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 58th out of 206 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
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
- 55 Benin 19,049 1000 An compare
- 56 Kazakhstan 18,347 1000 An compare
- 57 Dominican Republic 18,331 1000 An compare
- 59 Belgium 16,249 1000 An compare
- 60 Ecuador 16,216 1000 An compare
- 61 Burkina Faso 15,970 1000 An compare
More agriculture & rural data for Australia
- Agriculture share gdp 2.27 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 2.27 (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.7% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.5% (2025)
- Rural population 12.3% (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.6% (2025)
- Rural population 3.39 million (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 2.3% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 40.76 billion current US$ (2025)
- Bananas — Production 368,735 t (2024)
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 58th out of 206 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.