Egg production, per capita in Portugal
Portugal: Egg production, per capita was 0.0136 tonnes per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Egg production, per capita in Portugal, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
Portugal recorded 0.0136 tonnes per person for egg production, per capita in 2024.
The figure is down 5.9% on the previous year and up 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, egg production, per capita in Portugal peaked at 0.0144 tonnes per person in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0034 tonnes per person, in 1961.
Portugal ranks 42nd of 190 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Egg production, per capita in Portugal, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0034 tonnes per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0035 tonnes per person | +1.5% |
| 1963 | 0.0036 tonnes per person | +1.5% |
| 1964 | 0.0036 tonnes per person | +1.8% |
| 1965 | 0.0037 tonnes per person | +2.3% |
| 1966 | 0.0038 tonnes per person | +2.6% |
| 1967 | 0.0039 tonnes per person | +2.7% |
| 1968 | 0.004 tonnes per person | +2.3% |
| 1969 | 0.0041 tonnes per person | +2.8% |
| 1970 | 0.0042 tonnes per person | +2.7% |
| 1971 | 0.0043 tonnes per person | +2.2% |
| 1972 | 0.0043 tonnes per person | +0.7% |
| 1973 | 0.0046 tonnes per person | +7.1% |
| 1974 | 0.0049 tonnes per person | +5.1% |
| 1975 | 0.0049 tonnes per person | +0.8% |
| 1976 | 0.0048 tonnes per person | -2.8% |
| 1977 | 0.0055 tonnes per person | +15.4% |
| 1978 | 0.0058 tonnes per person | +5.7% |
| 1979 | 0.0063 tonnes per person | +7.8% |
| 1980 | 0.0063 tonnes per person | +0.3% |
| 1981 | 0.0065 tonnes per person | +2.2% |
| 1982 | 0.0068 tonnes per person | +5.6% |
| 1983 | 0.0063 tonnes per person | -8.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0055 tonnes per person | -11.2% |
| 1985 | 0.0071 tonnes per person | +28.5% |
| 1986 | 0.0072 tonnes per person | +0.9% |
| 1987 | 0.0073 tonnes per person | +0.9% |
| 1988 | 0.0073 tonnes per person | +1.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0078 tonnes per person | +5.9% |
| 1990 | 0.008 tonnes per person | +2.5% |
| 1991 | 0.01 tonnes per person | +25.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0105 tonnes per person | +5.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0104 tonnes per person | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0111 tonnes per person | +6.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0105 tonnes per person | -5.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0101 tonnes per person | -4.0% |
| 1997 | 0.01 tonnes per person | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 0.011 tonnes per person | +10.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0108 tonnes per person | -2.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0114 tonnes per person | +5.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0121 tonnes per person | +5.8% |
| 2002 | 0.012 tonnes per person | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 0.012 tonnes per person | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0126 tonnes per person | +4.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0113 tonnes per person | -10.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0114 tonnes per person | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0116 tonnes per person | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0118 tonnes per person | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0118 tonnes per person | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0125 tonnes per person | +5.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0117 tonnes per person | -6.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0115 tonnes per person | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0121 tonnes per person | +4.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0127 tonnes per person | +5.7% |
| 2015 | 0.014 tonnes per person | +10.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0135 tonnes per person | -3.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0138 tonnes per person | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0139 tonnes per person | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0138 tonnes per person | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0142 tonnes per person | +3.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0137 tonnes per person | -3.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0143 tonnes per person | +4.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0144 tonnes per person | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 0.0136 tonnes per person | -5.9% |
Portugal compared with similar countries
- Portugal's 0.0136 tonnes per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0119 tonnes per person, 1.1× the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Portugal's 0.0136 tonnes per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0126 tonnes per person, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Egg production, per capita in Portugal 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | +28.5% | 0.0055 tonnes per person | 0.0071 tonnes per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0037 tonnes per person | 0.0034 tonnes per person | 0.0041 tonnes per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.005 tonnes per person | 0.0042 tonnes per person | 0.0063 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0068 tonnes per person | 0.0055 tonnes per person | 0.0078 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0102 tonnes per person | 0.008 tonnes per person | 0.0111 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0118 tonnes per person | 0.0113 tonnes per person | 0.0126 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0129 tonnes per person | 0.0115 tonnes per person | 0.014 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.014 tonnes per person | 0.0136 tonnes per person | 0.0144 tonnes per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
More reference data data for Portugal
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.5144 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.4372 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.51 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0472 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.51 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.72 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.02 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.81 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 6.9 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2572 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is egg production, per capita in Portugal?
- Egg production, per capita in Portugal was 0.0136 tonnes per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest egg production, per capita recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0144 tonnes per person in 2023.
- What is the lowest egg production, per capita recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0034 tonnes per person in 1961.
- How does Portugal rank for egg production, per capita?
- Portugal ranks 42nd out of 190 countries with data for 2024.
- Is egg production, per capita rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Portugal 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.