Eggs Primary — Laying in Australia and New Zealand

Australia and New Zealand: Eggs Primary — Laying was 20,528 1000 An in 2024. ▬ Flat

Latest (2024)
20,528 1000 An
Change on year
down 1.0%
World rank
46th
of 190 countries
All-time high
23,197 1000 An
in 1971
All-time low
13,790 1000 An
in 1992
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Eggs Primary — Laying in Australia and New Zealand, 1961–2024

05.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k25.0k196119922024

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 An.

Analysis

The most recent figure for eggs primary — laying in Australia and New Zealand is 20,528 1000 An, measured in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.0% on the previous year and up 8.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, eggs primary — laying in Australia and New Zealand peaked at 23,197 1000 An in 1971 and was at its lowest, 13,790 1000 An, in 1992.

Australia and New Zealand ranks 46th of 190 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

Eggs Primary — Laying in Australia and New Zealand, year by year

Annual values for Eggs Primary — Laying in Australia and New Zealand, 1961 to 2024.
Year 1000 An Change
1961 17,370 1000 An
1962 17,570 1000 An +1.2%
1963 17,170 1000 An -2.3%
1964 17,315 1000 An +0.8%
1965 18,415 1000 An +6.4%
1966 18,725 1000 An +1.7%
1967 19,655 1000 An +5.0%
1968 20,734 1000 An +5.5%
1969 21,215 1000 An +2.3%
1970 22,901 1000 An +7.9%
1971 23,197 1000 An +1.3%
1972 20,953 1000 An -9.7%
1973 20,251 1000 An -3.4%
1974 22,091 1000 An +9.1%
1975 21,526 1000 An -2.6%
1976 20,963 1000 An -2.6%
1977 20,694 1000 An -1.3%
1978 20,062 1000 An -3.1%
1979 20,282 1000 An +1.1%
1980 18,702 1000 An -7.8%
1981 19,252 1000 An +2.9%
1982 18,998 1000 An -1.3%
1983 19,533 1000 An +2.8%
1984 17,851 1000 An -8.6%
1985 17,186 1000 An -3.7%
1986 17,338 1000 An +0.9%
1987 16,727 1000 An -3.5%
1988 16,923 1000 An +1.2%
1989 16,737 1000 An -1.1%
1990 16,320 1000 An -2.5%
1991 15,503 1000 An -5.0%
1992 13,790 1000 An -11.0%
1993 15,431 1000 An +11.9%
1994 15,873 1000 An +2.9%
1995 13,843 1000 An -12.8%
1996 16,138 1000 An +16.6%
1997 16,826 1000 An +4.3%
1998 16,861 1000 An +0.2%
1999 17,397 1000 An +3.2%
2000 15,501 1000 An -10.9%
2001 17,761 1000 An +14.6%
2002 16,350 1000 An -7.9%
2003 16,322 1000 An -0.2%
2004 16,184 1000 An -0.8%
2005 16,889 1000 An +4.4%
2006 19,277 1000 An +14.1%
2007 18,580 1000 An -3.6%
2008 18,485 1000 An -0.5%
2009 16,265 1000 An -12.0%
2010 15,347 1000 An -5.6%
2011 16,628 1000 An +8.3%
2012 16,875 1000 An +1.5%
2013 18,042 1000 An +6.9%
2014 19,005 1000 An +5.3%
2015 21,165 1000 An +11.4%
2016 19,509 1000 An -7.8%
2017 20,024 1000 An +2.6%
2018 20,051 1000 An +0.1%
2019 20,506 1000 An +2.3%
2020 20,447 1000 An -0.3%
2021 21,186 1000 An +3.6%
2022 20,631 1000 An -2.6%
2023 20,738 1000 An +0.5%
2024 20,528 1000 An -1.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 18,685 1000 An 17,170 1000 An 21,215 1000 An 9
1970s 21,292 1000 An 20,062 1000 An 23,197 1000 An 10
1980s 17,925 1000 An 16,727 1000 An 19,533 1000 An 10
1990s 15,798 1000 An 13,790 1000 An 17,397 1000 An 10
2000s 17,161 1000 An 15,501 1000 An 19,277 1000 An 10
2010s 18,715 1000 An 15,347 1000 An 21,165 1000 An 10
2020s 20,706 1000 An 20,447 1000 An 21,186 1000 An 5

Countries ranked near Australia and New Zealand

  1. 43 Morocco 22,165 1000 An compare
  2. 44 Ghana 21,180 1000 An compare
  3. 45 Senegal 21,000 1000 An compare
  4. 47 Kenya 20,489 1000 An compare
  5. 48 Belarus 20,232 1000 An compare
  6. 49 Guatemala 19,515 1000 An compare

See the full ranking of 239 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is eggs primary — laying in Australia and New Zealand?
Eggs primary — laying in Australia and New Zealand was 20,528 1000 An in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest eggs primary — laying recorded in Australia and New Zealand?
The highest recorded value was 23,197 1000 An in 1971.
What is the lowest eggs primary — laying recorded in Australia and New Zealand?
The lowest recorded value was 13,790 1000 An in 1992.
How does Australia and New Zealand rank for eggs primary — laying?
Australia and New Zealand ranks 46th out of 190 countries with data for 2024.
Is eggs primary — laying rising or falling in Australia and New Zealand?
Over the last ten years it is up 8.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Australia and New Zealand 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.

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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
239 places, 13,785 data points, 1961–2024
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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.