Eggs Primary — Production by country
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...
What the numbers show
Eggs Primary — Production is currently reported for 209 countries. The highest value is 36.31 million t in China; the lowest is 9 t in Nauru.
The median across all reporting countries is 51,600 t, and the mean is 649,853 t.
Over the past decade 151 countries rose and 55 fell. The largest increase was in Angola (up 506.5%), and the largest decrease in Sao Tome and Principe (down 69.1%).
Eggs Primary — Production: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 36.31 million t | 2024 | up 23.8% | volatile |
| 2 | China, mainland | 35.88 million t | 2024 | up 24.0% | volatile |
| 3 | India | 8.10 million t | 2024 | up 97.1% | volatile |
| 3 | Türkiye | 1.32 million t | 2024 | up 23.4% | volatile |
| 4 | Indonesia | 6.85 million t | 2024 | up 336.8% | volatile |
| 4 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 788,611 t | 2024 | up 3.6% | volatile |
| 5 | USSR | 4.53 million t | 1991 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 5 | Viet Nam | 678,088 t | 2024 | up 64.0% | volatile |
| 6 | Brazil | 3.73 million t | 2024 | up 43.3% | volatile |
| 7 | Mexico | 3.27 million t | 2024 | up 27.4% | volatile |
| 7 | United Republic of Tanzania | 321,616 t | 2024 | up 214.4% | volatile |
| 8 | Russian Federation | 2.62 million t | 2024 | up 11.5% | rising |
| 9 | Japan | 2.48 million t | 2024 | down 0.8% | rising |
| 9 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 206,000 t | 2024 | down 0.7% | rising |
| 10 | Bangladesh | 1.28 million t | 2024 | up 174.5% | volatile |
| 10 | Syrian Arab Republic | 135,983 t | 2024 | up 21.3% | volatile |
| 11 | Pakistan | 1.21 million t | 2024 | up 72.8% | volatile |
| 11 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 133,755 t | 2024 | up 75.6% | volatile |
| 12 | Thailand | 1.14 million t | 2024 | up 0.9% | rising |
| 12 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 128,401 t | 2024 | down 1.2% | rising |
| 13 | Argentina | 1.08 million t | 2024 | up 69.5% | volatile |
| 13 | Republic of Moldova | 34,570 t | 2024 | down 4.3% | rising |
| 14 | Germany | 997,458 t | 2024 | up 26.8% | falling |
| 14 | Melanesia | 17,931 t | 2024 | up 8.6% | volatile |
| 15 | Colombia | 991,094 t | 2024 | up 43.3% | volatile |
| 15 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 17,286 t | 2024 | down 0.7% | volatile |
| 16 | Spain | 884,100 t | 2024 | up 12.2% | rising |
| 16 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 8,900 t | 2024 | down 3.3% | rising |
| 17 | France | 877,856 t | 2017 | down 0.1% | rising |
| 17 | Polynesia | 3,771 t | 2024 | up 28.0% | volatile |
| 18 | Malaysia | 857,751 t | 2024 | up 15.4% | volatile |
| 18 | Timor-Leste | 1,164 t | 2024 | up 8.8% | rising |
| 19 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 850,000 t | 2024 | up 22.3% | falling |
| 19 | Micronesia | 500.72 t | 2024 | up 7.7% | volatile |
| 20 | Republic of Korea | 839,142 t | 2024 | up 27.7% | volatile |
| 20 | Micronesia (Federated States of) | 240 t | 2024 | up 13.2% | flat |
| 21 | Philippines | 835,660 t | 2024 | up 82.8% | volatile |
| 22 | Italy | 712,500 t | 2023 | up 0.4% | rising |
| 23 | Ukraine | 676,600 t | 2024 | down 40.5% | rising |
| 24 | Canada | 658,814 t | 2024 | up 39.0% | rising |
| 25 | Nigeria | 658,008 t | 2024 | up 2.8% | volatile |
| 26 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 643,000 t | 2017 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 26 | Caribbean | 384,308 t | 2024 | up 40.8% | rising |
| 27 | Egypt | 640,000 t | 2024 | up 33.0% | volatile |
| 28 | Poland | 594,560 t | 2017 | up 8.7% | rising |
| 28 | Côte d'Ivoire | 125,120 t | 2024 | up 150.2% | volatile |
| 29 | Peru | 508,592 t | 2024 | up 41.8% | volatile |
| 29 | Cabo Verde | 2,418 t | 2024 | up 16.9% | volatile |
| 30 | Uzbekistan | 496,852 t | 2024 | up 79.1% | volatile |
| 31 | China, Taiwan Province of | 433,442 t | 2024 | up 8.6% | volatile |
| 32 | South Africa | 433,000 t | 2024 | down 4.4% | volatile |
| 33 | Morocco | 396,418 t | 2024 | up 24.3% | volatile |
| 34 | Saudi Arabia | 377,065 t | 2024 | up 47.8% | volatile |
| 35 | Algeria | 311,000 t | 2024 | down 11.5% | volatile |
| 36 | Australia and New Zealand | 310,214 t | 2024 | up 7.9% | rising |
| 37 | Czechoslovakia | 289,893 t | 1992 | up 4.1% | rising |
| 38 | Dominican Republic | 287,067 t | 2024 | up 129.8% | volatile |
| 39 | Romania | 278,203 t | 2019 | down 10.4% | rising |
| 40 | Guatemala | 263,635 t | 2024 | up 6.3% | volatile |
| 41 | Kazakhstan | 250,943 t | 2024 | up 4.4% | rising |
| 42 | Australia | 245,291 t | 2024 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 43 | Chile | 229,969 t | 2024 | up 7.5% | volatile |
| 44 | Belgium-Luxembourg | 225,850 t | 1999 | up 45.5% | flat |
| 45 | Belarus | 210,110 t | 2024 | down 2.9% | rising |
| 46 | Yugoslav SFR | 208,547 t | 1991 | down 5.8% | rising |
| 47 | Myanmar | 205,900 t | 2024 | down 60.4% | volatile |
| 48 | Israel | 173,727 t | 2024 | up 41.9% | rising |
| 49 | Ecuador | 170,000 t | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 50 | Portugal | 145,011 t | 2024 | up 9.5% | rising |
| 51 | Austria | 140,736 t | 2023 | up 31.2% | rising |
| 52 | Hungary | 140,058 t | 2017 | down 13.7% | falling |
| 53 | Belgium | 138,315 t | 2017 | down 20.6% | falling |
| 54 | Angola | 128,380 t | 2024 | up 506.5% | volatile |
| 55 | Azerbaijan | 121,103 t | 2024 | up 28.9% | rising |
| 56 | Paraguay | 112,941 t | 2024 | down 18.7% | volatile |
| 57 | Sweden | 110,160 t | 2024 | down 11.9% | rising |
| 58 | Tunisia | 98,378 t | 2024 | down 9.2% | volatile |
| 59 | Sri Lanka | 94,831 t | 2024 | down 21.3% | volatile |
| 60 | Turkmenistan | 92,520 t | 2024 | up 56.0% | volatile |
| 61 | Costa Rica | 89,969 t | 2024 | up 48.8% | volatile |
| 62 | Cameroon | 89,678 t | 2024 | up 84.6% | volatile |
| 63 | Denmark | 89,000 t | 2024 | up 8.5% | falling |
| 64 | Czechia | 88,405 t | 2019 | down 7.7% | falling |
| 65 | Greece | 87,394 t | 2017 | down 10.2% | rising |
| 66 | Kenya | 84,534 t | 2024 | up 18.5% | volatile |
| 67 | Nepal | 82,938 t | 2024 | up 88.7% | volatile |
| 68 | Bulgaria | 80,702 t | 2017 | down 18.3% | falling |
| 69 | Finland | 80,000 t | 2024 | up 19.2% | rising |
| 70 | Jordan | 79,622 t | 2024 | up 57.3% | volatile |
| 71 | Ethiopia PDR | 79,350 t | 1992 | up 6.5% | rising |
| 72 | Yemen | 79,305 t | 2024 | up 16.5% | volatile |
| 73 | Serbia | 78,510 t | 2024 | down 17.0% | rising |
| 74 | Kuwait | 77,604 t | 2024 | up 18.1% | volatile |
| 75 | Serbia and Montenegro | 76,598 t | 2005 | down 15.1% | falling |
| 76 | Libya | 75,038 t | 2024 | up 25.1% | volatile |
| 77 | Norway | 74,893 t | 2024 | up 11.4% | rising |
| 78 | Senegal | 72,175 t | 2024 | up 165.2% | volatile |
| 79 | Slovakia | 71,510 t | 2019 | down 4.4% | falling |
| 80 | Tajikistan | 70,872 t | 2024 | up 295.5% | volatile |
| 81 | Switzerland | 69,352 t | 2024 | up 33.9% | rising |
| 82 | Burkina Faso | 68,148 t | 2024 | up 13.6% | volatile |
| 83 | Zambia | 66,299 t | 2024 | up 6.9% | volatile |
| 84 | El Salvador | 65,596 t | 2024 | down 9.4% | rising |
| 85 | New Zealand | 64,922 t | 2024 | up 16.3% | rising |
| 86 | Sudan | 60,051 t | 2024 | up 15.5% | rising |
| 87 | United Arab Emirates | 58,605 t | 2024 | up 32.4% | volatile |
| 88 | Uruguay | 56,862 t | 2024 | up 18.6% | rising |
| 89 | Ghana | 56,373 t | 2024 | up 30.2% | volatile |
| 90 | Ireland | 54,050 t | 2017 | up 59.9% | flat |
| 91 | Cuba | 53,825 t | 2024 | down 52.4% | rising |
| 92 | Oman | 53,735 t | 2024 | up 314.0% | volatile |
| 93 | Lebanon | 53,500 t | 2024 | up 78.3% | rising |
| 94 | Iraq | 51,806 t | 2024 | down 4.1% | volatile |
| 95 | Honduras | 51,600 t | 2024 | down 0.5% | volatile |
| 96 | Zimbabwe | 49,882 t | 2024 | up 54.4% | volatile |
| 97 | Lithuania | 48,170 t | 2019 | down 8.6% | rising |
| 98 | Latvia | 48,101 t | 2017 | up 13.9% | rising |
| 99 | Ethiopia | 48,041 t | 2024 | up 10.4% | rising |
| 100 | Singapore | 47,610 t | 2024 | up 75.2% | rising |
| 101 | Albania | 47,273 t | 2024 | down 1.1% | volatile |
| 102 | Georgia | 44,531 t | 2024 | up 22.0% | rising |
| 103 | Kyrgyzstan | 44,381 t | 2024 | up 76.9% | rising |
| 104 | Uganda | 44,022 t | 2024 | down 9.2% | volatile |
| 105 | Panama | 41,748 t | 2024 | up 17.3% | volatile |
| 106 | Armenia | 39,670 t | 2024 | up 12.0% | rising |
| 107 | Croatia | 39,384 t | 2017 | down 18.3% | falling |
| 108 | Nicaragua | 38,656 t | 2023 | up 25.9% | rising |
| 109 | Sudan (former) | 38,000 t | 2011 | up 15.2% | rising |
| 110 | Guinea | 31,970 t | 2024 | up 25.4% | volatile |
| 111 | Palestine | 29,100 t | 2022 | up 21.2% | falling |
| 112 | Mali | 27,578 t | 2024 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 113 | Togo | 26,310 t | 2024 | up 110.8% | volatile |
| 114 | Slovenia | 24,779 t | 2019 | up 15.1% | rising |
| 115 | Malawi | 24,316 t | 2024 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 116 | Cambodia | 22,832 t | 2024 | down 5.6% | rising |
| 117 | Benin | 22,822 t | 2024 | up 68.1% | volatile |
| 118 | Madagascar | 22,442 t | 2024 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 119 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 22,059 t | 2024 | up 4.7% | rising |
| 120 | Afghanistan | 21,968 t | 2024 | up 18.7% | rising |
| 121 | Mozambique | 16,343 t | 2024 | up 135.4% | volatile |
| 122 | Mauritius | 14,330 t | 2024 | up 24.6% | volatile |
| 123 | Qatar | 14,097 t | 2024 | up 225.0% | volatile |
| 124 | Jamaica | 13,008 t | 2024 | up 97.7% | falling |
| 125 | Estonia | 11,800 t | 2024 | down 1.9% | falling |
| 126 | Mongolia | 11,794 t | 2024 | up 226.7% | volatile |
| 127 | Sierra Leone | 11,590 t | 2024 | down 3.5% | volatile |
| 128 | Montenegro | 11,237 t | 2024 | up 162.5% | rising |
| 129 | Puerto Rico | 10,852 t | 2024 | down 11.7% | falling |
| 130 | Niger | 10,724 t | 2024 | up 42.1% | rising |
| 131 | Cyprus | 10,503 t | 2019 | up 7.3% | rising |
| 132 | Brunei Darussalam | 9,541 t | 2024 | up 46.1% | volatile |
| 133 | Fiji | 8,550 t | 2024 | up 20.2% | volatile |
| 134 | Rwanda | 7,754 t | 2024 | up 11.2% | volatile |
| 135 | North Macedonia | 7,403 t | 2024 | down 40.3% | falling |
| 136 | Liberia | 6,571 t | 2024 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 137 | Réunion | 6,100 t | 2006 | up 15.1% | rising |
| 138 | Mauritania | 5,667 t | 2024 | up 10.3% | rising |
| 139 | Bahrain | 5,598 t | 2024 | up 108.4% | volatile |
| 140 | Malta | 5,452 t | 2019 | down 21.6% | rising |
| 141 | Papua New Guinea | 5,419 t | 2024 | down 1.6% | rising |
| 142 | Haiti | 5,219 t | 2024 | down 0.0% | rising |
| 143 | Iceland | 5,000 t | 2024 | up 38.2% | rising |
| 144 | Suriname | 4,629 t | 2024 | up 74.9% | rising |
| 145 | Trinidad and Tobago | 4,180 t | 2024 | up 38.3% | falling |
| 146 | Chad | 4,050 t | 2024 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 147 | Bhutan | 4,025 t | 2024 | up 191.7% | volatile |
| 148 | Namibia | 3,910 t | 2024 | down 11.1% | volatile |
| 149 | Botswana | 3,547 t | 2024 | down 21.2% | volatile |
| 150 | French Polynesia | 3,159 t | 2024 | up 35.1% | volatile |
| 151 | Belize | 3,157 t | 2024 | up 28.7% | volatile |
| 152 | Grenada | 3,000 t | 2024 | up 114.3% | rising |
| 153 | Barbados | 2,921 t | 2024 | up 23.5% | volatile |
| 154 | Somalia | 2,738 t | 2024 | up 16.0% | rising |
| 155 | New Caledonia | 2,730 t | 2024 | up 8.7% | volatile |
| 156 | Central African Republic | 2,645 t | 2024 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 157 | Gabon | 2,588 t | 2024 | up 45.6% | volatile |
| 158 | Guyana | 2,350 t | 2024 | up 104.5% | volatile |
| 159 | Luxembourg | 2,279 t | 2024 | up 16.0% | rising |
| 160 | Burundi | 2,268 t | 2024 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 161 | Eritrea | 2,148 t | 2024 | up 23.1% | falling |
| 162 | Martinique | 2,059 t | 2006 | up 37.3% | rising |
| 163 | Seychelles | 1,920 t | 2024 | up 47.4% | volatile |
| 164 | Guadeloupe | 1,800 t | 2006 | up 17.0% | volatile |
| 165 | Congo | 1,520 t | 2024 | up 10.8% | rising |
| 166 | Lesotho | 1,355 t | 2024 | down 27.5% | rising |
| 167 | Eswatini | 1,338 t | 2024 | up 2.9% | volatile |
| 168 | Guinea-Bissau | 1,296 t | 2024 | down 8.1% | volatile |
| 169 | Comoros | 1,101 t | 2024 | up 8.0% | rising |
| 170 | Saint Lucia | 1,081 t | 2024 | up 36.8% | rising |
| 171 | Gambia | 1,002 t | 2024 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 172 | Bahamas | 892.75 t | 2024 | up 5.2% | rising |
| 173 | Dominica | 791.36 t | 2024 | up 1.0% | volatile |
| 174 | Vanuatu | 642.39 t | 2024 | down 8.2% | volatile |
| 175 | Antigua and Barbuda | 600.06 t | 2024 | down 2.8% | volatile |
| 176 | Solomon Islands | 589.73 t | 2024 | down 13.3% | rising |
| 177 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 570.42 t | 2024 | down 6.5% | rising |
| 178 | French Guiana | 570 t | 2006 | up 29.5% | volatile |
| 179 | China, Macao SAR | 425 t | 2024 | down 5.6% | rising |
| 180 | Samoa | 387.02 t | 2024 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 181 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 300 t | 2024 | up 7.1% | rising |
| 182 | Kiribati | 251.72 t | 2024 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 183 | Equatorial Guinea | 245.31 t | 2024 | down 19.3% | volatile |
| 184 | Sao Tome and Principe | 191.26 t | 2024 | down 69.1% | volatile |
| 185 | Tonga | 146.4 t | 2024 | up 0.6% | rising |
| 186 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 118.72 t | 2024 | down 56.0% | volatile |
| 187 | Cook Islands | 36 t | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 188 | Tuvalu | 19.5 t | 2024 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 189 | Niue | 14.01 t | 2024 | down 12.4% | falling |
| 190 | Nauru | 9 t | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 99.99 million t
- Asia 65.69 million t
- Eastern Asia 39.77 million t
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 2.76 million t
- Americas 18.56 million t
- Southern Asia 11.58 million t
- Europe 11.31 million t
- South-Eastern Asia 10.66 million t
- Small island developing States (SIDS) 486,668 t
- South America 7.23 million t
- Northern America 7.13 million t
- Middle Africa 238,197 t
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 6.73 million t
- European Union (27) 6.62 million t
- United States of America 6.47 million t
- Eastern Europe 4.94 million t
- Africa 4.10 million t
- Central America 3.82 million t
- Western Europe 2.94 million t
- Western Asia 2.72 million t
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 2.18 million t
- Southern Europe 2.06 million t
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 1.90 million t
- Northern Africa 1.58 million t
- Northern Europe 1.37 million t
- Western Africa 1.13 million t
- Central Asia 955,568 t
- Eastern Africa 709,753 t
- Southern Africa 443,149 t
- Oceania 332,416 t
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.