1000 An 2024 unchanged falling
249 Nauru 2 1000 An 2024 unchanged rising
249 Nauru 2 1000 An 2024 unchanged rising

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Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

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Indicator
Eggs Primary — Laying
Unit
1000 An
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
280 places, 15,958 data points, 1961–2024
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This dataset provides annual statistics on crop and livestock production across countries and territories. For crops, data are provided on area harvested, production quantities and yields. For livestock, data are provided on animal stocks, numbers of producing and slaughtered animals, and the production of meat, milk, eggs and other livestock products. The dataset also includes information on production quantities for selected processed products, such as vegetable oils, sugar, fibres, beer, wine and major dairy products.