Egg production in Eritrea

Eritrea: Egg production was 2,148 tonnes in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
2,148 tonnes
Change on year
down 1.2%
World rank
166th
of 197 countries
All-time high
5,108 tonnes
in 1996
All-time low
1,612 tonnes
in 1997
Years of data
32
1993–2024

Egg production in Eritrea, 1993–2024

2.0k3.0k4.0k5.0k1993200820241993: 3.5k tonnes1994: 4.1k tonnes1995: 4.6k tonnes1996: 5.1k tonnes1997: 1.6k tonnes1998: 1.6k tonnes1999: 1.7k tonnes2000: 1.7k tonnes2001: 2.0k tonnes2002: 2.0k tonnes2003: 2.0k tonnes2004: 2.0k tonnes2005: 2.0k tonnes2006: 2.0k tonnes2007: 2.0k tonnes2008: 2.0k tonnes2009: 2.0k tonnes2010: 2.2k tonnes2011: 2.2k tonnes2012: 2.2k tonnes2013: 2.3k tonnes2014: 1.7k tonnes2015: 2.5k tonnes2016: 2.4k tonnes2017: 2.5k tonnes2018: 2.3k tonnes2019: 2.3k tonnes2020: 2.3k tonnes2021: 2.2k tonnes2022: 2.2k tonnes2023: 2.2k tonnes2024: 2.1k tonnes

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

Analysis

Eritrea recorded 2,148 tonnes for egg production in 2024.

The figure is down 1.2% on the previous year and up 23.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, egg production in Eritrea peaked at 5,108 tonnes in 1996 and was at its lowest, 1,612 tonnes, in 1997.

Eritrea ranks 166th of 197 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 3,162 tonnes 1,612 tonnes 5,108 tonnes 7
2000s 1,962 tonnes 1,688 tonnes 2,000 tonnes 10
2010s 2,271 tonnes 1,745 tonnes 2,550 tonnes 10
2020s 2,200 tonnes 2,148 tonnes 2,252 tonnes 5

Countries ranked near Eritrea

  1. 163 Guyana 2,350 tonnes compare
  2. 165 Burundi 2,268 tonnes compare
  3. 168 Seychelles 1,920 tonnes compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is egg production in Eritrea?
Egg production in Eritrea was 2,148 tonnes in 2024, 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 Eritrea?
The highest recorded value was 5,108 tonnes in 1996.
What is the lowest egg production recorded in Eritrea?
The lowest recorded value was 1,612 tonnes in 1997.
How does Eritrea rank for egg production?
Eritrea ranks 166th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
Is egg production rising or falling in Eritrea?
Over the last ten years it is up 23.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Eritrea 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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