Egg production in Belgium

Belgium: Egg production was 138,315 tonnes in 2017. ▼ Falling

Latest (2017)
138,315 tonnes
Change on year
down 10.5%
World rank
53rd
of 197 countries
All-time high
212,550 tonnes
in 2001
All-time low
138,315 tonnes
in 2017
Years of data
18
2000–2017

Egg production in Belgium, 2000–2017

050.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k2000200820172000: 194.2k tonnes2001: 212.6k tonnes2002: 196.3k tonnes2003: 194.3k tonnes2004: 207.1k tonnes2005: 179.8k tonnes2006: 194.0k tonnes2007: 174.2k tonnes2008: 161.4k tonnes2009: 152.6k tonnes2010: 168.9k tonnes2011: 169.7k tonnes2012: 153.5k tonnes2013: 173.5k tonnes2014: 151.9k tonnes2015: 148.0k tonnes2016: 154.6k tonnes2017: 138.3k tonnes

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.

Analysis

In 2017, egg production in Belgium stood at 138,315 tonnes. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.

That represents a change of down 10.5% on the previous year and down 20.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, egg production in Belgium peaked at 212,550 tonnes in 2001 and was at its lowest, 138,315 tonnes, in 2017.

Belgium ranks 53rd of 197 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 186,645 tonnes 152,590 tonnes 212,550 tonnes 10
2010s 157,311 tonnes 138,315 tonnes 173,530 tonnes 8

Countries ranked near Belgium

  1. 50 Portugal 145,011 tonnes compare
  2. 51 Austria 140,736 tonnes compare
  3. 52 Hungary 140,058 tonnes compare
  4. 54 Syria 135,983 tonnes compare
  5. 55 Bolivia 133,755 tonnes compare
  6. 56 North Korea 128,401 tonnes compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is egg production in Belgium?
Egg production in Belgium was 138,315 tonnes in 2017, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest egg production recorded in Belgium?
The highest recorded value was 212,550 tonnes in 2001.
What is the lowest egg production recorded in Belgium?
The lowest recorded value was 138,315 tonnes in 2017.
How does Belgium rank for egg production?
Belgium ranks 53rd out of 197 countries with data for 2017.
Is egg production rising or falling in Belgium?
Over the last ten years it is down 20.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Belgium data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Egg production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Egg production
Unit
tonnes
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
198 places, 11,454 data points, 1961–2024
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