Eggs Primary — Laying in Australia
Australia: Eggs Primary — Laying was 16,536 1000 An in 2024. ▬ Flat
Eggs Primary — Laying in Australia, 1961–2024
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
- 50 Benin 19,049 1000 An compare
- 51 Kazakhstan 18,347 1000 An compare
- 52 Dominican Republic 18,331 1000 An compare
- 54 Belgium 16,249 1000 An compare
- 55 Ecuador 16,216 1000 An compare
- 56 Burkina Faso 15,970 1000 An compare
More agriculture & rural data for Australia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 13.97 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0227 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 1,476 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.5855 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.1228 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 2.3% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 2.3% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.7% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.5% (2025)
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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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.