Egg production, per capita in South Africa
South Africa: Egg production, per capita was 0.0068 tonnes per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.0068 tonnes per person
Change on year
down 10.9%
World rank
96th
of 190 countries
All-time high
0.0098 tonnes per person
in 2020
All-time low
0.0037 tonnes per person
in 1964
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Egg production, per capita in South Africa, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
South Africa recorded 0.0068 tonnes per person for egg production, per capita in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.9% on the previous year and down 17.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, egg production, per capita in South Africa peaked at 0.0098 tonnes per person in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.0037 tonnes per person, in 1964.
That places South Africa 96th out of 190 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Egg production, per capita in South Africa, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0037 tonnes per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0038 tonnes per person | +1.2% |
| 1963 | 0.0037 tonnes per person | -1.2% |
| 1964 | 0.0037 tonnes per person | -1.4% |
| 1965 | 0.0047 tonnes per person | +28.3% |
| 1966 | 0.0051 tonnes per person | +7.1% |
| 1967 | 0.0052 tonnes per person | +3.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0055 tonnes per person | +5.5% |
| 1969 | 0.0058 tonnes per person | +5.3% |
| 1970 | 0.005 tonnes per person | -13.8% |
| 1971 | 0.0047 tonnes per person | -6.6% |
| 1972 | 0.0047 tonnes per person | +0.5% |
| 1973 | 0.0048 tonnes per person | +2.7% |
| 1974 | 0.0056 tonnes per person | +16.7% |
| 1975 | 0.006 tonnes per person | +6.6% |
| 1976 | 0.0052 tonnes per person | -13.2% |
| 1977 | 0.0051 tonnes per person | -1.8% |
| 1978 | 0.0051 tonnes per person | -1.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0053 tonnes per person | +4.6% |
| 1980 | 0.0056 tonnes per person | +4.8% |
| 1981 | 0.0053 tonnes per person | -4.5% |
| 1982 | 0.0059 tonnes per person | +12.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0053 tonnes per person | -10.6% |
| 1984 | 0.0053 tonnes per person | -0.6% |
| 1985 | 0.0051 tonnes per person | -3.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0054 tonnes per person | +5.5% |
| 1987 | 0.0054 tonnes per person | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 0.0058 tonnes per person | +8.6% |
| 1989 | 0.0053 tonnes per person | -9.7% |
| 1990 | 0.0052 tonnes per person | -1.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0056 tonnes per person | +6.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0056 tonnes per person | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0054 tonnes per person | -3.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0057 tonnes per person | +5.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0065 tonnes per person | +14.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0062 tonnes per person | -4.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0069 tonnes per person | +10.0% |
| 1998 | 0.007 tonnes per person | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0068 tonnes per person | -2.6% |
| 2000 | 0.007 tonnes per person | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0069 tonnes per person | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0071 tonnes per person | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0068 tonnes per person | -4.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0071 tonnes per person | +5.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0076 tonnes per person | +6.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0082 tonnes per person | +8.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0087 tonnes per person | +5.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0083 tonnes per person | -3.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0078 tonnes per person | -6.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0079 tonnes per person | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0085 tonnes per person | +8.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0089 tonnes per person | +4.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0086 tonnes per person | -3.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0081 tonnes per person | -4.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0092 tonnes per person | +13.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0083 tonnes per person | -9.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0077 tonnes per person | -7.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0081 tonnes per person | +5.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0095 tonnes per person | +16.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0098 tonnes per person | +3.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0089 tonnes per person | -9.0% |
| 2022 | 0.009 tonnes per person | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0076 tonnes per person | -15.7% |
| 2024 | 0.0068 tonnes per person | -10.9% |
South Africa compared with similar countries
- South Africa's 0.0068 tonnes per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0103 tonnes per person, 66% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- South Africa's 0.0068 tonnes per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0012 tonnes per person, 5.8× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0046 tonnes per person | 0.0037 tonnes per person | 0.0058 tonnes per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0052 tonnes per person | 0.0047 tonnes per person | 0.006 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0054 tonnes per person | 0.0051 tonnes per person | 0.0059 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0061 tonnes per person | 0.0052 tonnes per person | 0.007 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0075 tonnes per person | 0.0068 tonnes per person | 0.0087 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0085 tonnes per person | 0.0077 tonnes per person | 0.0095 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0084 tonnes per person | 0.0068 tonnes per person | 0.0098 tonnes per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
- 93 Philippines 0.0072 tonnes per person compare
- 94 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.007 tonnes per person compare
- 95 Jordan 0.0069 tonnes per person compare
- 97 Vietnam 0.0067 tonnes per person compare
- 98 Tajikistan 0.0067 tonnes per person compare
- 99 Algeria 0.0066 tonnes per person compare
More reference data data for South Africa
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.5111 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 8.71 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 13.63 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.7468 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 13.63 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.71 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.49 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 41.1 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 63.65 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 4.07 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is egg production, per capita in South Africa?
- Egg production, per capita in South Africa was 0.0068 tonnes per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest egg production, per capita recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0098 tonnes per person in 2020.
- What is the lowest egg production, per capita recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0037 tonnes per person in 1964.
- How does South Africa rank for egg production, per capita?
- South Africa ranks 96th out of 190 countries with data for 2024.
- Is egg production, per capita rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Africa 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.