Egg production, per capita in Belgium
Belgium: Egg production, per capita was 0.0122 tonnes per person in 2017. ▼ Falling
Egg production, per capita in Belgium, 2000–2017
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
In 2017, egg production, per capita in Belgium stood at 0.0122 tonnes per person. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is down 10.9% on the previous year and down 25.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, egg production, per capita in Belgium peaked at 0.0207 tonnes per person in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.0122 tonnes per person, in 2017.
That places Belgium 52nd out of 190 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Egg production, per capita in Belgium, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0189 tonnes per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.0207 tonnes per person | +9.1% |
| 2002 | 0.019 tonnes per person | -8.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0187 tonnes per person | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0199 tonnes per person | +6.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0172 tonnes per person | -13.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0184 tonnes per person | +7.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0164 tonnes per person | -10.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0151 tonnes per person | -8.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0141 tonnes per person | -6.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0155 tonnes per person | +9.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0154 tonnes per person | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0138 tonnes per person | -10.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0156 tonnes per person | +12.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0135 tonnes per person | -12.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0131 tonnes per person | -3.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0136 tonnes per person | +3.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0122 tonnes per person | -10.9% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 0.0122 tonnes per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0119 tonnes per person, 1.0× the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 0.0122 tonnes per person is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0126 tonnes per person, 96% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0178 tonnes per person | 0.0141 tonnes per person | 0.0207 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0141 tonnes per person | 0.0122 tonnes per person | 0.0156 tonnes per person | 8 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
- 49 New Zealand 0.0123 tonnes per person compare
- 50 United Kingdom 0.0123 tonnes per person compare
- 51 Kazakhstan 0.0122 tonnes per person compare
- 53 Italy 0.0121 tonnes per person compare
- 54 Dominica 0.012 tonnes per person compare
- 55 Germany 0.0119 tonnes per person compare
More reference data data for Belgium
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.9298 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.291 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.09 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1382 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.09 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 3.12 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.93 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.61 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 10.4 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.7526 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is egg production, per capita in Belgium?
- Egg production, per capita in Belgium was 0.0122 tonnes per person in 2017, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest egg production, per capita recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0207 tonnes per person in 2001.
- What is the lowest egg production, per capita recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0122 tonnes per person in 2017.
- How does Belgium rank for egg production, per capita?
- Belgium ranks 52nd out of 190 countries with data for 2017.
- Is egg production, per capita rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Egg production, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Egg production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Egg production ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Egg production Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Egg production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.