Egg production in Reunion
Reunion: Egg production was 6,100 tonnes in 2006. ▲ Rising
Egg production in Reunion, 1961–2006
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
Reunion recorded 6,100 tonnes for egg production in 2006.
The figure is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 15.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, egg production in Reunion peaked at 6,200 tonnes in 2003 and was at its lowest, 2,000 tonnes, in 1970.
That places Reunion 142nd out of 198 countries with data for 2006, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 46 years of available data.
Egg production in Reunion, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2,150 tonnes | — |
| 1962 | 2,200 tonnes | +2.3% |
| 1963 | 2,400 tonnes | +9.1% |
| 1964 | 2,400 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 2,400 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 2,400 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 2,300 tonnes | -4.2% |
| 1968 | 2,250 tonnes | -2.2% |
| 1969 | 2,025 tonnes | -10.0% |
| 1970 | 2,000 tonnes | -1.2% |
| 1971 | 2,000 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 2,120 tonnes | +6.0% |
| 1973 | 2,310 tonnes | +9.0% |
| 1974 | 3,280 tonnes | +42.0% |
| 1975 | 2,699 tonnes | -17.7% |
| 1976 | 2,840 tonnes | +5.2% |
| 1977 | 2,680 tonnes | -5.6% |
| 1978 | 3,395 tonnes | +26.7% |
| 1979 | 3,410 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 2,940 tonnes | -13.8% |
| 1981 | 2,770 tonnes | -5.8% |
| 1982 | 2,980 tonnes | +7.6% |
| 1983 | 2,750 tonnes | -7.7% |
| 1984 | 2,760 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 2,670 tonnes | -3.3% |
| 1986 | 3,070 tonnes | +15.0% |
| 1987 | 3,120 tonnes | +1.6% |
| 1988 | 3,870 tonnes | +24.0% |
| 1989 | 3,900 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 4,050 tonnes | +3.8% |
| 1991 | 4,400 tonnes | +8.6% |
| 1992 | 4,700 tonnes | +6.8% |
| 1993 | 3,900 tonnes | -17.0% |
| 1994 | 4,800 tonnes | +23.1% |
| 1995 | 4,900 tonnes | +2.1% |
| 1996 | 5,300 tonnes | +8.2% |
| 1997 | 5,400 tonnes | +1.9% |
| 1998 | 5,600 tonnes | +3.7% |
| 1999 | 5,800 tonnes | +3.6% |
| 2000 | 5,850 tonnes | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 5,862 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 5,700 tonnes | -2.8% |
| 2003 | 6,200 tonnes | +8.8% |
| 2004 | 5,900 tonnes | -4.8% |
| 2005 | 6,000 tonnes | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 6,100 tonnes | +1.7% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Egg production in Reunion 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | +42.0% | 2,310 tonnes | 3,280 tonnes |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2,281 tonnes | 2,025 tonnes | 2,400 tonnes | 9 |
| 1970s | 2,673 tonnes | 2,000 tonnes | 3,410 tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 3,083 tonnes | 2,670 tonnes | 3,900 tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 4,885 tonnes | 3,900 tonnes | 5,800 tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 5,945 tonnes | 5,700 tonnes | 6,200 tonnes | 7 |
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- Milk production 26,146 tonnes (2006)
- Area of permanent meadows and pastures 12,962 hectares (2023)
- FAO projections of arable land 28,665 hectares (2023)
- FAO projections of arable land, annual growth rate -1.05 % change on previous year (2023)
- Land area in hectares 251,000 hectares (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 2.17 live births per woman (2023)
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- Land area in hectares, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is egg production in Reunion?
- Egg production in Reunion was 6,100 tonnes in 2006, 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 Reunion?
- The highest recorded value was 6,200 tonnes in 2003.
- What is the lowest egg production recorded in Reunion?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,000 tonnes in 1970.
- How does Reunion rank for egg production?
- Reunion ranks 142nd out of 198 countries with data for 2006.
- Is egg production rising or falling in Reunion?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Reunion 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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