Egg production in Niger
Niger: Egg production was 10,724 tonnes in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
10,724 tonnes
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
134th
of 198 countries
All-time high
10,724 tonnes
in 2024
All-time low
3,200 tonnes
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Egg production in Niger, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
The most recent figure for egg production in Niger is 10,724 tonnes, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 42.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, egg production in Niger peaked at 10,724 tonnes in 2024 and was at its lowest, 3,200 tonnes, in 1961.
Niger ranks 134th of 198 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Egg production in Niger, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 3,200 tonnes | — |
| 1962 | 3,300 tonnes | +3.1% |
| 1963 | 3,400 tonnes | +3.0% |
| 1964 | 3,750 tonnes | +10.3% |
| 1965 | 4,100 tonnes | +9.3% |
| 1966 | 4,430 tonnes | +8.0% |
| 1967 | 4,800 tonnes | +8.4% |
| 1968 | 4,963 tonnes | +3.4% |
| 1969 | 5,100 tonnes | +2.8% |
| 1970 | 5,270 tonnes | +3.3% |
| 1971 | 5,340 tonnes | +1.3% |
| 1972 | 5,410 tonnes | +1.3% |
| 1973 | 5,480 tonnes | +1.3% |
| 1974 | 5,550 tonnes | +1.3% |
| 1975 | 5,625 tonnes | +1.4% |
| 1976 | 5,700 tonnes | +1.3% |
| 1977 | 5,775 tonnes | +1.3% |
| 1978 | 5,850 tonnes | +1.3% |
| 1979 | 5,920 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1980 | 6,000 tonnes | +1.4% |
| 1981 | 6,080 tonnes | +1.3% |
| 1982 | 6,160 tonnes | +1.3% |
| 1983 | 6,240 tonnes | +1.3% |
| 1984 | 6,320 tonnes | +1.3% |
| 1985 | 6,200 tonnes | -1.9% |
| 1986 | 6,290 tonnes | +1.5% |
| 1987 | 6,570 tonnes | +4.5% |
| 1988 | 6,655 tonnes | +1.3% |
| 1989 | 6,740 tonnes | +1.3% |
| 1990 | 6,830 tonnes | +1.3% |
| 1991 | 6,920 tonnes | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 7,000 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 7,100 tonnes | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 7,190 tonnes | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 7,285 tonnes | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 7,380 tonnes | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 7,475 tonnes | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 7,570 tonnes | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 7,670 tonnes | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 7,770 tonnes | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 7,870 tonnes | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 7,975 tonnes | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 8,080 tonnes | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 8,180 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 8,290 tonnes | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 7,460 tonnes | -10.0% |
| 2007 | 7,560 tonnes | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 7,600 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 8,457 tonnes | +11.3% |
| 2010 | 7,520 tonnes | -11.1% |
| 2011 | 7,904 tonnes | +5.1% |
| 2012 | 8,299 tonnes | +5.0% |
| 2013 | 8,700 tonnes | +4.8% |
| 2014 | 7,548 tonnes | -13.2% |
| 2015 | 9,723 tonnes | +28.8% |
| 2016 | 9,794 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 10,000 tonnes | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 10,313 tonnes | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 10,368 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 10,552 tonnes | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 10,591 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 10,603 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 10,656 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 10,724 tonnes | +0.6% |
Niger compared with similar countries
- Niger's 10,724 tonnes is below the median for low income countries, which is 13,966 tonnes, 77% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Niger's 10,724 tonnes is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 11,590 tonnes, 93% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Egg production in Niger 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | +28.8% | 7,548 tonnes | 9,723 tonnes |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4,116 tonnes | 3,200 tonnes | 5,100 tonnes | 9 |
| 1970s | 5,592 tonnes | 5,270 tonnes | 5,920 tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 6,326 tonnes | 6,000 tonnes | 6,740 tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 7,242 tonnes | 6,830 tonnes | 7,670 tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 7,924 tonnes | 7,460 tonnes | 8,457 tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 9,017 tonnes | 7,520 tonnes | 10,368 tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 10,625 tonnes | 10,552 tonnes | 10,724 tonnes | 5 |
Countries ranked near Niger
- 131 Sierra Leone 11,590 tonnes compare
- 132 Montenegro 11,237 tonnes compare
- 133 Puerto Rico 10,852 tonnes compare
- 135 Cyprus 10,503 tonnes compare
- 136 Brunei 9,541 tonnes compare
- 137 Democratic Republic of Congo 8,900 tonnes compare
More reference data data for Niger
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2425 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 8.66 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 9.7 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.57 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 9.7 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.8132 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.3983 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 37.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 42.83 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 3.1 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is egg production in Niger?
- Egg production in Niger was 10,724 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 Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 10,724 tonnes in 2024.
- What is the lowest egg production recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,200 tonnes in 1961.
- How does Niger rank for egg production?
- Niger ranks 134th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is egg production rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Niger 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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