Egg production in Ethiopia

Ethiopia: Egg production was 48,041 tonnes in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
48,041 tonnes
Change on year
down 2.5%
World rank
101st
of 197 countries
All-time high
55,000 tonnes
in 2017
All-time low
27,957 tonnes
in 1997
Years of data
32
1993–2024

Egg production in Ethiopia, 1993–2024

020.0k40.0k60.0k1993200820241993: 28.4k tonnes1994: 28.4k tonnes1995: 32.1k tonnes1996: 28.6k tonnes1997: 28.0k tonnes1998: 28.6k tonnes1999: 28.8k tonnes2000: 28.6k tonnes2001: 37.8k tonnes2002: 39.2k tonnes2003: 37.1k tonnes2004: 36.6k tonnes2005: 35.0k tonnes2006: 37.5k tonnes2007: 38.0k tonnes2008: 38.5k tonnes2009: 39.0k tonnes2010: 39.0k tonnes2011: 39.6k tonnes2012: 40.0k tonnes2013: 41.0k tonnes2014: 43.5k tonnes2015: 54.4k tonnes2016: 53.4k tonnes2017: 55.0k tonnes2018: 51.2k tonnes2019: 45.2k tonnes2020: 50.2k tonnes2021: 51.6k tonnes2022: 44.5k tonnes2023: 49.3k tonnes2024: 48.0k tonnes

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

Analysis

Ethiopia recorded 48,041 tonnes for egg production in 2024.

That represents a change of down 2.5% on the previous year and up 10.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, egg production in Ethiopia peaked at 55,000 tonnes in 2017 and was at its lowest, 27,957 tonnes, in 1997.

That places Ethiopia 101st out of 197 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 28,996 tonnes 27,957 tonnes 32,145 tonnes 7
2000s 36,727 tonnes 28,583 tonnes 39,240 tonnes 10
2010s 46,230 tonnes 39,000 tonnes 55,000 tonnes 10
2020s 48,725 tonnes 44,496 tonnes 51,565 tonnes 5

Countries ranked near Ethiopia

  1. 98 Zimbabwe 49,882 tonnes compare
  2. 99 Lithuania 48,170 tonnes compare
  3. 100 Latvia 48,101 tonnes compare
  4. 102 Singapore 47,610 tonnes compare
  5. 103 Albania 47,273 tonnes compare
  6. 104 Georgia 44,531 tonnes compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is egg production in Ethiopia?
Egg production in Ethiopia was 48,041 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 Ethiopia?
The highest recorded value was 55,000 tonnes in 2017.
What is the lowest egg production recorded in Ethiopia?
The lowest recorded value was 27,957 tonnes in 1997.
How does Ethiopia rank for egg production?
Ethiopia ranks 101st out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
Is egg production rising or falling in Ethiopia?
Over the last ten years it is up 10.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Ethiopia 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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