Egg production, per capita in China
China: Egg production, per capita was 0.0255 tonnes per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Egg production, per capita in China, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for egg production, per capita in China is 0.0255 tonnes per person, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 20.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, egg production, per capita in China peaked at 0.0255 tonnes per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0023 tonnes per person, in 1963.
China ranks 3rd of 190 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Egg production, per capita in China, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0023 tonnes per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0023 tonnes per person | +0.5% |
| 1963 | 0.0023 tonnes per person | -1.1% |
| 1964 | 0.0023 tonnes per person | +0.2% |
| 1965 | 0.0023 tonnes per person | +0.1% |
| 1966 | 0.0023 tonnes per person | +0.3% |
| 1967 | 0.0023 tonnes per person | +0.4% |
| 1968 | 0.0023 tonnes per person | -0.3% |
| 1969 | 0.0023 tonnes per person | +0.6% |
| 1970 | 0.0023 tonnes per person | -0.1% |
| 1971 | 0.0023 tonnes per person | +0.9% |
| 1972 | 0.0023 tonnes per person | +0.6% |
| 1973 | 0.0023 tonnes per person | +1.2% |
| 1974 | 0.0024 tonnes per person | +1.7% |
| 1975 | 0.0024 tonnes per person | +1.9% |
| 1976 | 0.0025 tonnes per person | +2.4% |
| 1977 | 0.0026 tonnes per person | +2.5% |
| 1978 | 0.0026 tonnes per person | +3.2% |
| 1979 | 0.0027 tonnes per person | +3.8% |
| 1980 | 0.0029 tonnes per person | +4.3% |
| 1981 | 0.0029 tonnes per person | +2.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0031 tonnes per person | +5.3% |
| 1983 | 0.0032 tonnes per person | +5.7% |
| 1984 | 0.0042 tonnes per person | +28.2% |
| 1985 | 0.0051 tonnes per person | +22.2% |
| 1986 | 0.0052 tonnes per person | +2.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0054 tonnes per person | +4.7% |
| 1988 | 0.0063 tonnes per person | +16.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0064 tonnes per person | +1.9% |
| 1990 | 0.007 tonnes per person | +8.8% |
| 1991 | 0.008 tonnes per person | +14.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0088 tonnes per person | +9.0% |
| 1993 | 0.01 tonnes per person | +14.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0124 tonnes per person | +24.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0139 tonnes per person | +12.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0161 tonnes per person | +16.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0154 tonnes per person | -4.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0163 tonnes per person | +5.5% |
| 1999 | 0.017 tonnes per person | +4.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0173 tonnes per person | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0174 tonnes per person | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0177 tonnes per person | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0181 tonnes per person | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0183 tonnes per person | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0187 tonnes per person | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0185 tonnes per person | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0192 tonnes per person | +3.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0204 tonnes per person | +6.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0206 tonnes per person | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0207 tonnes per person | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0209 tonnes per person | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0211 tonnes per person | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0211 tonnes per person | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0211 tonnes per person | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0221 tonnes per person | +4.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0228 tonnes per person | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0222 tonnes per person | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0223 tonnes per person | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0235 tonnes per person | +5.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0246 tonnes per person | +4.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0241 tonnes per person | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0245 tonnes per person | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0253 tonnes per person | +3.2% |
| 2024 | 0.0255 tonnes per person | +0.8% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 0.0255 tonnes per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0103 tonnes per person, 2.5× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- China's 0.0255 tonnes per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0043 tonnes per person, 5.9× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Egg production, per capita in China changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | +28.2% | 0.0032 tonnes per person | 0.0042 tonnes per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0023 tonnes per person | 0.0023 tonnes per person | 0.0023 tonnes per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0024 tonnes per person | 0.0023 tonnes per person | 0.0027 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0045 tonnes per person | 0.0029 tonnes per person | 0.0064 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0125 tonnes per person | 0.007 tonnes per person | 0.017 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0186 tonnes per person | 0.0173 tonnes per person | 0.0206 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0218 tonnes per person | 0.0207 tonnes per person | 0.0235 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0248 tonnes per person | 0.0241 tonnes per person | 0.0255 tonnes per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near China
- 1 Netherlands 0.0375 tonnes per person compare
- 2 Grenada 0.0256 tonnes per person compare
- 4 Dominican Republic 0.0251 tonnes per person compare
- 5 Mexico 0.025 tonnes per person compare
- 6 Latvia 0.0248 tonnes per person compare
More reference data data for China
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 49.4 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 75.5 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 303.29 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 18.8 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 303.29 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 165.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 206.2 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 350.74 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1,480 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 102.37 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is egg production, per capita in China?
- Egg production, per capita in China was 0.0255 tonnes per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest egg production, per capita recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0255 tonnes per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest egg production, per capita recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0023 tonnes per person in 1963.
- How does China rank for egg production, per capita?
- China ranks 3rd out of 190 countries with data for 2024.
- Is egg production, per capita rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this China 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.