Eggs Primary — Production in Southern Asia

Southern Asia: Eggs Primary — Production was 11.58 million t in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
11.58 million t
Change on year
up 3.1%
Rank
4th
of 29 groups
All-time high
11.58 million t
in 2024
All-time low
287,730 t
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Eggs Primary — Production in Southern Asia, 1961–2024

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for eggs primary — production in Southern Asia is 11.58 million t, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.

The figure is up 3.1% on the previous year and up 86.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, eggs primary — production in Southern Asia peaked at 11.58 million t in 2024 and was at its lowest, 287,730 t, in 1961.

Southern Asia ranks 4th of 29 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Eggs Primary — Production in Southern Asia, year by year

Annual values for Eggs Primary — Production in Southern Asia, 1961 to 2024.
Year t Change
1961 287,730 t —
1962 311,258 t +8.2%
1963 324,656 t +4.3%
1964 330,185 t +1.7%
1965 363,990 t +10.2%
1966 384,250 t +5.6%
1967 442,076 t +15.0%
1968 470,147 t +6.3%
1969 501,531 t +6.7%
1970 529,373 t +5.6%
1971 564,511 t +6.6%
1972 634,404 t +12.4%
1973 706,223 t +11.3%
1974 728,491 t +3.2%
1975 790,308 t +8.5%
1976 858,179 t +8.6%
1977 914,170 t +6.5%
1978 951,757 t +4.1%
1979 912,996 t -4.1%
1980 975,018 t +6.8%
1981 1.01 million t +3.8%
1982 1.08 million t +6.3%
1983 1.19 million t +10.7%
1984 1.30 million t +9.6%
1985 1.42 million t +8.6%
1986 1.49 million t +5.5%
1987 1.55 million t +3.8%
1988 1.64 million t +6.0%
1989 1.75 million t +6.7%
1990 1.85 million t +5.2%
1991 1.93 million t +4.7%
1992 2.06 million t +6.6%
1993 2.21 million t +7.2%
1994 2.42 million t +9.4%
1995 2.46 million t +1.6%
1996 2.53 million t +3.2%
1997 2.62 million t +3.2%
1998 2.68 million t +2.4%
1999 2.77 million t +3.5%
2000 3.24 million t +16.7%
2001 3.38 million t +4.4%
2002 3.43 million t +1.5%
2003 3.57 million t +4.2%
2004 3.87 million t +8.4%
2005 4.10 million t +5.8%
2006 4.30 million t +5.0%
2007 4.49 million t +4.3%
2008 4.66 million t +3.8%
2009 4.85 million t +4.2%
2010 5.09 million t +5.0%
2011 5.18 million t +1.8%
2012 5.70 million t +9.9%
2013 5.93 million t +4.0%
2014 6.22 million t +5.0%
2015 6.51 million t +4.6%
2016 6.99 million t +7.4%
2017 7.35 million t +5.1%
2018 7.87 million t +7.1%
2019 9.21 million t +17.2%
2020 9.58 million t +4.0%
2021 10.25 million t +7.0%
2022 10.94 million t +6.8%
2023 11.23 million t +2.6%
2024 11.58 million t +3.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 379,536 t 287,730 t 501,531 t 9
1970s 759,041 t 529,373 t 951,757 t 10
1980s 1.34 million t 975,018 t 1.75 million t 10
1990s 2.35 million t 1.85 million t 2.77 million t 10
2000s 3.99 million t 3.24 million t 4.85 million t 10
2010s 6.60 million t 5.09 million t 9.21 million t 10
2020s 10.72 million t 9.58 million t 11.58 million t 5

Countries ranked near Southern Asia

  1. 1 China 36.31 million t compare
  2. 2 China, mainland 35.88 million t compare
  3. 3 India 8.10 million t compare
  4. 3 Türkiye 1.32 million t compare
  5. 4 Indonesia 6.85 million t compare
  6. 4 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 788,611 t compare
  7. 5 USSR 4.53 million t compare
  8. 5 Viet Nam 678,088 t compare
  9. 6 Brazil 3.73 million t compare
  10. 7 Mexico 3.27 million t compare
  11. 7 United Republic of Tanzania 321,616 t compare

See the full ranking of 239 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is eggs primary — production in Southern Asia?
Eggs primary — production in Southern Asia was 11.58 million t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest eggs primary — production recorded in Southern Asia?
The highest recorded value was 11.58 million t in 2024.
What is the lowest eggs primary — production recorded in Southern Asia?
The lowest recorded value was 287,730 t in 1961.
How does Southern Asia rank for eggs primary — production?
Southern Asia ranks 4th out of 29 groups with data for 2024.
Is eggs primary — production rising or falling in Southern Asia?
Over the last ten years it is up 86.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Southern Asia 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.