Eggs Primary — Production in Southern Africa

Southern Africa: Eggs Primary — Production was 443,149 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
443,149 t
Change on year
down 9.6%
Rank
25th
of 29 groups
All-time high
603,845 t
in 2020
All-time low
64,436 t
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Eggs Primary — Production in Southern Africa, 1961–2024

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Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.

Analysis

In 2024, eggs primary — production in Southern Africa stood at 443,149 t.

That represents a change of down 9.6% on the previous year and down 4.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, eggs primary — production in Southern Africa peaked at 603,845 t in 2020 and was at its lowest, 64,436 t, in 1961.

Southern Africa ranks 25th of 29 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Eggs Primary — Production in Southern Africa, year by year

Annual values for Eggs Primary — Production in Southern Africa, 1961 to 2024.
Year t Change
1961 64,436 t —
1962 67,259 t +4.4%
1963 68,526 t +1.9%
1964 69,716 t +1.7%
1965 91,901 t +31.8%
1966 101,540 t +10.5%
1967 107,855 t +6.2%
1968 117,317 t +8.8%
1969 127,285 t +8.5%
1970 113,417 t -10.9%
1971 109,053 t -3.8%
1972 112,961 t +3.6%
1973 119,313 t +5.6%
1974 142,834 t +19.7%
1975 156,441 t +9.5%
1976 139,932 t -10.6%
1977 141,314 t +1.0%
1978 143,869 t +1.8%
1979 154,435 t +7.3%
1980 166,710 t +7.9%
1981 164,949 t -1.1%
1982 191,107 t +15.9%
1983 176,947 t -7.4%
1984 181,790 t +2.7%
1985 182,088 t +0.2%
1986 198,268 t +8.9%
1987 204,442 t +3.1%
1988 228,967 t +12.0%
1989 213,488 t -6.8%
1990 217,301 t +1.8%
1991 236,692 t +8.9%
1992 242,368 t +2.4%
1993 238,974 t -1.4%
1994 256,339 t +7.3%
1995 296,490 t +15.7%
1996 287,330 t -3.1%
1997 320,140 t +11.4%
1998 329,940 t +3.1%
1999 325,150 t -1.5%
2000 337,010 t +3.6%
2001 339,130 t +0.6%
2002 349,827 t +3.2%
2003 337,972 t -3.4%
2004 358,540 t +6.1%
2005 385,899 t +7.6%
2006 423,314 t +9.7%
2007 449,770 t +6.2%
2008 437,400 t -2.8%
2009 415,139 t -5.1%
2010 424,720 t +2.3%
2011 463,720 t +9.2%
2012 488,900 t +5.4%
2013 480,150 t -1.8%
2014 465,070 t -3.1%
2015 532,180 t +14.4%
2016 488,257 t -8.3%
2017 454,685 t -6.9%
2018 485,652 t +6.8%
2019 575,134 t +18.4%
2020 603,845 t +5.0%
2021 559,216 t -7.4%
2022 572,217 t +2.3%
2023 490,035 t -14.4%
2024 443,149 t -9.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 90,648 t 64,436 t 127,285 t 9
1970s 133,357 t 109,053 t 156,441 t 10
1980s 190,876 t 164,949 t 228,967 t 10
1990s 275,072 t 217,301 t 329,940 t 10
2000s 383,400 t 337,010 t 449,770 t 10
2010s 485,847 t 424,720 t 575,134 t 10
2020s 533,692 t 443,149 t 603,845 t 5

Countries ranked near Southern Africa

  1. 22 Italy 712,500 t compare
  2. 23 Ukraine 676,600 t compare
  3. 24 Canada 658,814 t compare
  4. 25 Nigeria 658,008 t compare
  5. 26 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 643,000 t compare
  6. 26 Caribbean 384,308 t compare
  7. 27 Egypt 640,000 t compare
  8. 28 Côte d'Ivoire 125,120 t compare
  9. 28 Poland 594,560 t compare

See the full ranking of 239 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is eggs primary — production in Southern Africa?
Eggs primary — production in Southern Africa was 443,149 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest eggs primary — production recorded in Southern Africa?
The highest recorded value was 603,845 t in 2020.
What is the lowest eggs primary — production recorded in Southern Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 64,436 t in 1961.
How does Southern Africa rank for eggs primary — production?
Southern Africa ranks 25th out of 29 groups with data for 2024.
Is eggs primary — production rising or falling in Southern Africa?
Over the last ten years it is down 4.7%. 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 — Production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Eggs Primary — Production
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
239 places, 13,862 data points, 1961–2024
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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.