Egg production, per capita in New Zealand
New Zealand: Egg production, per capita was 0.0123 tonnes per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Egg production, per capita in New Zealand, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
New Zealand recorded 0.0123 tonnes per person for egg production, per capita in 2024.
The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, egg production, per capita in New Zealand peaked at 0.021 tonnes per person in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.0115 tonnes per person, in 2007.
New Zealand ranks 49th of 190 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Egg production, per capita in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.018 tonnes per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0176 tonnes per person | -2.3% |
| 1963 | 0.0179 tonnes per person | +1.8% |
| 1964 | 0.0178 tonnes per person | -1.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0176 tonnes per person | -0.8% |
| 1966 | 0.018 tonnes per person | +2.1% |
| 1967 | 0.0192 tonnes per person | +6.8% |
| 1968 | 0.0191 tonnes per person | -0.5% |
| 1969 | 0.0191 tonnes per person | -0.3% |
| 1970 | 0.019 tonnes per person | -0.3% |
| 1971 | 0.0191 tonnes per person | +0.6% |
| 1972 | 0.0191 tonnes per person | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0201 tonnes per person | +5.3% |
| 1974 | 0.0193 tonnes per person | -4.3% |
| 1975 | 0.0189 tonnes per person | -1.9% |
| 1976 | 0.0176 tonnes per person | -7.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0188 tonnes per person | +6.7% |
| 1978 | 0.0192 tonnes per person | +2.5% |
| 1979 | 0.019 tonnes per person | -1.4% |
| 1980 | 0.0179 tonnes per person | -5.5% |
| 1981 | 0.0192 tonnes per person | +7.1% |
| 1982 | 0.0192 tonnes per person | -0.3% |
| 1983 | 0.0175 tonnes per person | -8.4% |
| 1984 | 0.0164 tonnes per person | -6.7% |
| 1985 | 0.0151 tonnes per person | -7.6% |
| 1986 | 0.0154 tonnes per person | +1.5% |
| 1987 | 0.0128 tonnes per person | -16.6% |
| 1988 | 0.0129 tonnes per person | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0141 tonnes per person | +8.9% |
| 1990 | 0.021 tonnes per person | +48.7% |
| 1991 | 0.0202 tonnes per person | -3.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0197 tonnes per person | -2.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0195 tonnes per person | -1.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0121 tonnes per person | -37.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0131 tonnes per person | +7.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0119 tonnes per person | -9.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0124 tonnes per person | +4.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0117 tonnes per person | -5.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0116 tonnes per person | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0118 tonnes per person | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0119 tonnes per person | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0122 tonnes per person | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 0.012 tonnes per person | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0123 tonnes per person | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0129 tonnes per person | +5.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0127 tonnes per person | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0115 tonnes per person | -9.5% |
| 2008 | 0.013 tonnes per person | +12.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0125 tonnes per person | -3.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0126 tonnes per person | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0123 tonnes per person | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 0.012 tonnes per person | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0123 tonnes per person | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0124 tonnes per person | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0129 tonnes per person | +4.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0132 tonnes per person | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0134 tonnes per person | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 0.013 tonnes per person | -2.5% |
| 2019 | 0.013 tonnes per person | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0138 tonnes per person | +6.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0137 tonnes per person | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0127 tonnes per person | -7.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0124 tonnes per person | -2.6% |
| 2024 | 0.0123 tonnes per person | -0.8% |
New Zealand compared with similar countries
- New Zealand's 0.0123 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)
- New Zealand's 0.0123 tonnes per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0043 tonnes per person, 2.8× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Egg production, per capita in New Zealand 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | +48.7% | 0.0141 tonnes per person | 0.021 tonnes per person |
| 1994 | -37.8% | 0.0195 tonnes per person | 0.0121 tonnes per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0183 tonnes per person | 0.0176 tonnes per person | 0.0192 tonnes per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.019 tonnes per person | 0.0176 tonnes per person | 0.0201 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0161 tonnes per person | 0.0128 tonnes per person | 0.0192 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0153 tonnes per person | 0.0116 tonnes per person | 0.021 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0123 tonnes per person | 0.0115 tonnes per person | 0.013 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0127 tonnes per person | 0.012 tonnes per person | 0.0134 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.013 tonnes per person | 0.0123 tonnes per person | 0.0138 tonnes per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
- 46 Armenia 0.0131 tonnes per person compare
- 47 Iceland 0.0129 tonnes per person compare
- 48 Turkmenistan 0.0123 tonnes per person compare
- 50 United Kingdom 0.0123 tonnes per person compare
- 51 Kazakhstan 0.0122 tonnes per person compare
- 52 Belgium 0.0122 tonnes per person compare
More reference data data for New Zealand
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.4532 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 9.92 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 10.93 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0459 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 10.93 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.52 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.53 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 42.17 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 47.53 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2499 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is egg production, per capita in New Zealand?
- Egg production, per capita in New Zealand was 0.0123 tonnes per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest egg production, per capita recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 0.021 tonnes per person in 1990.
- What is the lowest egg production, per capita recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0115 tonnes per person in 2007.
- How does New Zealand rank for egg production, per capita?
- New Zealand ranks 49th out of 190 countries with data for 2024.
- Is egg production, per capita rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this New Zealand 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.