Egypt vs Netherlands: Egg production
Egypt
640,000 tonnes
in 2024
Netherlands
643,000 tonnes
in 2017
Egypt rank
30th
Netherlands rank
29th
Egg production over time
- Egypt
- Netherlands
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 643,000 tonnes against 640,000 tonnes in Egypt, a difference of 3,000 tonnes.
Across all 57 years both countries report, Netherlands has been ahead every year.
Egypt ranks 30th and Netherlands ranks 29th of 198 countries.
Netherlands has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 45,900 tonnes | 274,578 tonnes | 228,678 tonnes | Netherlands |
| 1970s | 68,574 tonnes | 322,878 tonnes | 254,304 tonnes | Netherlands |
| 1980s | 123,402 tonnes | 634,363 tonnes | 510,961 tonnes | Netherlands |
| 1990s | 151,486 tonnes | 626,634 tonnes | 475,148 tonnes | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 254,564 tonnes | 613,800 tonnes | 359,236 tonnes | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 389,043 tonnes | 675,325 tonnes | 286,282 tonnes | Netherlands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher egg production, Egypt or Netherlands?
- Netherlands, at 643,000 tonnes against 640,000 tonnes in Egypt as of 2017.
- What is the difference in egg production between Egypt and Netherlands?
- 3,000 tonnes, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Netherlands?
- 57 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2017.
- How do Egypt and Netherlands rank globally for egg production?
- Egypt ranks 30th and Netherlands ranks 29th 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.