Eggs Primary — Laying in Eastern Africa
Eastern Africa: Eggs Primary — Laying was 125,905 1000 An in 2024. ▲ Rising
Eggs Primary — Laying in Eastern Africa, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 An.
Analysis
The most recent figure for eggs primary — laying in Eastern Africa is 125,905 1000 An, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.4% on the previous year and up 44.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, eggs primary — laying in Eastern Africa peaked at 125,905 1000 An in 2024 and was at its lowest, 51,360 1000 An, in 1961.
That places Eastern Africa 22nd out of 29 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Eggs Primary — Laying in Eastern Africa, year by year
| Year | 1000 An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 51,360 1000 An | — |
| 1962 | 52,705 1000 An | +2.6% |
| 1963 | 53,072 1000 An | +0.7% |
| 1964 | 54,443 1000 An | +2.6% |
| 1965 | 55,985 1000 An | +2.8% |
| 1966 | 56,648 1000 An | +1.2% |
| 1967 | 58,203 1000 An | +2.7% |
| 1968 | 59,810 1000 An | +2.8% |
| 1969 | 63,381 1000 An | +6.0% |
| 1970 | 64,969 1000 An | +2.5% |
| 1971 | 68,809 1000 An | +5.9% |
| 1972 | 69,688 1000 An | +1.3% |
| 1973 | 73,267 1000 An | +5.1% |
| 1974 | 74,103 1000 An | +1.1% |
| 1975 | 77,289 1000 An | +4.3% |
| 1976 | 80,988 1000 An | +4.8% |
| 1977 | 82,474 1000 An | +1.8% |
| 1978 | 83,629 1000 An | +1.4% |
| 1979 | 84,863 1000 An | +1.5% |
| 1980 | 84,448 1000 An | -0.5% |
| 1981 | 85,241 1000 An | +0.9% |
| 1982 | 89,999 1000 An | +5.6% |
| 1983 | 92,452 1000 An | +2.7% |
| 1984 | 86,191 1000 An | -6.8% |
| 1985 | 93,927 1000 An | +9.0% |
| 1986 | 86,027 1000 An | -8.4% |
| 1987 | 79,406 1000 An | -7.7% |
| 1988 | 80,038 1000 An | +0.8% |
| 1989 | 81,117 1000 An | +1.3% |
| 1990 | 81,707 1000 An | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 83,871 1000 An | +2.6% |
| 1992 | 85,198 1000 An | +1.6% |
| 1993 | 59,621 1000 An | -30.0% |
| 1994 | 60,609 1000 An | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 63,650 1000 An | +5.0% |
| 1996 | 64,982 1000 An | +2.1% |
| 1997 | 68,071 1000 An | +4.8% |
| 1998 | 66,915 1000 An | -1.7% |
| 1999 | 65,951 1000 An | -1.4% |
| 2000 | 66,619 1000 An | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 67,547 1000 An | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 67,092 1000 An | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 70,777 1000 An | +5.5% |
| 2004 | 72,065 1000 An | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 71,196 1000 An | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 73,651 1000 An | +3.4% |
| 2007 | 74,009 1000 An | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 76,413 1000 An | +3.2% |
| 2009 | 79,713 1000 An | +4.3% |
| 2010 | 82,014 1000 An | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 83,722 1000 An | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 83,534 1000 An | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 85,154 1000 An | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 87,143 1000 An | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 86,682 1000 An | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 87,818 1000 An | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 88,251 1000 An | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 94,316 1000 An | +6.9% |
| 2019 | 97,585 1000 An | +3.5% |
| 2020 | 106,002 1000 An | +8.6% |
| 2021 | 111,295 1000 An | +5.0% |
| 2022 | 108,637 1000 An | -2.4% |
| 2023 | 122,961 1000 An | +13.2% |
| 2024 | 125,905 1000 An | +2.4% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Eggs Primary — Laying in Eastern Africa 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | -30.0% | 85,198 1000 An | 59,621 1000 An |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 56,179 1000 An | 51,360 1000 An | 63,381 1000 An | 9 |
| 1970s | 76,008 1000 An | 64,969 1000 An | 84,863 1000 An | 10 |
| 1980s | 85,885 1000 An | 79,406 1000 An | 93,927 1000 An | 10 |
| 1990s | 70,058 1000 An | 59,621 1000 An | 85,198 1000 An | 10 |
| 2000s | 71,908 1000 An | 66,619 1000 An | 79,713 1000 An | 10 |
| 2010s | 87,622 1000 An | 82,014 1000 An | 97,585 1000 An | 10 |
| 2020s | 114,960 1000 An | 106,002 1000 An | 125,905 1000 An | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eastern Africa
- 19 France 63,854 1000 An compare
- 19 Timor-Leste 148 1000 An compare
- 20 Argentina 57,700 1000 An compare
- 20 Micronesia (Federated States of) 93 1000 An compare
- 21 Poland 57,473 1000 An compare
- 22 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 55,401 1000 An compare
- 23 Germany 51,400 1000 An compare
- 24 Spain 50,747 1000 An compare
- 25 Egypt 45,000 1000 An compare
More agriculture & rural data for Eastern Africa
- Cabbages — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand I$) -1.7 % change on previous year (2024)
- Cereals, primary — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016) 0.5636 % change on previous year (2024)
- Agriculture — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand) 1.52 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tomatoes — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand I$) -0.4089 % change on previous year (2024)
- Meat of pig with the bone, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross 7.95 % change on previous year (2024)
- Hen eggs in shell, fresh — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016) -2.06 % change on previous year (2024)
- Vegetables and Fruit Primary — Gross Production Value (constant) 1.76 % change on previous year (2024)
- Roots and Tubers, Total — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016) 0.0158 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sugar Crops Primary — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016) 10.98 % change on previous year (2024)
- Crops — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand US$) 0.3517 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is eggs primary — laying in Eastern Africa?
- Eggs primary — laying in Eastern Africa was 125,905 1000 An in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest eggs primary — laying recorded in Eastern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 125,905 1000 An in 2024.
- What is the lowest eggs primary — laying recorded in Eastern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 51,360 1000 An in 1961.
- How does Eastern Africa rank for eggs primary — laying?
- Eastern Africa ranks 22nd out of 29 groups with data for 2024.
- Is eggs primary — laying rising or falling in Eastern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 44.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eastern Africa 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.