Eggs Primary — Laying in China, mainland
China, mainland: Eggs Primary — Laying was 3.36 million 1000 An in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Eggs Primary — Laying in China, mainland, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 An.
Analysis
China, mainland recorded 3.36 million 1000 An for eggs primary — laying in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 24.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, eggs primary — laying in China, mainland peaked at 3.36 million 1000 An in 2024 and was at its lowest, 390,000 1000 An, in 1961.
China, mainland ranks 2nd of 190 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Eggs Primary — Laying in China, mainland, year by year
| Year | 1000 An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 390,000 1000 An | — |
| 1962 | 403,000 1000 An | +3.3% |
| 1963 | 390,000 1000 An | -3.2% |
| 1964 | 402,000 1000 An | +3.1% |
| 1965 | 410,000 1000 An | +2.0% |
| 1966 | 427,000 1000 An | +4.1% |
| 1967 | 434,000 1000 An | +1.6% |
| 1968 | 445,000 1000 An | +2.5% |
| 1969 | 456,000 1000 An | +2.5% |
| 1970 | 448,000 1000 An | -1.8% |
| 1971 | 472,000 1000 An | +5.4% |
| 1972 | 472,000 1000 An | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 474,000 1000 An | +0.4% |
| 1974 | 489,000 1000 An | +3.2% |
| 1975 | 493,000 1000 An | +0.8% |
| 1976 | 502,000 1000 An | +1.8% |
| 1977 | 513,000 1000 An | +2.2% |
| 1978 | 517,000 1000 An | +0.8% |
| 1979 | 530,000 1000 An | +2.5% |
| 1980 | 540,000 1000 An | +1.9% |
| 1981 | 515,000 1000 An | -4.6% |
| 1982 | 528,000 1000 An | +2.5% |
| 1983 | 553,000 1000 An | +4.7% |
| 1984 | 575,000 1000 An | +4.0% |
| 1985 | 638,000 1000 An | +11.0% |
| 1986 | 634,000 1000 An | -0.6% |
| 1987 | 646,000 1000 An | +1.9% |
| 1988 | 695,000 1000 An | +7.6% |
| 1989 | 702,000 1000 An | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 750,000 1000 An | +6.8% |
| 1991 | 780,000 1000 An | +4.0% |
| 1992 | 820,000 1000 An | +5.1% |
| 1993 | 900,000 1000 An | +9.8% |
| 1994 | 1.18 million 1000 An | +31.1% |
| 1995 | 1.33 million 1000 An | +12.7% |
| 1996 | 1.50 million 1000 An | +12.8% |
| 1997 | 1.60 million 1000 An | +6.7% |
| 1998 | 1.70 million 1000 An | +6.2% |
| 1999 | 1.80 million 1000 An | +5.9% |
| 2000 | 1.90 million 1000 An | +5.3% |
| 2001 | 1.93 million 1000 An | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 2.00 million 1000 An | +3.7% |
| 2003 | 2.00 million 1000 An | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 2.10 million 1000 An | +5.0% |
| 2005 | 2.20 million 1000 An | +4.8% |
| 2006 | 2.27 million 1000 An | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 2.35 million 1000 An | +3.6% |
| 2008 | 2.45 million 1000 An | +4.3% |
| 2009 | 2.50 million 1000 An | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 2.53 million 1000 An | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 2.54 million 1000 An | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 2.62 million 1000 An | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 2.65 million 1000 An | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 2.70 million 1000 An | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 2.85 million 1000 An | +5.4% |
| 2016 | 2.95 million 1000 An | +3.8% |
| 2017 | 2.89 million 1000 An | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 2.92 million 1000 An | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 3.09 million 1000 An | +5.9% |
| 2020 | 3.24 million 1000 An | +4.9% |
| 2021 | 3.19 million 1000 An | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 3.23 million 1000 An | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 3.33 million 1000 An | +3.1% |
| 2024 | 3.36 million 1000 An | +0.7% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Eggs Primary — Laying in China, mainland changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | +31.1% | 900,000 1000 An | 1.18 million 1000 An |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 417,444 1000 An | 390,000 1000 An | 456,000 1000 An | 9 |
| 1970s | 491,000 1000 An | 448,000 1000 An | 530,000 1000 An | 10 |
| 1980s | 602,600 1000 An | 515,000 1000 An | 702,000 1000 An | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.24 million 1000 An | 750,000 1000 An | 1.80 million 1000 An | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.17 million 1000 An | 1.90 million 1000 An | 2.50 million 1000 An | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.77 million 1000 An | 2.53 million 1000 An | 3.09 million 1000 An | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.27 million 1000 An | 3.19 million 1000 An | 3.36 million 1000 An | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is eggs primary — laying in China, mainland?
- Eggs primary — laying in China, mainland was 3.36 million 1000 An in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest eggs primary — laying recorded in China, mainland?
- The highest recorded value was 3.36 million 1000 An in 2024.
- What is the lowest eggs primary — laying recorded in China, mainland?
- The lowest recorded value was 390,000 1000 An in 1961.
- How does China, mainland rank for eggs primary — laying?
- China, mainland ranks 2nd out of 190 countries with data for 2024.
- Is eggs primary — laying rising or falling in China, mainland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this China, mainland 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.