Egg production, per capita in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Egg production, per capita was 0.0034 tonnes per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Egg production, per capita in Puerto Rico, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for egg production, per capita in Puerto Rico is 0.0034 tonnes per person, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and down 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, egg production, per capita in Puerto Rico peaked at 0.007 tonnes per person in 1980 and was at its lowest, 0.0023 tonnes per person, in 2000.
Puerto Rico ranks 126th 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 Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0043 tonnes per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0047 tonnes per person | +10.3% |
| 1963 | 0.0053 tonnes per person | +12.2% |
| 1964 | 0.0047 tonnes per person | -11.5% |
| 1965 | 0.0047 tonnes per person | -0.7% |
| 1966 | 0.0049 tonnes per person | +4.5% |
| 1967 | 0.005 tonnes per person | +1.5% |
| 1968 | 0.005 tonnes per person | +0.2% |
| 1969 | 0.0049 tonnes per person | -0.3% |
| 1970 | 0.0051 tonnes per person | +2.2% |
| 1971 | 0.0051 tonnes per person | +0.6% |
| 1972 | 0.0053 tonnes per person | +4.8% |
| 1973 | 0.0057 tonnes per person | +6.7% |
| 1974 | 0.0057 tonnes per person | +0.6% |
| 1975 | 0.0061 tonnes per person | +7.2% |
| 1976 | 0.0065 tonnes per person | +5.9% |
| 1977 | 0.0067 tonnes per person | +2.8% |
| 1978 | 0.0068 tonnes per person | +2.7% |
| 1979 | 0.0069 tonnes per person | +1.4% |
| 1980 | 0.007 tonnes per person | +1.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0066 tonnes per person | -6.5% |
| 1982 | 0.0058 tonnes per person | -10.8% |
| 1983 | 0.0052 tonnes per person | -11.5% |
| 1984 | 0.0054 tonnes per person | +5.3% |
| 1985 | 0.0047 tonnes per person | -14.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0045 tonnes per person | -2.9% |
| 1987 | 0.0056 tonnes per person | +23.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0055 tonnes per person | -1.4% |
| 1989 | 0.0051 tonnes per person | -7.7% |
| 1990 | 0.0041 tonnes per person | -19.6% |
| 1991 | 0.005 tonnes per person | +21.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0054 tonnes per person | +7.9% |
| 1993 | 0.0052 tonnes per person | -2.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0048 tonnes per person | -9.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0049 tonnes per person | +2.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0048 tonnes per person | -1.3% |
| 1997 | 0.004 tonnes per person | -16.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0045 tonnes per person | +12.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0024 tonnes per person | -47.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0023 tonnes per person | -1.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0025 tonnes per person | +5.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0031 tonnes per person | +27.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0028 tonnes per person | -10.8% |
| 2004 | 0.003 tonnes per person | +6.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0029 tonnes per person | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0029 tonnes per person | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.003 tonnes per person | +3.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0037 tonnes per person | +20.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0037 tonnes per person | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0031 tonnes per person | -14.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0027 tonnes per person | -13.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0027 tonnes per person | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0028 tonnes per person | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0034 tonnes per person | +24.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0041 tonnes per person | +18.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0035 tonnes per person | -13.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0034 tonnes per person | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0035 tonnes per person | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0033 tonnes per person | -5.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0032 tonnes per person | -5.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0034 tonnes per person | +6.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0034 tonnes per person | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0034 tonnes per person | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 0.0034 tonnes per person | +1.1% |
Puerto Rico compared with similar countries
- Puerto Rico's 0.0034 tonnes per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0119 tonnes per person, 29% of the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Puerto Rico's 0.0034 tonnes per person is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0093 tonnes per person, 36% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Egg production, per capita in Puerto Rico 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | -47.4% | 0.0045 tonnes per person | 0.0024 tonnes per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0048 tonnes per person | 0.0043 tonnes per person | 0.0053 tonnes per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.006 tonnes per person | 0.0051 tonnes per person | 0.0069 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0055 tonnes per person | 0.0045 tonnes per person | 0.007 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0045 tonnes per person | 0.0024 tonnes per person | 0.0054 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.003 tonnes per person | 0.0023 tonnes per person | 0.0037 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0033 tonnes per person | 0.0027 tonnes per person | 0.0041 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0033 tonnes per person | 0.0032 tonnes per person | 0.0034 tonnes per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Puerto Rico
More reference data data for Puerto Rico
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0791 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1709 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.2501 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0001 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.2501 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2653 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0773 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.9674 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.31 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0003 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is egg production, per capita in Puerto Rico?
- Egg production, per capita in Puerto Rico was 0.0034 tonnes per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest egg production, per capita recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 0.007 tonnes per person in 1980.
- What is the lowest egg production, per capita recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0023 tonnes per person in 2000.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for egg production, per capita?
- Puerto Rico ranks 126th out of 190 countries with data for 2024.
- Is egg production, per capita rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Puerto Rico 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.