Egg production, per capita in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Egg production, per capita was 0.0043 tonnes per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Egg production, per capita in Sri Lanka, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
In 2024, egg production, per capita in Sri Lanka stood at 0.0043 tonnes per person.
That represents a change of up 6.1% on the previous year and down 25.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, egg production, per capita in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.0058 tonnes per person in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.0009 tonnes per person, in 1962.
That places Sri Lanka 120th 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 Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.001 tonnes per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0009 tonnes per person | -4.2% |
| 1963 | 0.0015 tonnes per person | +68.7% |
| 1964 | 0.0016 tonnes per person | +4.3% |
| 1965 | 0.0015 tonnes per person | -7.1% |
| 1966 | 0.0016 tonnes per person | +4.1% |
| 1967 | 0.0015 tonnes per person | -2.1% |
| 1968 | 0.0017 tonnes per person | +12.5% |
| 1969 | 0.0016 tonnes per person | -5.5% |
| 1970 | 0.0016 tonnes per person | -2.1% |
| 1971 | 0.0017 tonnes per person | +9.5% |
| 1972 | 0.0021 tonnes per person | +18.3% |
| 1973 | 0.0016 tonnes per person | -21.4% |
| 1974 | 0.0014 tonnes per person | -14.6% |
| 1975 | 0.0012 tonnes per person | -10.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0012 tonnes per person | -3.7% |
| 1977 | 0.0012 tonnes per person | +4.5% |
| 1978 | 0.0013 tonnes per person | +1.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0017 tonnes per person | +33.7% |
| 1980 | 0.0021 tonnes per person | +23.7% |
| 1981 | 0.0021 tonnes per person | -0.8% |
| 1982 | 0.0019 tonnes per person | -6.3% |
| 1983 | 0.0021 tonnes per person | +8.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0021 tonnes per person | -1.4% |
| 1985 | 0.0023 tonnes per person | +9.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0024 tonnes per person | +6.8% |
| 1987 | 0.0029 tonnes per person | +21.3% |
| 1988 | 0.0027 tonnes per person | -5.9% |
| 1989 | 0.0029 tonnes per person | +6.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0028 tonnes per person | -2.7% |
| 1991 | 0.0027 tonnes per person | -4.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0028 tonnes per person | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 0.0029 tonnes per person | +3.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0028 tonnes per person | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0028 tonnes per person | -1.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0027 tonnes per person | -2.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0027 tonnes per person | -2.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0027 tonnes per person | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0027 tonnes per person | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0027 tonnes per person | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0027 tonnes per person | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0026 tonnes per person | -6.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0025 tonnes per person | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0025 tonnes per person | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0024 tonnes per person | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0025 tonnes per person | +3.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0025 tonnes per person | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0029 tonnes per person | +12.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0031 tonnes per person | +9.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0031 tonnes per person | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0032 tonnes per person | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0048 tonnes per person | +50.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0056 tonnes per person | +15.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0058 tonnes per person | +4.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0052 tonnes per person | -9.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0054 tonnes per person | +3.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0054 tonnes per person | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0051 tonnes per person | -5.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0054 tonnes per person | +5.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0048 tonnes per person | -10.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0049 tonnes per person | +3.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0047 tonnes per person | -5.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0041 tonnes per person | -12.7% |
| 2024 | 0.0043 tonnes per person | +6.1% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 0.0043 tonnes per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0103 tonnes per person, 42% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 0.0043 tonnes per person is below the median for South Asia, which is 0.0051 tonnes per person, 85% of the median. (5 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Egg production, per capita in Sri Lanka 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | +68.7% | 0.0009 tonnes per person | 0.0015 tonnes per person |
| 2012 | +50.4% | 0.0032 tonnes per person | 0.0048 tonnes per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0014 tonnes per person | 0.0009 tonnes per person | 0.0017 tonnes per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0015 tonnes per person | 0.0012 tonnes per person | 0.0021 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0023 tonnes per person | 0.0019 tonnes per person | 0.0029 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0028 tonnes per person | 0.0027 tonnes per person | 0.0029 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0026 tonnes per person | 0.0024 tonnes per person | 0.0031 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0049 tonnes per person | 0.0031 tonnes per person | 0.0058 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0046 tonnes per person | 0.0041 tonnes per person | 0.0049 tonnes per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 117 Tanzania 0.0047 tonnes per person compare
- 118 Cape Verde 0.0046 tonnes per person compare
- 119 Jamaica 0.0046 tonnes per person compare
- 121 North Macedonia 0.0041 tonnes per person compare
- 122 Cote d'Ivoire 0.0039 tonnes per person compare
- 123 Senegal 0.0039 tonnes per person compare
More reference data data for Sri Lanka
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1608 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.316 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.33 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1784 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.33 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.539 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.1604 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.63 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 10.15 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.9713 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is egg production, per capita in Sri Lanka?
- Egg production, per capita in Sri Lanka was 0.0043 tonnes per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest egg production, per capita recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0058 tonnes per person in 2014.
- What is the lowest egg production, per capita recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0009 tonnes per person in 1962.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for egg production, per capita?
- Sri Lanka ranks 120th out of 190 countries with data for 2024.
- Is egg production, per capita rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sri Lanka 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.