Egg production, per capita in Greece
Greece: Egg production, per capita was 0.0081 tonnes per person in 2017. ▼ Falling
Egg production, per capita in Greece, 1961–2017
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for egg production, per capita in Greece is 0.0081 tonnes per person, measured in 2017.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and down 7.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, egg production, per capita in Greece peaked at 0.0137 tonnes per person in 1985 and was at its lowest, 0.0059 tonnes per person, in 1961.
Greece ranks 85th of 190 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 57 years of available data.
Egg production, per capita in Greece, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0059 tonnes per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0061 tonnes per person | +2.2% |
| 1963 | 0.0075 tonnes per person | +23.2% |
| 1964 | 0.0072 tonnes per person | -3.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0096 tonnes per person | +32.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0101 tonnes per person | +6.1% |
| 1967 | 0.0099 tonnes per person | -2.8% |
| 1968 | 0.0098 tonnes per person | -0.1% |
| 1969 | 0.0109 tonnes per person | +10.3% |
| 1970 | 0.011 tonnes per person | +1.2% |
| 1971 | 0.0122 tonnes per person | +11.1% |
| 1972 | 0.0118 tonnes per person | -3.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0116 tonnes per person | -1.6% |
| 1974 | 0.0117 tonnes per person | +0.6% |
| 1975 | 0.0117 tonnes per person | -0.2% |
| 1976 | 0.0127 tonnes per person | +9.0% |
| 1977 | 0.012 tonnes per person | -5.9% |
| 1978 | 0.0126 tonnes per person | +4.9% |
| 1979 | 0.0134 tonnes per person | +6.2% |
| 1980 | 0.0123 tonnes per person | -8.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0125 tonnes per person | +1.3% |
| 1982 | 0.013 tonnes per person | +4.3% |
| 1983 | 0.0127 tonnes per person | -2.7% |
| 1984 | 0.0131 tonnes per person | +3.4% |
| 1985 | 0.0137 tonnes per person | +4.9% |
| 1986 | 0.0134 tonnes per person | -2.5% |
| 1987 | 0.012 tonnes per person | -10.4% |
| 1988 | 0.0125 tonnes per person | +4.4% |
| 1989 | 0.0125 tonnes per person | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 0.012 tonnes per person | -3.9% |
| 1991 | 0.0116 tonnes per person | -3.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0115 tonnes per person | -0.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0114 tonnes per person | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0112 tonnes per person | -1.8% |
| 1995 | 0.011 tonnes per person | -1.7% |
| 1996 | 0.011 tonnes per person | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0107 tonnes per person | -3.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0105 tonnes per person | -1.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0111 tonnes per person | +5.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0108 tonnes per person | -2.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0101 tonnes per person | -6.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0098 tonnes per person | -3.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0097 tonnes per person | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0101 tonnes per person | +4.5% |
| 2005 | 0.01 tonnes per person | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 0.009 tonnes per person | -9.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0088 tonnes per person | -2.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0092 tonnes per person | +4.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0098 tonnes per person | +6.6% |
| 2010 | 0.009 tonnes per person | -8.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0084 tonnes per person | -6.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0087 tonnes per person | +4.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0107 tonnes per person | +22.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0098 tonnes per person | -7.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0098 tonnes per person | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0081 tonnes per person | -17.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0081 tonnes per person | +0.6% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 0.0081 tonnes per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0119 tonnes per person, 68% of the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Greece's 0.0081 tonnes per person is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0126 tonnes per person, 64% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Egg production, per capita in Greece 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | +32.0% | 0.0072 tonnes per person | 0.0096 tonnes per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0085 tonnes per person | 0.0059 tonnes per person | 0.0109 tonnes per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0121 tonnes per person | 0.011 tonnes per person | 0.0134 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0128 tonnes per person | 0.012 tonnes per person | 0.0137 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0112 tonnes per person | 0.0105 tonnes per person | 0.012 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0097 tonnes per person | 0.0088 tonnes per person | 0.0108 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0091 tonnes per person | 0.0081 tonnes per person | 0.0107 tonnes per person | 8 |
Countries ranked near Greece
More reference data data for Greece
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.4067 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.38 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.86 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2183 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.86 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.36 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.7298 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 4.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 11.6 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.19 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is egg production, per capita in Greece?
- Egg production, per capita in Greece was 0.0081 tonnes per person in 2017, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest egg production, per capita recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0137 tonnes per person in 1985.
- What is the lowest egg production, per capita recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0059 tonnes per person in 1961.
- How does Greece rank for egg production, per capita?
- Greece ranks 85th out of 190 countries with data for 2017.
- Is egg production, per capita rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Greece 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.