What is the difference in per capita egg consumption between Uruguay and USSR?

0.21 kilograms per year per capita, with Uruguay ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Uruguay and USSR?

31 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 1991.

Where does this data come from?

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Per capita egg consumption. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Uruguay vs USSR: Per capita egg consumption

Uruguay

14.5 kilograms per year per capita

in 2023

USSR

14.29 kilograms per year per capita

in 1991

Uruguay rank

28th

USSR rank

30th

Per capita egg consumption over time

Uruguay
USSR

How they compare

Uruguay currently reports 14.5 kilograms per year per capita against 14.29 kilograms per year per capita in USSR, a difference of 0.21 kilograms per year per capita.

Across all 31 years both countries report, USSR has been ahead every year.

Uruguay ranks 28th and USSR ranks 30th of 192 countries.

USSR has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Uruguay	USSR	Difference	Ahead
1960s	5.62 kilograms per year per capita	7.17 kilograms per year per capita	1.55 kilograms per year per capita	USSR
1970s	4.51 kilograms per year per capita	11.29 kilograms per year per capita	6.77 kilograms per year per capita	USSR
1980s	6 kilograms per year per capita	14.46 kilograms per year per capita	8.46 kilograms per year per capita	USSR
1990s	6.23 kilograms per year per capita	14.51 kilograms per year per capita	8.28 kilograms per year per capita	USSR

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher per capita egg consumption, Uruguay or USSR?: Uruguay, at 14.5 kilograms per year per capita against 14.29 kilograms per year per capita in USSR as of 2023.
What is the difference in per capita egg consumption between Uruguay and USSR?: 0.21 kilograms per year per capita, with Uruguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Uruguay and USSR?: 31 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 1991.
How do Uruguay and USSR rank globally for per capita egg consumption?: Uruguay ranks 28th and USSR ranks 30th of 192 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Per capita egg consumption. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Per capita egg consumption
Unit: kilograms per year per capita
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 192 places, 10,214 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

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