Japan vs Mexico: Egg production
Japan
2.48 million tonnes
in 2024
Mexico
3.27 million tonnes
in 2024
Japan rank
9th
Mexico rank
7th
Egg production over time
- Japan
- Mexico
How they compare
Mexico currently reports 3.27 million tonnes against 2.48 million tonnes in Japan, a difference of 789,410 tonnes.
That makes Mexico's figure about 1.3 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 9th and Mexico ranks 7th of 198 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 5 and Mexico in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Mexico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.24 million tonnes | 215,025 tonnes | 1.02 million tonnes | Japan |
| 1970s | 1.85 million tonnes | 443,415 tonnes | 1.41 million tonnes | Japan |
| 1980s | 2.19 million tonnes | 839,057 tonnes | 1.35 million tonnes | Japan |
| 1990s | 2.54 million tonnes | 1.27 million tonnes | 1.27 million tonnes | Japan |
| 2000s | 2.52 million tonnes | 2.08 million tonnes | 446,011 tonnes | Japan |
| 2010s | 2.55 million tonnes | 2.62 million tonnes | 72,690 tonnes | Mexico |
| 2020s | 2.54 million tonnes | 3.12 million tonnes | 581,178 tonnes | Mexico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher egg production, Japan or Mexico?
- Mexico, at 3.27 million tonnes against 2.48 million tonnes in Japan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in egg production between Japan and Mexico?
- 789,410 tonnes, with Mexico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Mexico?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Japan and Mexico rank globally for egg production?
- Japan ranks 9th and Mexico ranks 7th 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.