Egg production in Greece
Greece: Egg production was 87,394 tonnes in 2017. ▲ Rising
Latest (2017)
87,394 tonnes
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
70th
of 198 countries
All-time high
136,240 tonnes
in 1985
All-time low
49,739 tonnes
in 1961
Years of data
57
1961–2017
Egg production in Greece, 1961–2017
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
Greece recorded 87,394 tonnes for egg production 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 in Greece peaked at 136,240 tonnes in 1985 and was at its lowest, 49,739 tonnes, 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 in Greece, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 49,739 tonnes | — |
| 1962 | 51,155 tonnes | +2.8% |
| 1963 | 63,264 tonnes | +23.7% |
| 1964 | 61,582 tonnes | -2.7% |
| 1965 | 81,667 tonnes | +32.6% |
| 1966 | 87,285 tonnes | +6.9% |
| 1967 | 85,557 tonnes | -2.0% |
| 1968 | 86,010 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1969 | 95,202 tonnes | +10.7% |
| 1970 | 96,533 tonnes | +1.4% |
| 1971 | 107,711 tonnes | +11.6% |
| 1972 | 105,188 tonnes | -2.3% |
| 1973 | 103,988 tonnes | -1.1% |
| 1974 | 104,989 tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1975 | 105,780 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1976 | 117,146 tonnes | +10.7% |
| 1977 | 111,712 tonnes | -4.6% |
| 1978 | 118,770 tonnes | +6.3% |
| 1979 | 127,735 tonnes | +7.5% |
| 1980 | 118,618 tonnes | -7.1% |
| 1981 | 121,267 tonnes | +2.2% |
| 1982 | 127,291 tonnes | +5.0% |
| 1983 | 124,608 tonnes | -2.1% |
| 1984 | 129,430 tonnes | +3.9% |
| 1985 | 136,240 tonnes | +5.3% |
| 1986 | 133,320 tonnes | -2.1% |
| 1987 | 119,854 tonnes | -10.1% |
| 1988 | 125,565 tonnes | +4.8% |
| 1989 | 126,138 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 122,466 tonnes | -2.9% |
| 1991 | 119,256 tonnes | -2.6% |
| 1992 | 119,251 tonnes | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 119,243 tonnes | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 117,725 tonnes | -1.3% |
| 1995 | 116,322 tonnes | -1.2% |
| 1996 | 117,168 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 114,003 tonnes | -2.7% |
| 1998 | 112,627 tonnes | -1.2% |
| 1999 | 119,105 tonnes | +5.8% |
| 2000 | 116,643 tonnes | -2.1% |
| 2001 | 110,208 tonnes | -5.5% |
| 2002 | 107,073 tonnes | -2.8% |
| 2003 | 105,576 tonnes | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 110,555 tonnes | +4.7% |
| 2005 | 110,100 tonnes | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 99,480 tonnes | -9.6% |
| 2007 | 97,268 tonnes | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 101,762 tonnes | +4.6% |
| 2009 | 108,800 tonnes | +6.9% |
| 2010 | 99,800 tonnes | -8.3% |
| 2011 | 93,000 tonnes | -6.8% |
| 2012 | 96,300 tonnes | +3.5% |
| 2013 | 116,883 tonnes | +21.4% |
| 2014 | 107,208 tonnes | -8.3% |
| 2015 | 105,917 tonnes | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 87,033 tonnes | -17.8% |
| 2017 | 87,394 tonnes | +0.4% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 87,394 tonnes is above the median for high income countries, which is 67,137 tonnes, 1.3× the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Greece's 87,394 tonnes is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 84,048 tonnes, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Egg production 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | +32.6% | 61,582 tonnes | 81,667 tonnes |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 73,496 tonnes | 49,739 tonnes | 95,202 tonnes | 9 |
| 1970s | 109,955 tonnes | 96,533 tonnes | 127,735 tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 126,233 tonnes | 118,618 tonnes | 136,240 tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 117,717 tonnes | 112,627 tonnes | 122,466 tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 106,746 tonnes | 97,268 tonnes | 116,643 tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 99,192 tonnes | 87,033 tonnes | 116,883 tonnes | 8 |
Countries ranked near Greece
More reference data data for Greece
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.4067 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.38 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.86 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2183 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.86 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.36 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.7298 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 4.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 11.6 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.19 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is egg production in Greece?
- Egg production in Greece was 87,394 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 Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 136,240 tonnes in 1985.
- What is the lowest egg production recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 49,739 tonnes in 1961.
- How does Greece rank for egg production?
- Greece ranks 70th out of 198 countries with data for 2017.
- Is egg production 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 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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