Eggs Primary — Laying in Egypt
Egypt: Eggs Primary — Laying was 45,000 1000 An in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Eggs Primary — Laying in Egypt, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 An.
Analysis
Egypt recorded 45,000 1000 An for eggs primary — laying in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 38.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, eggs primary — laying in Egypt peaked at 49,657 1000 An in 2019 and was at its lowest, 5,500 1000 An, in 1961.
Egypt ranks 25th of 190 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Eggs Primary — Laying in Egypt, year by year
| Year | 1000 An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 5,500 1000 An | — |
| 1962 | 5,550 1000 An | +0.9% |
| 1963 | 5,800 1000 An | +4.5% |
| 1964 | 6,800 1000 An | +17.2% |
| 1965 | 7,000 1000 An | +2.9% |
| 1966 | 7,300 1000 An | +4.3% |
| 1967 | 7,500 1000 An | +2.7% |
| 1968 | 8,300 1000 An | +10.7% |
| 1969 | 7,800 1000 An | -6.0% |
| 1970 | 8,000 1000 An | +2.6% |
| 1971 | 8,100 1000 An | +1.2% |
| 1972 | 8,300 1000 An | +2.5% |
| 1973 | 8,000 1000 An | -3.6% |
| 1974 | 8,800 1000 An | +10.0% |
| 1975 | 9,000 1000 An | +2.3% |
| 1976 | 10,000 1000 An | +11.1% |
| 1977 | 10,500 1000 An | +5.0% |
| 1978 | 11,000 1000 An | +4.8% |
| 1979 | 10,500 1000 An | -4.5% |
| 1980 | 11,500 1000 An | +9.5% |
| 1981 | 13,500 1000 An | +17.4% |
| 1982 | 14,000 1000 An | +3.7% |
| 1983 | 16,150 1000 An | +15.4% |
| 1984 | 15,000 1000 An | -7.1% |
| 1985 | 16,500 1000 An | +10.0% |
| 1986 | 18,000 1000 An | +9.1% |
| 1987 | 21,000 1000 An | +16.7% |
| 1988 | 21,500 1000 An | +2.4% |
| 1989 | 22,000 1000 An | +2.3% |
| 1990 | 22,500 1000 An | +2.3% |
| 1991 | 18,500 1000 An | -17.8% |
| 1992 | 18,600 1000 An | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 19,000 1000 An | +2.2% |
| 1994 | 19,500 1000 An | +2.6% |
| 1995 | 19,830 1000 An | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 16,337 1000 An | -17.6% |
| 1997 | 14,543 1000 An | -11.0% |
| 1998 | 14,836 1000 An | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 14,998 1000 An | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 15,499 1000 An | +3.3% |
| 2001 | 15,964 1000 An | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 16,500 1000 An | +3.4% |
| 2003 | 18,000 1000 An | +9.1% |
| 2004 | 19,000 1000 An | +5.6% |
| 2005 | 19,000 1000 An | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 20,500 1000 An | +7.9% |
| 2007 | 22,057 1000 An | +7.6% |
| 2008 | 25,152 1000 An | +14.0% |
| 2009 | 27,177 1000 An | +8.1% |
| 2010 | 29,143 1000 An | +7.2% |
| 2011 | 26,421 1000 An | -9.3% |
| 2012 | 29,180 1000 An | +10.4% |
| 2013 | 28,772 1000 An | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 32,417 1000 An | +12.7% |
| 2015 | 30,471 1000 An | -6.0% |
| 2016 | 34,200 1000 An | +12.2% |
| 2017 | 35,300 1000 An | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 35,100 1000 An | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 49,657 1000 An | +41.5% |
| 2020 | 44,621 1000 An | -10.1% |
| 2021 | 47,058 1000 An | +5.5% |
| 2022 | 45,000 1000 An | -4.4% |
| 2023 | 45,000 1000 An | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 45,000 1000 An | +0.0% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 45,000 1000 An is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 7,400 1000 An, 6.1× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 45,000 1000 An is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 9,730 1000 An, 4.6× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Eggs Primary — Laying in Egypt 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | +41.5% | 35,100 1000 An | 49,657 1000 An |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6,839 1000 An | 5,500 1000 An | 8,300 1000 An | 9 |
| 1970s | 9,220 1000 An | 8,000 1000 An | 11,000 1000 An | 10 |
| 1980s | 16,915 1000 An | 11,500 1000 An | 22,000 1000 An | 10 |
| 1990s | 17,864 1000 An | 14,543 1000 An | 22,500 1000 An | 10 |
| 2000s | 19,885 1000 An | 15,499 1000 An | 27,177 1000 An | 10 |
| 2010s | 33,066 1000 An | 26,421 1000 An | 49,657 1000 An | 10 |
| 2020s | 45,336 1000 An | 44,621 1000 An | 47,058 1000 An | 5 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
- 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
- 26 China, Taiwan Province of 44,441 1000 An compare
- 26 Caribbean 29,410 1000 An compare
- 27 Italy 43,279 1000 An compare
- 28 Côte d'Ivoire 9,479 1000 An compare
- 28 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 40,470 1000 An compare
More agriculture & rural data for Egypt
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 13.32 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1655 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 510.76 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.38 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.571 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 16.6% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 16.6% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.1% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 2.1% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is eggs primary — laying in Egypt?
- Eggs primary — laying in Egypt was 45,000 1000 An in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest eggs primary — laying recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 49,657 1000 An in 2019.
- What is the lowest eggs primary — laying recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,500 1000 An in 1961.
- How does Egypt rank for eggs primary — laying?
- Egypt ranks 25th out of 190 countries with data for 2024.
- Is eggs primary — laying rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Egypt 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.