Eggs Primary — Laying in Southern Africa
Southern Africa: Eggs Primary — Laying was 67,045 1000 An in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Eggs Primary — Laying in Southern 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 Southern Africa is 67,045 1000 An, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and down 10.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, eggs primary — laying in Southern Africa peaked at 74,466 1000 An in 2014 and was at its lowest, 6,912 1000 An, in 1961.
That places Southern Africa 25th out of 29 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Eggs Primary — Laying in Southern Africa, year by year
| Year | 1000 An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 6,912 1000 An | — |
| 1962 | 7,445 1000 An | +7.7% |
| 1963 | 7,482 1000 An | +0.5% |
| 1964 | 7,508 1000 An | +0.3% |
| 1965 | 10,562 1000 An | +40.7% |
| 1966 | 10,603 1000 An | +0.4% |
| 1967 | 11,634 1000 An | +9.7% |
| 1968 | 12,669 1000 An | +8.9% |
| 1969 | 13,651 1000 An | +7.8% |
| 1970 | 11,719 1000 An | -14.2% |
| 1971 | 11,654 1000 An | -0.6% |
| 1972 | 11,789 1000 An | +1.2% |
| 1973 | 12,821 1000 An | +8.8% |
| 1974 | 14,856 1000 An | +15.9% |
| 1975 | 14,906 1000 An | +0.3% |
| 1976 | 14,954 1000 An | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 14,995 1000 An | +0.3% |
| 1978 | 15,044 1000 An | +0.3% |
| 1979 | 16,036 1000 An | +6.6% |
| 1980 | 17,099 1000 An | +6.6% |
| 1981 | 18,219 1000 An | +6.6% |
| 1982 | 18,292 1000 An | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 18,202 1000 An | -0.5% |
| 1984 | 19,102 1000 An | +4.9% |
| 1985 | 19,009 1000 An | -0.5% |
| 1986 | 19,058 1000 An | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 19,106 1000 An | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 19,175 1000 An | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 19,243 1000 An | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 19,718 1000 An | +2.5% |
| 1991 | 27,842 1000 An | +41.2% |
| 1992 | 26,778 1000 An | -3.8% |
| 1993 | 27,975 1000 An | +4.5% |
| 1994 | 32,977 1000 An | +17.9% |
| 1995 | 33,598 1000 An | +1.9% |
| 1996 | 45,560 1000 An | +35.6% |
| 1997 | 49,332 1000 An | +8.3% |
| 1998 | 55,025 1000 An | +11.5% |
| 1999 | 46,567 1000 An | -15.4% |
| 2000 | 44,898 1000 An | -3.6% |
| 2001 | 46,547 1000 An | +3.7% |
| 2002 | 53,832 1000 An | +15.7% |
| 2003 | 53,149 1000 An | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 55,909 1000 An | +5.2% |
| 2005 | 56,999 1000 An | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 61,882 1000 An | +8.6% |
| 2007 | 64,960 1000 An | +5.0% |
| 2008 | 69,405 1000 An | +6.8% |
| 2009 | 68,360 1000 An | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 70,410 1000 An | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 72,460 1000 An | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 72,990 1000 An | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 73,515 1000 An | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 74,466 1000 An | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 62,861 1000 An | -15.6% |
| 2016 | 63,563 1000 An | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 67,630 1000 An | +6.4% |
| 2018 | 66,231 1000 An | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 66,737 1000 An | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 67,207 1000 An | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 67,277 1000 An | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 66,974 1000 An | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 66,986 1000 An | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 67,045 1000 An | +0.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Eggs Primary — Laying in Southern 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | +41.2% | 19,718 1000 An | 27,842 1000 An |
| 1965 | +40.7% | 7,508 1000 An | 10,562 1000 An |
| 1996 | +35.6% | 33,598 1000 An | 45,560 1000 An |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9,830 1000 An | 6,912 1000 An | 13,651 1000 An | 9 |
| 1970s | 13,877 1000 An | 11,654 1000 An | 16,036 1000 An | 10 |
| 1980s | 18,650 1000 An | 17,099 1000 An | 19,243 1000 An | 10 |
| 1990s | 36,537 1000 An | 19,718 1000 An | 55,025 1000 An | 10 |
| 2000s | 57,594 1000 An | 44,898 1000 An | 69,405 1000 An | 10 |
| 2010s | 69,086 1000 An | 62,861 1000 An | 74,466 1000 An | 10 |
| 2020s | 67,098 1000 An | 66,974 1000 An | 67,277 1000 An | 5 |
Countries ranked near Southern Africa
- 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
- 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
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Frequently asked questions
- What is eggs primary — laying in Southern Africa?
- Eggs primary — laying in Southern Africa was 67,045 1000 An in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest eggs primary — laying recorded in Southern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 74,466 1000 An in 2014.
- What is the lowest eggs primary — laying recorded in Southern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 6,912 1000 An in 1961.
- How does Southern Africa rank for eggs primary — laying?
- Southern Africa ranks 25th out of 29 groups with data for 2024.
- Is eggs primary — laying rising or falling in Southern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Southern 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.