Eggs Primary — Laying by country
Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area...
Countries reporting
209
Highest
3.40 million 1000 An
China
Lowest
2 1000 An
Nauru
Median
4,881 1000 An
Years covered
64
1961–2024
Data points
13,785
What the numbers show
Eggs Primary — Laying is currently reported for 209 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 4,881 1000 An, and the mean is 59,551 1000 An.
Over the past decade 145 countries rose and 59 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 | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 3.40 million 1000 An | 2024 | up 24.2% | volatile |
| 2 | China, mainland | 3.36 million 1000 An | 2024 | up 24.3% | volatile |
| 3 | India | 675,000 1000 An | 2024 | up 107.9% | volatile |
| 3 | Viet Nam | 123,073 1000 An | 2024 | up 124.0% | volatile |
| 4 | Indonesia | 447,258 1000 An | 2024 | up 54.2% | volatile |
| 4 | Türkiye | 109,100 1000 An | 2024 | up 16.4% | volatile |
| 5 | USSR | 385,000 1000 An | 1991 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 6 | Bangladesh | 312,308 1000 An | 2024 | up 42.5% | volatile |
| 6 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 52,793 1000 An | 2024 | down 9.7% | volatile |
| 7 | Brazil | 289,485 1000 An | 2024 | down 14.6% | rising |
| 7 | United Republic of Tanzania | 44,169 1000 An | 2024 | up 176.8% | volatile |
| 8 | Mexico | 222,962 1000 An | 2024 | up 15.3% | volatile |
| 9 | Russian Federation | 162,000 1000 An | 2024 | down 8.1% | rising |
| 9 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 26,778 1000 An | 2024 | up 57.5% | volatile |
| 10 | Philippines | 150,621 1000 An | 2024 | up 63.9% | volatile |
| 10 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 15,859 1000 An | 2024 | up 5.7% | rising |
| 11 | Nigeria | 136,854 1000 An | 2024 | down 4.6% | volatile |
| 11 | Syrian Arab Republic | 12,993 1000 An | 2024 | up 18.8% | volatile |
| 12 | Pakistan | 135,120 1000 An | 2024 | up 142.0% | volatile |
| 12 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 11,700 1000 An | 2024 | down 2.5% | rising |
| 13 | Thailand | 134,665 1000 An | 2024 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 13 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 3,111 1000 An | 2024 | up 0.5% | volatile |
| 14 | Japan | 129,729 1000 An | 2024 | down 2.8% | rising |
| 14 | Republic of Moldova | 3,101 1000 An | 2024 | down 0.6% | rising |
| 15 | Malaysia | 112,573 1000 An | 2024 | up 24.8% | volatile |
| 15 | Melanesia | 2,761 1000 An | 2024 | up 6.8% | rising |
| 16 | Republic of Korea | 82,503 1000 An | 2024 | up 15.8% | volatile |
| 16 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 2,608 1000 An | 2024 | down 11.6% | rising |
| 17 | Ukraine | 79,600 1000 An | 2024 | down 24.1% | rising |
| 17 | Polynesia | 436 1000 An | 2024 | up 28.2% | rising |
| 18 | Colombia | 67,329 1000 An | 2024 | up 56.0% | volatile |
| 18 | Micronesia | 198 1000 An | 2024 | up 2.6% | volatile |
| 19 | France | 63,854 1000 An | 2024 | up 7.6% | falling |
| 19 | Timor-Leste | 148 1000 An | 2024 | up 5.7% | rising |
| 20 | Argentina | 57,700 1000 An | 2024 | up 34.2% | rising |
| 20 | Micronesia (Federated States of) | 93 1000 An | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 21 | Poland | 57,473 1000 An | 2024 | up 37.6% | falling |
| 22 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 55,401 1000 An | 2024 | up 17.9% | falling |
| 23 | Germany | 51,400 1000 An | 2024 | up 16.3% | falling |
| 24 | Spain | 50,747 1000 An | 2024 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 25 | Egypt | 45,000 1000 An | 2024 | up 38.8% | volatile |
| 26 | China, Taiwan Province of | 44,441 1000 An | 2024 | up 18.2% | volatile |
| 26 | Caribbean | 29,410 1000 An | 2024 | up 15.8% | rising |
| 27 | Italy | 43,279 1000 An | 2023 | down 21.3% | rising |
| 28 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 40,470 1000 An | 2024 | down 13.1% | rising |
| 28 | Côte d'Ivoire | 9,479 1000 An | 2024 | up 45.8% | volatile |
| 29 | Uzbekistan | 38,283 1000 An | 2024 | up 25.5% | volatile |
| 29 | Cabo Verde | 345 1000 An | 2024 | up 19.0% | volatile |
| 30 | South Africa | 38,063 1000 An | 2024 | down 19.0% | rising |
| 31 | Yugoslav SFR | 37,840 1000 An | 1991 | up 8.6% | rising |
| 32 | Myanmar | 37,435 1000 An | 2024 | down 55.7% | volatile |
| 33 | Canada | 37,074 1000 An | 2024 | up 35.7% | rising |
| 34 | Angola | 35,521 1000 An | 2024 | up 511.7% | volatile |
| 35 | Ethiopia PDR | 34,500 1000 An | 1992 | up 6.5% | rising |
| 36 | Romania | 34,406 1000 An | 2023 | down 23.3% | rising |
| 37 | Saudi Arabia | 32,086 1000 An | 2024 | up 72.9% | volatile |
| 38 | Namibia | 27,817 1000 An | 2024 | up 6.6% | volatile |
| 39 | Peru | 27,777 1000 An | 2024 | up 24.3% | volatile |
| 40 | Tunisia | 26,694 1000 An | 2024 | up 18.6% | volatile |
| 41 | Czechoslovakia | 23,038 1000 An | 1992 | up 7.8% | rising |
| 42 | Algeria | 22,628 1000 An | 2024 | down 14.0% | volatile |
| 43 | Morocco | 22,165 1000 An | 2024 | up 14.8% | rising |
| 44 | Ghana | 21,180 1000 An | 2024 | up 36.6% | volatile |
| 45 | Senegal | 21,000 1000 An | 2024 | up 191.7% | volatile |
| 46 | Australia and New Zealand | 20,528 1000 An | 2024 | up 8.0% | flat |
| 47 | Kenya | 20,489 1000 An | 2024 | up 24.2% | rising |
| 48 | Belarus | 20,232 1000 An | 2024 | up 1.2% | rising |
| 49 | Guatemala | 19,515 1000 An | 2024 | up 6.6% | volatile |
| 50 | Benin | 19,049 1000 An | 2024 | up 25.5% | volatile |
| 51 | Kazakhstan | 18,347 1000 An | 2024 | down 13.9% | rising |
| 52 | Dominican Republic | 18,331 1000 An | 2024 | up 106.0% | volatile |
| 53 | Australia | 16,536 1000 An | 2024 | up 7.9% | flat |
| 54 | Belgium | 16,249 1000 An | 2023 | up 46.2% | rising |
| 55 | Ecuador | 16,216 1000 An | 2024 | up 85.0% | volatile |
| 56 | Burkina Faso | 15,970 1000 An | 2024 | down 6.1% | volatile |
| 57 | Azerbaijan | 14,204 1000 An | 2024 | down 3.9% | rising |
| 58 | Nepal | 13,931 1000 An | 2024 | up 63.3% | volatile |
| 59 | Cameroon | 12,907 1000 An | 2024 | up 51.2% | volatile |
| 60 | Chile | 12,570 1000 An | 2024 | up 9.3% | rising |
| 61 | Sweden | 12,433 1000 An | 2023 | up 80.9% | rising |
| 62 | Serbia and Montenegro | 12,150 1000 An | 2005 | down 27.3% | falling |
| 63 | Belgium-Luxembourg | 12,054 1000 An | 1999 | up 37.8% | falling |
| 64 | Zambia | 11,304 1000 An | 2024 | up 7.4% | rising |
| 65 | Mali | 10,976 1000 An | 2024 | up 37.2% | rising |
| 66 | Israel | 10,930 1000 An | 2024 | up 23.3% | rising |
| 67 | Zimbabwe | 10,394 1000 An | 2024 | up 54.4% | rising |
| 68 | Afghanistan | 10,361 1000 An | 2024 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 69 | Ethiopia | 10,251 1000 An | 2024 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 70 | Paraguay | 10,050 1000 An | 2024 | down 1.8% | rising |
| 71 | Libya | 9,984 1000 An | 2024 | up 17.5% | volatile |
| 72 | Yemen | 9,972 1000 An | 2024 | down 6.6% | volatile |
| 73 | Sudan | 9,760 1000 An | 2024 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 74 | Kuwait | 9,488 1000 An | 2024 | up 151.9% | volatile |
| 75 | Turkmenistan | 8,748 1000 An | 2024 | up 94.4% | volatile |
| 76 | Uganda | 8,511 1000 An | 2024 | down 10.4% | rising |
| 77 | Guinea | 8,176 1000 An | 2024 | up 16.3% | volatile |
| 78 | Czechia | 8,013 1000 An | 2023 | up 100.2% | falling |
| 79 | Serbia | 7,928 1000 An | 2024 | down 31.0% | falling |
| 80 | Portugal | 7,510 1000 An | 2024 | up 15.5% | rising |
| 81 | Hungary | 7,425 1000 An | 2023 | down 38.5% | falling |
| 82 | Denmark | 7,300 1000 An | 2020 | up 87.2% | falling |
| 83 | Austria | 7,136 1000 An | 2023 | up 10.8% | falling |
| 84 | Sudan (former) | 7,000 1000 An | 2011 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 85 | Greece | 6,960 1000 An | 2023 | down 32.8% | falling |
| 86 | El Salvador | 6,830 1000 An | 2024 | up 24.2% | rising |
| 87 | Kyrgyzstan | 6,624 1000 An | 2024 | up 73.9% | rising |
| 88 | Bulgaria | 6,612 1000 An | 2020 | down 7.5% | falling |
| 89 | Madagascar | 6,440 1000 An | 2024 | up 1.5% | falling |
| 90 | Sri Lanka | 6,272 1000 An | 2024 | down 29.0% | volatile |
| 91 | Cambodia | 5,850 1000 An | 2024 | down 3.3% | rising |
| 92 | Malawi | 5,474 1000 An | 2024 | down 2.2% | rising |
| 93 | Cuba | 5,310 1000 An | 2024 | down 52.3% | rising |
| 94 | Sierra Leone | 5,026 1000 An | 2024 | down 5.3% | volatile |
| 95 | Nicaragua | 4,881 1000 An | 2023 | up 28.4% | rising |
| 96 | Tajikistan | 4,865 1000 An | 2024 | up 76.7% | volatile |
| 97 | Iraq | 4,810 1000 An | 2024 | down 3.8% | falling |
| 98 | Singapore | 4,778 1000 An | 2024 | up 60.9% | falling |
| 99 | United Arab Emirates | 4,715 1000 An | 2024 | up 105.4% | volatile |
| 100 | Norway | 4,598 1000 An | 2024 | up 8.3% | rising |
| 101 | Albania | 4,557 1000 An | 2024 | down 7.2% | volatile |
| 102 | Honduras | 4,500 1000 An | 2024 | down 18.8% | rising |
| 103 | Lebanon | 4,400 1000 An | 2024 | up 51.7% | rising |
| 104 | Togo | 4,344 1000 An | 2024 | up 94.1% | volatile |
| 105 | Costa Rica | 4,244 1000 An | 2024 | up 28.6% | rising |
| 106 | Ireland | 4,080 1000 An | 2020 | up 7.4% | flat |
| 107 | Jordan | 4,074 1000 An | 2024 | up 23.5% | volatile |
| 108 | Finland | 4,041 1000 An | 2024 | up 10.9% | falling |
| 109 | New Zealand | 3,992 1000 An | 2024 | up 8.7% | falling |
| 110 | Niger | 3,890 1000 An | 2024 | up 17.9% | rising |
| 111 | Switzerland | 3,841 1000 An | 2024 | up 44.1% | falling |
| 112 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3,794 1000 An | 2024 | down 0.2% | rising |
| 113 | Lithuania | 3,624 1000 An | 2024 | down 55.7% | volatile |
| 114 | Latvia | 3,561 1000 An | 2024 | up 46.5% | rising |
| 115 | Mozambique | 3,557 1000 An | 2024 | up 131.0% | volatile |
| 116 | Uruguay | 2,860 1000 An | 2024 | up 20.8% | rising |
| 117 | Croatia | 2,818 1000 An | 2024 | down 23.8% | falling |
| 118 | Georgia | 2,708 1000 An | 2024 | up 8.3% | flat |
| 119 | Oman | 2,681 1000 An | 2024 | up 211.7% | volatile |
| 120 | Panama | 2,666 1000 An | 2024 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 121 | Armenia | 2,654 1000 An | 2024 | up 6.8% | rising |
| 122 | Slovakia | 2,221 1000 An | 2024 | down 60.9% | falling |
| 123 | Palestine | 2,000 1000 An | 2022 | up 11.1% | falling |
| 124 | Mauritania | 1,760 1000 An | 2024 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 125 | Papua New Guinea | 1,754 1000 An | 2024 | up 6.8% | rising |
| 126 | Mongolia | 1,549 1000 An | 2024 | up 137.9% | volatile |
| 127 | Mauritius | 1,500 1000 An | 2024 | up 25.0% | volatile |
| 128 | Rwanda | 1,359 1000 An | 2024 | down 1.1% | volatile |
| 129 | Liberia | 1,352 1000 An | 2024 | up 6.5% | rising |
| 130 | Slovenia | 1,340 1000 An | 2024 | down 1.3% | falling |
| 131 | Puerto Rico | 1,248 1000 An | 2024 | up 8.5% | falling |
| 132 | Chad | 1,178 1000 An | 2024 | up 2.0% | falling |
| 133 | Suriname | 1,106 1000 An | 2024 | up 67.6% | rising |
| 134 | Barbados | 1,075 1000 An | 2024 | up 24.0% | rising |
| 135 | Trinidad and Tobago | 1,064 1000 An | 2024 | up 18.2% | falling |
| 136 | Brunei Darussalam | 1,050 1000 An | 2024 | up 18.0% | volatile |
| 137 | North Macedonia | 1,026 1000 An | 2024 | down 28.6% | falling |
| 138 | Montenegro | 1,016 1000 An | 2024 | up 102.4% | rising |
| 139 | Jamaica | 994 1000 An | 2024 | down 14.7% | falling |
| 140 | Qatar | 940 1000 An | 2024 | up 150.7% | volatile |
| 141 | Cyprus | 854 1000 An | 2023 | up 29.4% | rising |
| 142 | Somalia | 838 1000 An | 2024 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 143 | Bhutan | 755 1000 An | 2024 | up 67.8% | volatile |
| 144 | Belize | 707 1000 An | 2024 | up 29.7% | rising |
| 145 | Botswana | 696 1000 An | 2024 | down 18.1% | rising |
| 146 | Gabon | 684 1000 An | 2024 | up 47.1% | volatile |
| 147 | Central African Republic | 682 1000 An | 2024 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 148 | Burundi | 670 1000 An | 2024 | down 17.5% | falling |
| 149 | Haiti | 645 1000 An | 2024 | down 10.0% | rising |
| 150 | Estonia | 580 1000 An | 2024 | down 1.9% | falling |
| 151 | Fiji | 570 1000 An | 2024 | up 31.3% | rising |
| 152 | Eritrea | 563 1000 An | 2024 | down 1.2% | falling |
| 153 | Congo | 535 1000 An | 2024 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 154 | Réunion | 508 1000 An | 2006 | up 12.9% | rising |
| 155 | Guyana | 483 1000 An | 2024 | up 105.5% | volatile |
| 156 | Bahrain | 450 1000 An | 2024 | up 80.0% | volatile |
| 157 | Malta | 380 1000 An | 2023 | up 35.7% | falling |
| 158 | Grenada | 330 1000 An | 2024 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 159 | Guinea-Bissau | 312 1000 An | 2024 | up 4.0% | volatile |
| 160 | Lesotho | 267 1000 An | 2024 | down 7.3% | rising |
| 161 | French Polynesia | 260 1000 An | 2024 | up 40.5% | volatile |
| 162 | Gambia | 259 1000 An | 2024 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 163 | Iceland | 230 1000 An | 2024 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 164 | Comoros | 204 1000 An | 2024 | up 4.1% | rising |
| 165 | Eswatini | 202 1000 An | 2024 | down 11.4% | rising |
| 166 | Seychelles | 179 1000 An | 2024 | up 70.5% | volatile |
| 167 | New Caledonia | 159 1000 An | 2024 | down 4.2% | rising |
| 168 | Guadeloupe | 148 1000 An | 2006 | up 17.5% | volatile |
| 169 | Vanuatu | 147 1000 An | 2024 | down 16.0% | volatile |
| 170 | Luxembourg | 132 1000 An | 2023 | up 36.1% | rising |
| 170 | Solomon Islands | 132 1000 An | 2024 | down 21.0% | rising |
| 172 | Bahamas | 118 1000 An | 2024 | up 4.4% | rising |
| 173 | China, Macao SAR | 109 1000 An | 2024 | down 9.2% | flat |
| 174 | Kiribati | 103 1000 An | 2024 | up 5.1% | rising |
| 175 | Martinique | 95 1000 An | 2006 | down 2.1% | rising |
| 176 | Saint Lucia | 90 1000 An | 2024 | up 28.6% | rising |
| 176 | French Guiana | 90 1000 An | 2006 | up 23.3% | volatile |
| 178 | Tonga | 80 1000 An | 2024 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 179 | Samoa | 74 1000 An | 2024 | up 15.6% | rising |
| 180 | Dominica | 71 1000 An | 2024 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 181 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 55 1000 An | 2024 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 182 | Equatorial Guinea | 53 1000 An | 2024 | down 20.9% | rising |
| 183 | Sao Tome and Principe | 52 1000 An | 2024 | down 38.1% | volatile |
| 184 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 45 1000 An | 2024 | down 21.1% | rising |
| 185 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 40 1000 An | 2024 | down 40.3% | volatile |
| 186 | Antigua and Barbuda | 34 1000 An | 2024 | down 22.7% | rising |
| 187 | Tuvalu | 11 1000 An | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 188 | Cook Islands | 6 1000 An | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 189 | Niue | 3 1000 An | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 190 | Nauru | 2 1000 An | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 8.86 million 1000 An
- Asia 6.16 million 1000 An
- Eastern Asia 3.63 million 1000 An
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 629,531 1000 An
- Americas 1.23 million 1000 An
- Southern Asia 1.21 million 1000 An
- South-Eastern Asia 1.02 million 1000 An
- Middle Africa 54,221 1000 An
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 1.01 million 1000 An
- Europe 793,648 1000 An
- Africa 643,372 1000 An
- Small island developing States (SIDS) 42,618 1000 An
- South America 524,052 1000 An
- European Union (27) 447,210 1000 An
- Northern America 411,780 1000 An
- Eastern Europe 384,347 1000 An
- United States of America 374,706 1000 An
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 351,503 1000 An
- Central America 266,370 1000 An
- Western Africa 259,970 1000 An
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 246,213 1000 An
- Western Asia 228,391 1000 An
- Western Europe 182,443 1000 An
- Northern Africa 136,231 1000 An
- Southern Europe 131,130 1000 An
- Eastern Africa 125,905 1000 An
- Northern Europe 95,727 1000 An
- Central Asia 76,867 1000 An
- Southern Africa 67,045 1000 An
- Oceania 23,924 1000 An
About this data
Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.