Egg production, per capita in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Egg production, per capita was 0.003 tonnes per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Egg production, per capita in Zimbabwe, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for egg production, per capita in Zimbabwe is 0.003 tonnes per person, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 12.3% on the previous year and up 31.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, egg production, per capita in Zimbabwe peaked at 0.0034 tonnes per person in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.001 tonnes per person, in 1985.
That places Zimbabwe 134th 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 Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0017 tonnes per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0016 tonnes per person | -1.6% |
| 1963 | 0.0016 tonnes per person | -1.6% |
| 1964 | 0.0016 tonnes per person | -1.7% |
| 1965 | 0.0015 tonnes per person | -1.7% |
| 1966 | 0.0015 tonnes per person | -1.7% |
| 1967 | 0.0015 tonnes per person | -1.7% |
| 1968 | 0.0015 tonnes per person | -1.7% |
| 1969 | 0.0014 tonnes per person | -1.8% |
| 1970 | 0.0014 tonnes per person | -0.4% |
| 1971 | 0.0015 tonnes per person | +0.9% |
| 1972 | 0.0014 tonnes per person | -0.5% |
| 1973 | 0.0014 tonnes per person | -1.9% |
| 1974 | 0.0014 tonnes per person | +2.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0015 tonnes per person | +1.8% |
| 1976 | 0.0015 tonnes per person | +3.1% |
| 1977 | 0.0016 tonnes per person | +3.9% |
| 1978 | 0.0017 tonnes per person | +4.9% |
| 1979 | 0.0016 tonnes per person | -4.3% |
| 1980 | 0.0014 tonnes per person | -8.3% |
| 1981 | 0.0014 tonnes per person | -3.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0013 tonnes per person | -3.8% |
| 1983 | 0.0013 tonnes per person | -1.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0012 tonnes per person | -10.6% |
| 1985 | 0.001 tonnes per person | -13.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0011 tonnes per person | +3.2% |
| 1987 | 0.0011 tonnes per person | +5.8% |
| 1988 | 0.0013 tonnes per person | +19.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0014 tonnes per person | +6.2% |
| 1990 | 0.0015 tonnes per person | +7.7% |
| 1991 | 0.0016 tonnes per person | +4.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0016 tonnes per person | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0015 tonnes per person | -4.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0017 tonnes per person | +7.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0018 tonnes per person | +7.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0017 tonnes per person | -1.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0016 tonnes per person | -9.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0016 tonnes per person | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0017 tonnes per person | +6.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0018 tonnes per person | +8.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0018 tonnes per person | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0018 tonnes per person | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0019 tonnes per person | +5.8% |
| 2004 | 0.002 tonnes per person | +5.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0021 tonnes per person | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0021 tonnes per person | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0022 tonnes per person | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0023 tonnes per person | +4.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0023 tonnes per person | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0022 tonnes per person | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0022 tonnes per person | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0022 tonnes per person | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0021 tonnes per person | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0023 tonnes per person | +7.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0022 tonnes per person | -2.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0022 tonnes per person | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0022 tonnes per person | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 0.002 tonnes per person | -5.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0019 tonnes per person | -6.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0022 tonnes per person | +15.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0026 tonnes per person | +17.4% |
| 2022 | 0.003 tonnes per person | +15.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0034 tonnes per person | +14.5% |
| 2024 | 0.003 tonnes per person | -12.3% |
Zimbabwe compared with similar countries
- Zimbabwe's 0.003 tonnes per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0031 tonnes per person, 97% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Zimbabwe's 0.003 tonnes per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0012 tonnes per person, 2.6× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0015 tonnes per person | 0.0014 tonnes per person | 0.0017 tonnes per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0015 tonnes per person | 0.0014 tonnes per person | 0.0017 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0013 tonnes per person | 0.001 tonnes per person | 0.0014 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0016 tonnes per person | 0.0015 tonnes per person | 0.0018 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.002 tonnes per person | 0.0018 tonnes per person | 0.0023 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0021 tonnes per person | 0.0019 tonnes per person | 0.0023 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0028 tonnes per person | 0.0022 tonnes per person | 0.0034 tonnes per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
More reference data data for Zimbabwe
- Exchange rate, new LCU per USD extended backward, period average 58,959 (2026)
- Exchange rate, old LCU per USD extended forward, period average 58,959 (2026)
- Official exchange rate, LCU per USD, period average 58,959 (2026)
- Political opposition, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Elected parliament and government, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Global number of reported disasters by size, gaps filled 0 events (2024)
- Annual precipitation, annual growth rate 122.78 % change on previous year (2025)
- Free country, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Civil liberties rating, gaps filled 5 (2025)
- Civil liberties rating, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is egg production, per capita in Zimbabwe?
- Egg production, per capita in Zimbabwe was 0.003 tonnes per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest egg production, per capita recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0034 tonnes per person in 2023.
- What is the lowest egg production, per capita recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.001 tonnes per person in 1985.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for egg production, per capita?
- Zimbabwe ranks 134th out of 190 countries with data for 2024.
- Is egg production, per capita rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zimbabwe 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.