Eggs Primary — Laying in Australia

Australia: Eggs Primary — Laying was 16,536 1000 An in 2024. ▬ Flat

Latest (2024)
16,536 1000 An
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
53rd
of 190 countries
All-time high
19,115 1000 An
in 1970
All-time low
10,735 1000 An
in 1992
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Eggs Primary — Laying in Australia, 1961–2024

05.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k196119922024

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

Analysis

In 2024, eggs primary — laying in Australia stood at 16,536 1000 An.

That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 7.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, eggs primary — laying in Australia peaked at 19,115 1000 An in 1970 and was at its lowest, 10,735 1000 An, in 1992.

That places Australia 53rd out of 190 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

Eggs Primary — Laying in Australia, year by year

Annual values for Eggs Primary — Laying in Australia, 1961 to 2024.
Year 1000 An Change
1961 13,900 1000 An —
1962 14,100 1000 An +1.4%
1963 13,600 1000 An -3.5%
1964 13,750 1000 An +1.1%
1965 14,800 1000 An +7.6%
1966 14,950 1000 An +1.0%
1967 15,550 1000 An +4.0%
1968 16,624 1000 An +6.9%
1969 17,085 1000 An +2.8%
1970 19,115 1000 An +11.9%
1971 18,803 1000 An -1.6%
1972 16,615 1000 An -11.6%
1973 15,580 1000 An -6.2%
1974 17,043 1000 An +9.4%
1975 16,409 1000 An -3.7%
1976 15,905 1000 An -3.1%
1977 15,982 1000 An +0.5%
1978 15,773 1000 An -1.3%
1979 16,189 1000 An +2.6%
1980 14,846 1000 An -8.3%
1981 15,187 1000 An +2.3%
1982 14,930 1000 An -1.7%
1983 15,532 1000 An +4.0%
1984 14,075 1000 An -9.4%
1985 13,497 1000 An -4.1%
1986 13,646 1000 An +1.1%
1987 13,506 1000 An -1.0%
1988 13,463 1000 An -0.3%
1989 13,193 1000 An -2.0%
1990 13,084 1000 An -0.8%
1991 12,257 1000 An -6.3%
1992 10,735 1000 An -12.4%
1993 12,565 1000 An +17.0%
1994 13,163 1000 An +4.8%
1995 11,148 1000 An -15.3%
1996 13,413 1000 An +20.3%
1997 14,059 1000 An +4.8%
1998 14,036 1000 An -0.2%
1999 13,912 1000 An -0.9%
2000 12,016 1000 An -13.6%
2001 14,276 1000 An +18.8%
2002 12,858 1000 An -9.9%
2003 12,913 1000 An +0.4%
2004 12,669 1000 An -1.9%
2005 13,175 1000 An +4.0%
2006 15,936 1000 An +21.0%
2007 15,271 1000 An -4.2%
2008 14,760 1000 An -3.3%
2009 12,604 1000 An -14.6%
2010 11,734 1000 An -6.9%
2011 13,111 1000 An +11.7%
2012 13,379 1000 An +2.0%
2013 14,618 1000 An +9.3%
2014 15,332 1000 An +4.9%
2015 17,500 1000 An +14.1%
2016 15,628 1000 An -10.7%
2017 16,029 1000 An +2.6%
2018 16,128 1000 An +0.6%
2019 16,335 1000 An +1.3%
2020 16,072 1000 An -1.6%
2021 16,809 1000 An +4.6%
2022 16,585 1000 An -1.3%
2023 16,490 1000 An -0.6%
2024 16,536 1000 An +0.3%

Australia compared with similar countries

  • Australia's 16,536 1000 An is above the median for high income countries, which is 4,016 1000 An, 4.1× the median. (56 countries reporting)
  • Australia's 16,536 1000 An is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1,754 1000 An, 9.4× the median. (23 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 14,929 1000 An 13,600 1000 An 17,085 1000 An 9
1970s 16,741 1000 An 15,580 1000 An 19,115 1000 An 10
1980s 14,188 1000 An 13,193 1000 An 15,532 1000 An 10
1990s 12,837 1000 An 10,735 1000 An 14,059 1000 An 10
2000s 13,648 1000 An 12,016 1000 An 15,936 1000 An 10
2010s 14,979 1000 An 11,734 1000 An 17,500 1000 An 10
2020s 16,498 1000 An 16,072 1000 An 16,809 1000 An 5

Countries ranked near Australia

  1. 50 Benin 19,049 1000 An compare
  2. 51 Kazakhstan 18,347 1000 An compare
  3. 52 Dominican Republic 18,331 1000 An compare
  4. 54 Belgium 16,249 1000 An compare
  5. 55 Ecuador 16,216 1000 An compare
  6. 56 Burkina Faso 15,970 1000 An compare

See the full ranking of 239 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is eggs primary — laying in Australia?
Eggs primary — laying in Australia was 16,536 1000 An in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest eggs primary — laying recorded in Australia?
The highest recorded value was 19,115 1000 An in 1970.
What is the lowest eggs primary — laying recorded in Australia?
The lowest recorded value was 10,735 1000 An in 1992.
How does Australia rank for eggs primary — laying?
Australia ranks 53rd out of 190 countries with data for 2024.
Is eggs primary — laying rising or falling in Australia?
Over the last ten years it is up 7.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Australia 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.