Per capita egg consumption by country
Quantity that is available for consumption at the end of the supply chain. It does not account for consumer waste, so the quantity that is actually consumed may be lower.
Countries reporting
188
Highest
31.83 kilograms per year per capita
Belgium
Lowest
0.06 kilograms per year per capita
Democratic Republic of Congo
Median
7.05 kilograms per year per capita
Years covered
63
1961–2023
Data points
10,214
What the numbers show
Per capita egg consumption is currently reported for 188 countries. The highest value is 31.83 kilograms per year per capita in Belgium; the lowest is 0.06 kilograms per year per capita in Democratic Republic of Congo.
The median across all reporting countries is 7.05 kilograms per year per capita, and the mean is 7.98 kilograms per year per capita.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 530.
Over the past decade 108 countries rose and 72 fell. The largest increase was in Indonesia (up 355.7%), and the largest decrease in Iraq (down 77.6%).
Per capita egg consumption: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Belgium | 31.83 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 154.0% | rising |
| 2 | Hong Kong | 28.3 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 80.5% | rising |
| 4 | Macao | 23.96 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 58.2% | rising |
| 5 | China | 22.96 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 20.1% | volatile |
| 6 | Malaysia | 21.65 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 7 | Mexico | 21.55 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 8 | Grenada | 21.36 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 131.2% | rising |
| 9 | Indonesia | 20.87 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 355.7% | volatile |
| 10 | Maldives | 20.17 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 71.8% | volatile |
| 11 | Japan | 19.75 kilograms per year per capita | 2022 | up 4.4% | rising |
| 12 | Argentina | 18.41 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 70.8% | rising |
| 13 | Netherlands | 17.85 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 28.8% | rising |
| 14 | Paraguay | 17.23 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 20.3% | volatile |
| 15 | Russia | 16.83 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 10.4% | rising |
| 16 | Dominican Republic | 16.75 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 145.2% | volatile |
| 17 | Belarus | 16.7 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 19.1% | falling |
| 18 | Marshall Islands | 16.44 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | — | flat |
| 19 | Ukraine | 16.15 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 12.8% | rising |
| 20 | Germany | 15.9 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 15.1% | falling |
| 21 | Canada | 15.89 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 23.8% | flat |
| 22 | United States | 15.59 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 6.9% | falling |
| 23 | Brunei | 15.51 kilograms per year per capita | 2009 | up 27.0% | rising |
| 24 | Spain | 15.4 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 14.5% | rising |
| 25 | Qatar | 15.15 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | — | falling |
| 26 | Austria | 15.12 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 6.9% | flat |
| 27 | Colombia | 14.96 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 33.9% | volatile |
| 28 | Uruguay | 14.5 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 9.7% | rising |
| 29 | Hungary | 14.3 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 14.0% | rising |
| 30 | Taiwan | 14.05 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 6.3% | volatile |
| 31 | Kuwait | 14.03 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 21.4% | rising |
| 32 | Lithuania | 13.81 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 3.4% | rising |
| 33 | Bahamas | 13.69 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 120.1% | volatile |
| 34 | Costa Rica | 13.61 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 21.5% | rising |
| 35 | Denmark | 13.45 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 12.7% | rising |
| 36 | Armenia | 13.42 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 15.0% | rising |
| 37 | Montenegro | 13.38 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 24.0% | rising |
| 39 | Romania | 13.16 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 9.7% | rising |
| 40 | Italy | 13.14 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 2.1% | rising |
| 41 | France | 13.14 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 0.5% | rising |
| 43 | South Korea | 13 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 23.1% | rising |
| 44 | Portugal | 12.86 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 38.1% | rising |
| 45 | Estonia | 12.79 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 3.4% | flat |
| 46 | Switzerland | 12.79 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 47 | Serbia | 12.78 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 8.3% | rising |
| 48 | Brazil | 12.73 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 34.1% | rising |
| 49 | Uzbekistan | 12.56 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 165.5% | volatile |
| 50 | Israel | 12.5 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 19.7% | falling |
| 51 | Guatemala | 12.42 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 15.7% | rising |
| 52 | Fiji | 12.36 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 143.3% | volatile |
| 53 | Norway | 12.1 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 6.0% | rising |
| 54 | Thailand | 11.69 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 0.8% | rising |
| 55 | Albania | 11.62 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 14.7% | volatile |
| 56 | Nauru | 11.57 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | — | rising |
| 57 | Turkmenistan | 11.56 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 47.4% | rising |
| 58 | French Polynesia | 11.51 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 23.4% | rising |
| 59 | Saudi Arabia | 11.39 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 95.0% | volatile |
| 60 | Georgia | 11.27 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 54.8% | rising |
| 61 | Slovenia | 11.25 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 8.3% | rising |
| 62 | Seychelles | 11.02 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 50.1% | rising |
| 63 | Tuvalu | 10.98 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | — | rising |
| 64 | Peru | 10.95 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 29.6% | volatile |
| 65 | New Zealand | 10.87 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 13.0% | falling |
| 66 | United Kingdom | 10.78 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 1.1% | falling |
| 67 | Bahrain | 10.69 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | — | flat |
| 68 | Azerbaijan | 10.64 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 30.4% | rising |
| 69 | Turkey | 10.52 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 31.0% | rising |
| 70 | Finland | 10.45 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 9.7% | flat |
| 71 | Sweden | 10.42 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 21.8% | rising |
| 72 | Moldova | 10.28 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 5.2% | rising |
| 73 | Bermuda | 10.05 kilograms per year per capita | 2009 | up 68.4% | falling |
| 74 | Iceland | 9.94 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 7.1% | rising |
| 75 | Chile | 9.89 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 76 | Barbados | 9.86 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 10.9% | volatile |
| 77 | Kazakhstan | 9.71 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 10.3% | rising |
| 78 | Greece | 9.65 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 6.1% | flat |
| 79 | Cuba | 9.41 kilograms per year per capita | 2019 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 80 | Slovakia | 9.34 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 47.9% | falling |
| 81 | Dominica | 9.09 kilograms per year per capita | 2022 | up 156.9% | volatile |
| 82 | Latvia | 9 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 37.0% | rising |
| 83 | Czechia | 8.94 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 24.7% | falling |
| 84 | Croatia | 8.94 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 4.3% | falling |
| 85 | Libya | 8.88 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 4.5% | falling |
| 86 | New Caledonia | 8.59 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 11.4% | rising |
| 87 | El Salvador | 8.54 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 12.0% | rising |
| 88 | Iran | 8.47 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 18.2% | rising |
| 89 | North Macedonia | 8.07 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 1.4% | falling |
| 90 | Ecuador | 7.72 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 18.4% | rising |
| 91 | Mauritius | 7.71 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 33.4% | volatile |
| 92 | Morocco | 7.67 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 25.7% | rising |
| 93 | Australia | 7.64 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 9.0% | falling |
| 94 | Cyprus | 7.61 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 13.5% | rising |
| 95 | United Arab Emirates | 7.3 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 20.9% | volatile |
| 96 | Lebanon | 7.11 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 138.6% | rising |
| 97 | Panama | 7.07 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 11.5% | rising |
| 98 | Tunisia | 7.03 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 4.5% | rising |
| 99 | Trinidad and Tobago | 7.03 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 35.7% | rising |
| 100 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 7 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 67.5% | rising |
| 101 | Venezuela | 6.94 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 8.3% | rising |
| 102 | Mongolia | 6.94 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 107.2% | volatile |
| 103 | Bolivia | 6.89 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 36.4% | rising |
| 104 | Kyrgyzstan | 6.48 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 59.6% | rising |
| 105 | Tajikistan | 6.21 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 281.0% | volatile |
| 106 | Algeria | 6.05 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 25.9% | volatile |
| 107 | Antigua and Barbuda | 6.02 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 102.7% | rising |
| 108 | South Africa | 5.86 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 7.0% | rising |
| 109 | Oman | 5.85 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 35.3% | rising |
| 110 | Suriname | 5.77 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 30.2% | rising |
| 111 | Philippines | 5.75 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 48.6% | rising |
| 112 | Bulgaria | 5.2 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 37.6% | rising |
| 113 | Poland | 5.17 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 30.4% | falling |
| 114 | Saint Lucia | 5.13 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 61.3% | rising |
| 115 | Micronesia (country) | 5.1 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | — | falling |
| 116 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 4.82 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 5.7% | rising |
| 117 | Cape Verde | 4.8 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 0.2% | volatile |
| 118 | Belize | 4.78 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 16.3% | rising |
| 119 | Nicaragua | 4.75 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 3.8% | falling |
| 120 | India | 4.72 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 87.3% | volatile |
| 121 | Netherlands Antilles | 4.61 kilograms per year per capita | 2009 | up 71.7% | flat |
| 122 | Jordan | 4.58 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 8.5% | falling |
| 123 | North Korea | 4.41 kilograms per year per capita | 2018 | up 9.9% | rising |
| 124 | Bhutan | 4.28 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | — | falling |
| 125 | Syria | 4.09 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 28.9% | rising |
| 126 | Vietnam | 3.96 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 10.3% | rising |
| 127 | Honduras | 3.94 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 16.2% | rising |
| 128 | Pakistan | 3.86 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 49.0% | volatile |
| 129 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 3.8 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 4.1% | rising |
| 130 | Bangladesh | 3.77 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 99.5% | volatile |
| 131 | Egypt | 3.69 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 5.1% | rising |
| 132 | Tonga | 3.69 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | — | falling |
| 133 | Sri Lanka | 3.57 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 18.7% | rising |
| 134 | Jamaica | 3.53 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 84.8% | volatile |
| 135 | Vanuatu | 3.53 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 13.1% | rising |
| 136 | Kiribati | 3.48 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 123.1% | rising |
| 137 | Senegal | 3.3 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 110.2% | rising |
| 138 | Tanzania | 2.81 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 112.9% | rising |
| 139 | Zambia | 2.7 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 11.2% | rising |
| 140 | Nigeria | 2.62 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 17.9% | rising |
| 141 | Togo | 2.47 kilograms per year per capita | 2022 | up 169.4% | volatile |
| 142 | East Timor | 2.41 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 54.5% | volatile |
| 143 | Nepal | 2.36 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 67.4% | rising |
| 144 | Iraq | 2.14 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 77.6% | volatile |
| 145 | Djibouti | 2.02 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 225.8% | volatile |
| 146 | Cote d'Ivoire | 1.99 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 25.9% | volatile |
| 147 | Myanmar | 1.98 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 74.3% | volatile |
| 148 | Gambia | 1.97 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 51.5% | volatile |
| 149 | Guinea | 1.87 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 10.1% | rising |
| 150 | Laos | 1.83 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 8.0% | volatile |
| 151 | Angola | 1.74 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 55.4% | volatile |
| 151 | Cameroon | 1.74 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 314.3% | rising |
| 153 | Yemen | 1.6 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 8.0% | rising |
| 154 | Guyana | 1.6 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 31.0% | volatile |
| 155 | Zimbabwe | 1.56 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 6.6% | rising |
| 156 | Liberia | 1.5 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 29.2% | rising |
| 157 | Comoros | 1.48 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 11.9% | rising |
| 158 | Samoa | 1.48 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 35.7% | volatile |
| 159 | Eswatini | 1.43 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 11.7% | volatile |
| 160 | Botswana | 1.41 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 24.2% | rising |
| 161 | Sierra Leone | 1.26 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 24.6% | rising |
| 162 | Kenya | 1.25 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 17.2% | rising |
| 163 | Sudan | 1.2 kilograms per year per capita | 2022 | up 26.9% | rising |
| 164 | Burkina Faso | 1.09 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 56.2% | volatile |
| 165 | Cambodia | 1.09 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 12.1% | rising |
| 166 | Ghana | 1.06 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 2.8% | rising |
| 167 | Mauritania | 1.06 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 55.8% | rising |
| 168 | Benin | 0.9219 kilograms per year per capita | 2022 | up 14.0% | falling |
| 169 | Malawi | 0.88 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 20.7% | falling |
| 170 | Gabon | 0.85 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 19.7% | rising |
| 171 | Namibia | 0.84 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 46.8% | rising |
| 172 | Solomon Islands | 0.84 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 30.0% | falling |
| 173 | Guinea-Bissau | 0.82 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 28.1% | volatile |
| 174 | Uganda | 0.75 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 31.8% | rising |
| 175 | Central African Republic | 0.7223 kilograms per year per capita | 2022 | up 62.3% | rising |
| 176 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0.71 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 74.0% | rising |
| 177 | Afghanistan | 0.58 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 54.0% | rising |
| 178 | Lesotho | 0.55 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 49.1% | falling |
| 179 | Mozambique | 0.49 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 72.2% | volatile |
| 180 | Madagascar | 0.49 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 21.0% | falling |
| 181 | Mali | 0.4896 kilograms per year per capita | 2022 | down 33.9% | falling |
| 182 | Papua New Guinea | 0.44 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 27.9% | falling |
| 183 | Haiti | 0.39 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 25.0% | rising |
| 184 | Rwanda | 0.36 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 185 | Somalia | 0.3163 kilograms per year per capita | 2022 | up 86.4% | rising |
| 186 | Ethiopia | 0.3 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 9.1% | falling |
| 187 | Niger | 0.23 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 17.9% | falling |
| 188 | Chad | 0.2017 kilograms per year per capita | 2022 | down 59.8% | falling |
| 189 | Congo | 0.19 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 64.8% | rising |
| 190 | Burundi | 0.1355 kilograms per year per capita | 2022 | down 44.3% | falling |
| 191 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 0.06 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 50.0% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- USSR 14.29 kilograms per year per capita
About this data
Quantity that is available for consumption at the end of the supply chain. It does not account for consumer waste, so the quantity that is actually consumed may be lower.