China vs India: Egg production

China
35.88 million tonnes
in 2024
India
8.10 million tonnes
in 2024
China rank
1st
India rank
2nd

Egg production over time

  • China
  • India
010.0M20.0M30.0M40.0M196119922024

How they compare

China currently reports 35.88 million tonnes against 8.10 million tonnes in India, a difference of 27.78 million tonnes.

That makes China's figure about 4.4 times India's.

Across all 64 years both countries report, China has been ahead every year.

China ranks 1st and India ranks 2nd of 197 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Egg production
Unit
tonnes
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
198 places, 11,454 data points, 1961–2024
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