Japan vs Turkey: Egg production
Japan
2.48 million tonnes
in 2024
Turkey
1.32 million tonnes
in 2024
Japan rank
8th
Turkey rank
9th
Egg production over time
- Japan
- Turkey
How they compare
Japan currently reports 2.48 million tonnes against 1.32 million tonnes in Turkey, a difference of 1.16 million tonnes.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.9 times Turkey's.
Across all 64 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.
Japan ranks 8th and Turkey ranks 9th of 197 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.24 million tonnes | 74,368 tonnes | 1.16 million tonnes | Japan |
| 1970s | 1.85 million tonnes | 148,984 tonnes | 1.70 million tonnes | Japan |
| 1980s | 2.19 million tonnes | 276,966 tonnes | 1.91 million tonnes | Japan |
| 1990s | 2.54 million tonnes | 637,604 tonnes | 1.90 million tonnes | Japan |
| 2000s | 2.52 million tonnes | 768,096 tonnes | 1.75 million tonnes | Japan |
| 2010s | 2.55 million tonnes | 1.04 million tonnes | 1.50 million tonnes | Japan |
| 2020s | 2.54 million tonnes | 1.26 million tonnes | 1.28 million tonnes | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher egg production, Japan or Turkey?
- Japan, at 2.48 million tonnes against 1.32 million tonnes in Turkey as of 2024.
- What is the difference in egg production between Japan and Turkey?
- 1.16 million tonnes, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Turkey?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Japan and Turkey rank globally for egg production?
- Japan ranks 8th and Turkey ranks 9th of 197 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.