Eggs Primary — Laying in Africa
Africa: Eggs Primary — Laying was 643,372 1000 An in 2024. ▲ Rising
Eggs Primary — Laying in Africa, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 An.
Analysis
In 2024, eggs primary — laying in Africa stood at 643,372 1000 An. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 20.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, eggs primary — laying in Africa peaked at 643,372 1000 An in 2024 and was at its lowest, 123,617 1000 An, in 1961.
Africa ranks 8th of 29 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Eggs Primary — Laying in Africa, year by year
| Year | 1000 An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 123,617 1000 An | — |
| 1962 | 127,584 1000 An | +3.2% |
| 1963 | 130,783 1000 An | +2.5% |
| 1964 | 136,039 1000 An | +4.0% |
| 1965 | 143,643 1000 An | +5.6% |
| 1966 | 147,334 1000 An | +2.6% |
| 1967 | 153,672 1000 An | +4.3% |
| 1968 | 160,368 1000 An | +4.4% |
| 1969 | 166,675 1000 An | +3.9% |
| 1970 | 169,366 1000 An | +1.6% |
| 1971 | 175,677 1000 An | +3.7% |
| 1972 | 179,801 1000 An | +2.3% |
| 1973 | 185,551 1000 An | +3.2% |
| 1974 | 191,887 1000 An | +3.4% |
| 1975 | 198,907 1000 An | +3.7% |
| 1976 | 206,925 1000 An | +4.0% |
| 1977 | 214,492 1000 An | +3.7% |
| 1978 | 219,809 1000 An | +2.5% |
| 1979 | 227,840 1000 An | +3.7% |
| 1980 | 233,764 1000 An | +2.6% |
| 1981 | 239,969 1000 An | +2.7% |
| 1982 | 252,210 1000 An | +5.1% |
| 1983 | 265,977 1000 An | +5.5% |
| 1984 | 262,259 1000 An | -1.4% |
| 1985 | 285,569 1000 An | +8.9% |
| 1986 | 290,624 1000 An | +1.8% |
| 1987 | 299,425 1000 An | +3.0% |
| 1988 | 298,754 1000 An | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 298,877 1000 An | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 331,207 1000 An | +10.8% |
| 1991 | 335,178 1000 An | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 341,302 1000 An | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 323,990 1000 An | -5.1% |
| 1994 | 337,201 1000 An | +4.1% |
| 1995 | 332,757 1000 An | -1.3% |
| 1996 | 322,046 1000 An | -3.2% |
| 1997 | 318,662 1000 An | -1.1% |
| 1998 | 361,473 1000 An | +13.4% |
| 1999 | 359,317 1000 An | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 349,494 1000 An | -2.7% |
| 2001 | 370,142 1000 An | +5.9% |
| 2002 | 387,976 1000 An | +4.8% |
| 2003 | 397,123 1000 An | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 409,324 1000 An | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 420,591 1000 An | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 437,354 1000 An | +4.0% |
| 2007 | 452,969 1000 An | +3.6% |
| 2008 | 463,785 1000 An | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 479,719 1000 An | +3.4% |
| 2010 | 494,131 1000 An | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 503,007 1000 An | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 512,279 1000 An | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 520,542 1000 An | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 534,766 1000 An | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 488,751 1000 An | -8.6% |
| 2016 | 513,083 1000 An | +5.0% |
| 2017 | 521,743 1000 An | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 554,351 1000 An | +6.2% |
| 2019 | 585,742 1000 An | +5.7% |
| 2020 | 593,812 1000 An | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 604,893 1000 An | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 616,068 1000 An | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 637,353 1000 An | +3.5% |
| 2024 | 643,372 1000 An | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 143,302 1000 An | 123,617 1000 An | 166,675 1000 An | 9 |
| 1970s | 197,026 1000 An | 169,366 1000 An | 227,840 1000 An | 10 |
| 1980s | 272,743 1000 An | 233,764 1000 An | 299,425 1000 An | 10 |
| 1990s | 336,313 1000 An | 318,662 1000 An | 361,473 1000 An | 10 |
| 2000s | 416,848 1000 An | 349,494 1000 An | 479,719 1000 An | 10 |
| 2010s | 522,840 1000 An | 488,751 1000 An | 585,742 1000 An | 10 |
| 2020s | 619,100 1000 An | 593,812 1000 An | 643,372 1000 An | 5 |
Countries ranked near Africa
- 5 USSR 385,000 1000 An compare
- 6 Bangladesh 312,308 1000 An compare
- 6 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 52,793 1000 An compare
- 7 Brazil 289,485 1000 An compare
- 7 United Republic of Tanzania 44,169 1000 An compare
- 8 Mexico 222,962 1000 An compare
- 9 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 26,778 1000 An compare
- 9 Russian Federation 162,000 1000 An compare
- 10 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 15,859 1000 An compare
- 10 Philippines 150,621 1000 An compare
- 11 Nigeria 136,854 1000 An compare
- 11 Syrian Arab Republic 12,993 1000 An compare
More agriculture & rural data for Africa
- Vegetables and Fruit Primary — Gross Production Value (constant) 1.84 % change on previous year (2024)
- Milk, Total — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand) 2.96 % change on previous year (2024)
- Non Food — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand I$) 4.56 % change on previous year (2024)
- Roots and Tubers, Total — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016) 2.21 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sugar Crops Primary — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016) 1.44 % change on previous year (2024)
- Cabbages — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand I$) -1.83 % change on previous year (2024)
- Meat of pig with the bone, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross 5.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Hen eggs in shell, fresh — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016) 0.0895 % change on previous year (2024)
- Meat indigenous, total — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016) 3.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Vegetables Primary — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016) 2.02 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is eggs primary — laying in Africa?
- Eggs primary — laying in Africa was 643,372 1000 An in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest eggs primary — laying recorded in Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 643,372 1000 An in 2024.
- What is the lowest eggs primary — laying recorded in Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 123,617 1000 An in 1961.
- How does Africa rank for eggs primary — laying?
- Africa ranks 8th out of 29 groups with data for 2024.
- Is eggs primary — laying rising or falling in Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Eggs Primary — Laying. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 64 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO).
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.