Egg Production by Country 2024
Key Findings
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China leads in Hen Egg Production (thousand tonnes) with 30,856.80 in 2024.
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Average Hen Egg Production (thousand tonnes) in 2024: 3,157 · median: 991.
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Gap in 2024: China is 46.9× larger than Nigeria.
About This Dataset
Egg Production by Country 2024
What this chart shows. The 25 countries that produced the most hen eggs in 2024, by weight in thousands of tonnes. China led with 30,857 thousand tonnes, 32.9 per cent of the world's 93.7 million, followed by India with 8,102 thousand and Indonesia with 6,579 thousand.
How the data is collected. The figures come from FAOSTAT, the statistics database of the UN Food and Agriculture Organization, which collects national production data through annual questionnaires and fills gaps with its own estimates. Eggs are counted in shell by weight; both China's and India's figures are FAO estimates.
Background. Indonesia produced 6,579 thousand tonnes, slightly more than the United States with 6,469 thousand. World egg production rose 1.7 per cent from 2023.
Limits. Converting weight to egg counts depends on average egg size, which varies by country, so this chart uses weight. Several large producers, including Pakistan, Argentina and Bangladesh, have estimated rather than official figures.
How the data is collected. The figures come from FAOSTAT, the statistics database of the UN Food and Agriculture Organization, which collects national production data through annual questionnaires and fills gaps with its own estimates. Eggs are counted in shell by weight; both China's and India's figures are FAO estimates.
Background. Indonesia produced 6,579 thousand tonnes, slightly more than the United States with 6,469 thousand. World egg production rose 1.7 per cent from 2023.
Limits. Converting weight to egg counts depends on average egg size, which varies by country, so this chart uses weight. Several large producers, including Pakistan, Argentina and Bangladesh, have estimated rather than official figures.
Analysis
China alone produced more eggs by weight than the next 6 countries on the chart combined.
Data Insights
Numbers, trends & sources behind this chart
Methodology & source
- Data source
- FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Coverage
- 25 entities · 2024 · 25 observations
- Measure
- Hen Egg Production (thousand tonnes)
- Last updated
- 29 September 2026
- Compiled by
- The ANYSTAT team, from the source above
How the figures are calculated
- Values use the measure and unit named on this page. Consult the dataset description and cited source for coverage, definitions and any unit conversions. Displayed values may be rounded for readability.
- Entities are ranked highest-first on their value in 2024.
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