Brazil vs Japan: Egg production
Brazil
3.73 million tonnes
in 2024
Japan
2.48 million tonnes
in 2024
Brazil rank
6th
Japan rank
9th
Egg production over time
- Brazil
- Japan
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 3.73 million tonnes against 2.48 million tonnes in Japan, a difference of 1.25 million tonnes.
That makes Brazil's figure about 1.5 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Japan ahead.
Brazil ranks 6th and Japan ranks 9th of 198 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 2 and Japan in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 271,749 tonnes | 1.24 million tonnes | 965,473 tonnes | Japan |
| 1970s | 489,820 tonnes | 1.85 million tonnes | 1.36 million tonnes | Japan |
| 1980s | 1.01 million tonnes | 2.19 million tonnes | 1.18 million tonnes | Japan |
| 1990s | 1.55 million tonnes | 2.54 million tonnes | 989,991 tonnes | Japan |
| 2000s | 1.93 million tonnes | 2.52 million tonnes | 594,597 tonnes | Japan |
| 2010s | 2.66 million tonnes | 2.55 million tonnes | 115,195 tonnes | Brazil |
| 2020s | 3.43 million tonnes | 2.54 million tonnes | 891,770 tonnes | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher egg production, Brazil or Japan?
- Brazil, at 3.73 million tonnes against 2.48 million tonnes in Japan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in egg production between Brazil and Japan?
- 1.25 million tonnes, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Japan?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Brazil and Japan rank globally for egg production?
- Brazil ranks 6th and Japan ranks 9th of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Egg production. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.