Eggs Primary — Laying in New Zealand
New Zealand: Eggs Primary — Laying was 3,992 1000 An in 2024. ▼ Falling
Eggs Primary — Laying in New Zealand, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 An.
Analysis
New Zealand recorded 3,992 1000 An for eggs primary — laying in 2024.
The figure is down 6.0% on the previous year and up 8.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, eggs primary — laying in New Zealand peaked at 5,117 1000 An in 1975 and was at its lowest, 2,695 1000 An, in 1995.
New Zealand ranks 109th of 190 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Eggs Primary — Laying in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | 1000 An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 3,470 1000 An | — |
| 1962 | 3,470 1000 An | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 3,570 1000 An | +2.9% |
| 1964 | 3,565 1000 An | -0.1% |
| 1965 | 3,615 1000 An | +1.4% |
| 1966 | 3,775 1000 An | +4.4% |
| 1967 | 4,105 1000 An | +8.7% |
| 1968 | 4,110 1000 An | +0.1% |
| 1969 | 4,130 1000 An | +0.5% |
| 1970 | 3,786 1000 An | -8.3% |
| 1971 | 4,394 1000 An | +16.1% |
| 1972 | 4,338 1000 An | -1.3% |
| 1973 | 4,671 1000 An | +7.7% |
| 1974 | 5,048 1000 An | +8.1% |
| 1975 | 5,117 1000 An | +1.4% |
| 1976 | 5,058 1000 An | -1.2% |
| 1977 | 4,712 1000 An | -6.8% |
| 1978 | 4,289 1000 An | -9.0% |
| 1979 | 4,094 1000 An | -4.5% |
| 1980 | 3,856 1000 An | -5.8% |
| 1981 | 4,065 1000 An | +5.4% |
| 1982 | 4,068 1000 An | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 4,001 1000 An | -1.6% |
| 1984 | 3,776 1000 An | -5.6% |
| 1985 | 3,689 1000 An | -2.3% |
| 1986 | 3,692 1000 An | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 3,221 1000 An | -12.8% |
| 1988 | 3,460 1000 An | +7.4% |
| 1989 | 3,544 1000 An | +2.4% |
| 1990 | 3,236 1000 An | -8.7% |
| 1991 | 3,246 1000 An | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 3,055 1000 An | -5.9% |
| 1993 | 2,866 1000 An | -6.2% |
| 1994 | 2,710 1000 An | -5.4% |
| 1995 | 2,695 1000 An | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 2,725 1000 An | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 2,767 1000 An | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 2,825 1000 An | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 3,485 1000 An | +23.4% |
| 2000 | 3,485 1000 An | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 3,485 1000 An | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 3,492 1000 An | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 3,409 1000 An | -2.4% |
| 2004 | 3,515 1000 An | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 3,714 1000 An | +5.7% |
| 2006 | 3,341 1000 An | -10.0% |
| 2007 | 3,309 1000 An | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 3,725 1000 An | +12.6% |
| 2009 | 3,661 1000 An | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 3,613 1000 An | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 3,517 1000 An | -2.7% |
| 2012 | 3,496 1000 An | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 3,424 1000 An | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 3,673 1000 An | +7.3% |
| 2015 | 3,665 1000 An | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 3,881 1000 An | +5.9% |
| 2017 | 3,995 1000 An | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 3,923 1000 An | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 4,171 1000 An | +6.3% |
| 2020 | 4,375 1000 An | +4.9% |
| 2021 | 4,377 1000 An | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 4,046 1000 An | -7.6% |
| 2023 | 4,248 1000 An | +5.0% |
| 2024 | 3,992 1000 An | -6.0% |
New Zealand compared with similar countries
- New Zealand's 3,992 1000 An is below the median for high income countries, which is 4,016 1000 An, 99% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- New Zealand's 3,992 1000 An is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1,754 1000 An, 2.3× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3,757 1000 An | 3,470 1000 An | 4,130 1000 An | 9 |
| 1970s | 4,551 1000 An | 3,786 1000 An | 5,117 1000 An | 10 |
| 1980s | 3,737 1000 An | 3,221 1000 An | 4,068 1000 An | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,961 1000 An | 2,695 1000 An | 3,485 1000 An | 10 |
| 2000s | 3,514 1000 An | 3,309 1000 An | 3,725 1000 An | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,736 1000 An | 3,424 1000 An | 4,171 1000 An | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,208 1000 An | 3,992 1000 An | 4,377 1000 An | 5 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
More agriculture & rural data for New Zealand
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual -10.07 % change on previous year (2023)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0401 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 1,976 current US$ per person (2023)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.275 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.16 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 4.0% (2023)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 4.0% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 9.3% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.8% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is eggs primary — laying in New Zealand?
- Eggs primary — laying in New Zealand was 3,992 1000 An in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest eggs primary — laying recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 5,117 1000 An in 1975.
- What is the lowest eggs primary — laying recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,695 1000 An in 1995.
- How does New Zealand rank for eggs primary — laying?
- New Zealand ranks 109th out of 190 countries with data for 2024.
- Is eggs primary — laying rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this New Zealand 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.