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 33 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.
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 Spain 50,747 1000 An compare
- 28 Egypt 45,000 1000 An compare
- 29 China, Taiwan Province of 44,441 1000 An compare
- 30 United Republic of Tanzania 44,169 1000 An compare
- 31 Italy 43,279 1000 An compare
- 32 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 40,470 1000 An compare
- 33 Réunion 508 1000 An compare
- 33 Uzbekistan 38,283 1000 An compare
More agriculture & rural data for South Africa
- Agriculture share gdp 2.83 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 2.83 (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 2.0% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.0% (2025)
- Rural population 36.2% (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.8% (2025)
- Rural population 23.43 million (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 2.8% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 12.08 billion current US$ (2025)
- Bananas — Production 430,925 t (2024)
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 33 groups 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.