Eggs Primary — Laying in South Africa
South Africa: Eggs Primary — Laying was 38,063 1000 An in 2024. ▲ Rising
Eggs Primary — Laying in South Africa, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 An.
Analysis
South Africa recorded 38,063 1000 An for eggs primary — laying in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 19.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, eggs primary — laying in South Africa peaked at 47,000 1000 An in 2014 and was at its lowest, 6,500 1000 An, in 1961.
That places South Africa 30th out of 190 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Eggs Primary — Laying in South Africa, year by year
| Year | 1000 An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 6,500 1000 An | — |
| 1962 | 7,000 1000 An | +7.7% |
| 1963 | 7,000 1000 An | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 7,000 1000 An | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 10,000 1000 An | +42.9% |
| 1966 | 10,000 1000 An | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 11,000 1000 An | +10.0% |
| 1968 | 12,000 1000 An | +9.1% |
| 1969 | 13,000 1000 An | +8.3% |
| 1970 | 11,000 1000 An | -15.4% |
| 1971 | 11,000 1000 An | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 11,000 1000 An | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 12,000 1000 An | +9.1% |
| 1974 | 14,000 1000 An | +16.7% |
| 1975 | 14,000 1000 An | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 14,000 1000 An | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 14,000 1000 An | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 14,000 1000 An | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 15,000 1000 An | +7.1% |
| 1980 | 16,000 1000 An | +6.7% |
| 1981 | 17,000 1000 An | +6.2% |
| 1982 | 17,000 1000 An | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 17,000 1000 An | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 18,000 1000 An | +5.9% |
| 1985 | 18,000 1000 An | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 18,000 1000 An | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 18,000 1000 An | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 18,000 1000 An | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 18,000 1000 An | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 16,504 1000 An | -8.3% |
| 1991 | 23,097 1000 An | +39.9% |
| 1992 | 18,500 1000 An | -19.9% |
| 1993 | 19,000 1000 An | +2.7% |
| 1994 | 19,500 1000 An | +2.6% |
| 1995 | 20,800 1000 An | +6.7% |
| 1996 | 24,000 1000 An | +15.4% |
| 1997 | 23,500 1000 An | -2.1% |
| 1998 | 26,000 1000 An | +10.6% |
| 1999 | 27,500 1000 An | +5.8% |
| 2000 | 26,500 1000 An | -3.6% |
| 2001 | 27,500 1000 An | +3.8% |
| 2002 | 33,802 1000 An | +22.9% |
| 2003 | 32,564 1000 An | -3.7% |
| 2004 | 33,684 1000 An | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 33,694 1000 An | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 37,500 1000 An | +11.3% |
| 2007 | 39,500 1000 An | +5.3% |
| 2008 | 43,000 1000 An | +8.9% |
| 2009 | 41,000 1000 An | -4.7% |
| 2010 | 43,000 1000 An | +4.9% |
| 2011 | 45,000 1000 An | +4.7% |
| 2012 | 45,500 1000 An | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 46,000 1000 An | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 47,000 1000 An | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 36,070 1000 An | -23.3% |
| 2016 | 36,358 1000 An | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 38,000 1000 An | +4.5% |
| 2018 | 37,246 1000 An | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 37,717 1000 An | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 38,232 1000 An | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 38,281 1000 An | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 37,977 1000 An | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 38,022 1000 An | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 38,063 1000 An | +0.1% |
South Africa compared with similar countries
- South Africa's 38,063 1000 An is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5,791 1000 An, 6.6× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- South Africa's 38,063 1000 An is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3,890 1000 An, 9.8× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Eggs Primary — Laying in South 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | +42.9% | 7,000 1000 An | 10,000 1000 An |
| 1991 | +39.9% | 16,504 1000 An | 23,097 1000 An |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9,278 1000 An | 6,500 1000 An | 13,000 1000 An | 9 |
| 1970s | 13,000 1000 An | 11,000 1000 An | 15,000 1000 An | 10 |
| 1980s | 17,500 1000 An | 16,000 1000 An | 18,000 1000 An | 10 |
| 1990s | 21,840 1000 An | 16,504 1000 An | 27,500 1000 An | 10 |
| 2000s | 34,874 1000 An | 26,500 1000 An | 43,000 1000 An | 10 |
| 2010s | 41,189 1000 An | 36,070 1000 An | 47,000 1000 An | 10 |
| 2020s | 38,115 1000 An | 37,977 1000 An | 38,281 1000 An | 5 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
- 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
- 29 Cabo Verde 345 1000 An compare
- 29 Uzbekistan 38,283 1000 An compare
- 31 Yugoslav SFR 37,840 1000 An compare
- 32 Myanmar 37,435 1000 An compare
- 33 Canada 37,074 1000 An compare
More agriculture & rural data for South Africa
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.1917 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0002 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 1.49 hectares per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 7.11 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0283 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 186.56 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.812 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is eggs primary — laying in South Africa?
- Eggs primary — laying in South Africa was 38,063 1000 An in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest eggs primary — laying recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 47,000 1000 An in 2014.
- What is the lowest eggs primary — laying recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 6,500 1000 An in 1961.
- How does South Africa rank for eggs primary — laying?
- South Africa ranks 30th out of 190 countries with data for 2024.
- Is eggs primary — laying rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South 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.