Egg production in Tuvalu
Tuvalu: Egg production was 19.5 tonnes in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
19.5 tonnes
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
196th
of 198 countries
All-time high
23.71 tonnes
in 2009
All-time low
5 tonnes
in 1986
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Egg production in Tuvalu, 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 Tuvalu is 19.5 tonnes, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, egg production in Tuvalu peaked at 23.71 tonnes in 2009 and was at its lowest, 5 tonnes, in 1986.
Tuvalu ranks 196th of 198 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Egg production in Tuvalu, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 8 tonnes | — |
| 1962 | 8 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 8 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 8 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 8 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 8 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 8 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 8 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 8 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 8 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 8 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 8 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 8 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 8 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 8 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 8 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 10 tonnes | +25.0% |
| 1978 | 10 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 10 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 10 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 13 tonnes | +30.0% |
| 1982 | 13 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 12 tonnes | -7.7% |
| 1984 | 10 tonnes | -16.7% |
| 1985 | 8 tonnes | -20.0% |
| 1986 | 5 tonnes | -37.5% |
| 1987 | 7 tonnes | +40.0% |
| 1988 | 8 tonnes | +14.3% |
| 1989 | 12 tonnes | +50.0% |
| 1990 | 12 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 12 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 12 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 15.45 tonnes | +28.7% |
| 1994 | 14 tonnes | -9.4% |
| 1995 | 14 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 17 tonnes | +21.4% |
| 1997 | 17 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 18.33 tonnes | +7.8% |
| 1999 | 21 tonnes | +14.6% |
| 2000 | 21 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 21 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 22 tonnes | +4.8% |
| 2003 | 22 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 22 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 18.84 tonnes | -14.4% |
| 2006 | 18.87 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 18.9 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 18.93 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 23.71 tonnes | +25.3% |
| 2010 | 19.01 tonnes | -19.8% |
| 2011 | 19.04 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 19.07 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 19.11 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 19.2 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 19.23 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 19.11 tonnes | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 19 tonnes | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 19.4 tonnes | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 19.73 tonnes | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 19.38 tonnes | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 19.4 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 19.44 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 19.47 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 19.5 tonnes | +0.2% |
Tuvalu compared with similar countries
- Tuvalu's 19.5 tonnes is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 70,317 tonnes, 0% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Tuvalu's 19.5 tonnes is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 10,668 tonnes, 0% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Egg production in Tuvalu 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | +50.0% | 8 tonnes | 12 tonnes |
| 1987 | +40.0% | 5 tonnes | 7 tonnes |
| 1986 | -37.5% | 8 tonnes | 5 tonnes |
| 1981 | +30.0% | 10 tonnes | 13 tonnes |
| 1993 | +28.7% | 12 tonnes | 15.45 tonnes |
| 2009 | +25.3% | 18.93 tonnes | 23.71 tonnes |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8 tonnes | 8 tonnes | 8 tonnes | 9 |
| 1970s | 8.6 tonnes | 8 tonnes | 10 tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 9.8 tonnes | 5 tonnes | 13 tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 15.28 tonnes | 12 tonnes | 21 tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 20.73 tonnes | 18.84 tonnes | 23.71 tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.19 tonnes | 19 tonnes | 19.73 tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.44 tonnes | 19.38 tonnes | 19.5 tonnes | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tuvalu
More reference data data for Tuvalu
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0055 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure applied 1.45 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0016 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0039 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0202 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure applied to Soils 1.45 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 2.51 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure Management 12.65 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0095 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0055 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is egg production in Tuvalu?
- Egg production in Tuvalu was 19.5 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 Tuvalu?
- The highest recorded value was 23.71 tonnes in 2009.
- What is the lowest egg production recorded in Tuvalu?
- The lowest recorded value was 5 tonnes in 1986.
- How does Tuvalu rank for egg production?
- Tuvalu ranks 196th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is egg production rising or falling in Tuvalu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tuvalu 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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