Eggs Primary — Laying in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Eggs Primary — Laying was 6,272 1000 An in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Eggs Primary — Laying in Sri Lanka, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 An.
Analysis
In 2024, eggs primary — laying in Sri Lanka stood at 6,272 1000 An.
That represents a change of up 7.9% on the previous year and down 29.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, eggs primary — laying in Sri Lanka peaked at 9,558 1000 An in 2017 and was at its lowest, 1,209 1000 An, in 1962.
Sri Lanka ranks 90th of 190 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Eggs Primary — Laying in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | 1000 An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1,310 1000 An | — |
| 1962 | 1,209 1000 An | -7.7% |
| 1963 | 2,016 1000 An | +66.7% |
| 1964 | 2,117 1000 An | +5.0% |
| 1965 | 2,017 1000 An | -4.7% |
| 1966 | 2,168 1000 An | +7.5% |
| 1967 | 2,171 1000 An | +0.1% |
| 1968 | 2,466 1000 An | +13.6% |
| 1969 | 2,390 1000 An | -3.1% |
| 1970 | 2,386 1000 An | -0.2% |
| 1971 | 2,622 1000 An | +9.9% |
| 1972 | 2,983 1000 An | +13.8% |
| 1973 | 2,552 1000 An | -14.4% |
| 1974 | 2,282 1000 An | -10.6% |
| 1975 | 1,968 1000 An | -13.8% |
| 1976 | 1,966 1000 An | -0.1% |
| 1977 | 2,079 1000 An | +5.7% |
| 1978 | 1,815 1000 An | -12.7% |
| 1979 | 2,278 1000 An | +25.5% |
| 1980 | 2,632 1000 An | +15.5% |
| 1981 | 2,572 1000 An | -2.3% |
| 1982 | 2,649 1000 An | +3.0% |
| 1983 | 2,747 1000 An | +3.7% |
| 1984 | 2,854 1000 An | +3.9% |
| 1985 | 3,098 1000 An | +8.5% |
| 1986 | 3,376 1000 An | +9.0% |
| 1987 | 3,858 1000 An | +14.3% |
| 1988 | 3,713 1000 An | -3.8% |
| 1989 | 3,913 1000 An | +5.4% |
| 1990 | 3,814 1000 An | -2.5% |
| 1991 | 3,614 1000 An | -5.2% |
| 1992 | 3,715 1000 An | +2.8% |
| 1993 | 3,790 1000 An | +2.0% |
| 1994 | 3,752 1000 An | -1.0% |
| 1995 | 3,706 1000 An | -1.2% |
| 1996 | 3,666 1000 An | -1.1% |
| 1997 | 3,585 1000 An | -2.2% |
| 1998 | 3,696 1000 An | +3.1% |
| 1999 | 3,936 1000 An | +6.5% |
| 2000 | 4,301 1000 An | +9.3% |
| 2001 | 4,266 1000 An | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 4,314 1000 An | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 5,171 1000 An | +19.9% |
| 2004 | 6,116 1000 An | +18.3% |
| 2005 | 6,381 1000 An | +4.3% |
| 2006 | 7,279 1000 An | +14.1% |
| 2007 | 7,509 1000 An | +3.2% |
| 2008 | 7,894 1000 An | +5.1% |
| 2009 | 7,228 1000 An | -8.4% |
| 2010 | 7,446 1000 An | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 7,660 1000 An | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 7,874 1000 An | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 8,997 1000 An | +14.3% |
| 2014 | 8,831 1000 An | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 7,052 1000 An | -20.1% |
| 2016 | 9,486 1000 An | +34.5% |
| 2017 | 9,558 1000 An | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 9,224 1000 An | -3.5% |
| 2019 | 7,673 1000 An | -16.8% |
| 2020 | 7,329 1000 An | -4.5% |
| 2021 | 7,052 1000 An | -3.8% |
| 2022 | 6,791 1000 An | -3.7% |
| 2023 | 5,811 1000 An | -14.4% |
| 2024 | 6,272 1000 An | +7.9% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 6,272 1000 An is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5,791 1000 An, 1.1× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 6,272 1000 An is below the median for South Asia, which is 13,931 1000 An, 45% of the median. (5 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Eggs Primary — Laying in Sri Lanka 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | +66.7% | 1,209 1000 An | 2,016 1000 An |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,985 1000 An | 1,209 1000 An | 2,466 1000 An | 9 |
| 1970s | 2,293 1000 An | 1,815 1000 An | 2,983 1000 An | 10 |
| 1980s | 3,141 1000 An | 2,572 1000 An | 3,913 1000 An | 10 |
| 1990s | 3,727 1000 An | 3,585 1000 An | 3,936 1000 An | 10 |
| 2000s | 6,046 1000 An | 4,266 1000 An | 7,894 1000 An | 10 |
| 2010s | 8,380 1000 An | 7,052 1000 An | 9,558 1000 An | 10 |
| 2020s | 6,651 1000 An | 5,811 1000 An | 7,329 1000 An | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
More agriculture & rural data for Sri Lanka
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 9.1 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0836 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 418.3 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.9172 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.7955 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 8.4% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 8.4% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 2.7% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.9% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is eggs primary — laying in Sri Lanka?
- Eggs primary — laying in Sri Lanka was 6,272 1000 An in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest eggs primary — laying recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 9,558 1000 An in 2017.
- What is the lowest eggs primary — laying recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,209 1000 An in 1962.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for eggs primary — laying?
- Sri Lanka ranks 90th out of 190 countries with data for 2024.
- Is eggs primary — laying rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sri Lanka 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.