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
69th
of 197 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

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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 69th out of 197 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

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  6. 72 Bulgaria 80,702 tonnes compare

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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 69th out of 197 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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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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