Egg production thousand tonnes in Greece

Greece: Egg production thousand tonnes was 87,394 in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
87,394
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
70th
of 198 countries
All-time high
136,240
in 1985
All-time low
49,739
in 1961
Years of data
57
1961–2017

Egg production thousand tonnes in Greece, 1961–2017

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Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Greece recorded 87,394 for egg production thousand tonnes in 2017.

That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and down 10.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, egg production thousand tonnes in Greece peaked at 136,240 in 1985 and was at its lowest, 49,739, in 1961.

That places Greece 70th out of 198 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 57 years of available data.

Egg production thousand tonnes in Greece, year by year

Annual values for Egg production thousand tonnes in Greece, 1961 to 2017.
Year Value Change
1961 49,739 —
1962 51,155 +2.8%
1963 63,264 +23.7%
1964 61,582 -2.7%
1965 81,667 +32.6%
1966 87,285 +6.9%
1967 85,557 -2.0%
1968 86,010 +0.5%
1969 95,202 +10.7%
1970 96,533 +1.4%
1971 107,711 +11.6%
1972 105,188 -2.3%
1973 103,988 -1.1%
1974 104,989 +1.0%
1975 105,780 +0.8%
1976 117,146 +10.7%
1977 111,712 -4.6%
1978 118,770 +6.3%
1979 127,735 +7.5%
1980 118,618 -7.1%
1981 121,267 +2.2%
1982 127,291 +5.0%
1983 124,608 -2.1%
1984 129,430 +3.9%
1985 136,240 +5.3%
1986 133,320 -2.1%
1987 119,854 -10.1%
1988 125,565 +4.8%
1989 126,138 +0.5%
1990 122,466 -2.9%
1991 119,256 -2.6%
1992 119,251 -0.0%
1993 119,243 -0.0%
1994 117,725 -1.3%
1995 116,322 -1.2%
1996 117,168 +0.7%
1997 114,003 -2.7%
1998 112,627 -1.2%
1999 119,105 +5.8%
2000 116,643 -2.1%
2001 110,208 -5.5%
2002 107,073 -2.8%
2003 105,576 -1.4%
2004 110,555 +4.7%
2005 110,100 -0.4%
2006 99,480 -9.6%
2007 97,268 -2.2%
2008 101,762 +4.6%
2009 108,800 +6.9%
2010 99,800 -8.3%
2011 93,000 -6.8%
2012 96,300 +3.5%
2013 116,883 +21.4%
2014 107,208 -8.3%
2015 105,917 -1.2%
2016 87,033 -17.8%
2017 87,394 +0.4%

Greece compared with similar countries

  • Greece's 87,394 is above the median for high income countries, which is 67,137, 1.3× the median. (64 countries reporting)
  • Greece's 87,394 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 84,048, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Egg production thousand tonnes in Greece 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.

YearChange FromTo
1965 +32.6% 61,582 81,667

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 73,496 49,739 95,202 9
1970s 109,955 96,533 127,735 10
1980s 126,233 118,618 136,240 10
1990s 117,717 112,627 122,466 10
2000s 106,746 97,268 116,643 10
2010s 99,192 87,033 116,883 8

Countries ranked near Greece

  1. 67 Cameroon 89,678 compare
  2. 68 Denmark 89,000 compare
  3. 69 Czechia 88,405 compare
  4. 71 Kenya 84,534 compare
  5. 72 Nepal 82,938 compare
  6. 73 Bulgaria 80,702 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is egg production thousand tonnes in Greece?
Egg production thousand tonnes in Greece was 87,394 in 2017, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest egg production thousand tonnes recorded in Greece?
The highest recorded value was 136,240 in 1985.
What is the lowest egg production thousand tonnes recorded in Greece?
The lowest recorded value was 49,739 in 1961.
How does Greece rank for egg production thousand tonnes?
Greece ranks 70th out of 198 countries with data for 2017.
Is egg production thousand tonnes rising or falling in Greece?
Over the last ten years it is down 10.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Greece data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Egg production thousand tonnes. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Egg production thousand tonnes
Source
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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