Per capita egg consumption kilograms per year in Namibia
Namibia: Per capita egg consumption kilograms per year was 0.84 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.84
Change on year
down 18.4%
World rank
172nd
of 192 countries
All-time high
2.5
in 2012
All-time low
0.1125
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Per capita egg consumption kilograms per year in Namibia, 1961–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Namibia recorded 0.84 for per capita egg consumption kilograms per year in 2023.
The figure is down 18.4% on the previous year and down 46.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita egg consumption kilograms per year in Namibia peaked at 2.5 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.1125, in 1961.
Namibia ranks 172nd of 192 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Per capita egg consumption kilograms per year in Namibia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1125 | — |
| 1962 | 0.185 | +64.4% |
| 1963 | 0.2268 | +22.6% |
| 1964 | 0.2683 | +18.3% |
| 1965 | 0.3412 | +27.2% |
| 1966 | 0.4029 | +18.1% |
| 1967 | 0.4235 | +5.1% |
| 1968 | 0.4538 | +7.2% |
| 1969 | 0.484 | +6.6% |
| 1970 | 0.5043 | +4.2% |
| 1971 | 0.515 | +2.1% |
| 1972 | 0.5365 | +4.2% |
| 1973 | 0.5576 | +3.9% |
| 1974 | 0.5781 | +3.7% |
| 1975 | 0.5861 | +1.4% |
| 1976 | 0.5937 | +1.3% |
| 1977 | 0.6224 | +4.8% |
| 1978 | 0.6253 | +0.5% |
| 1979 | 0.6381 | +2.1% |
| 1980 | 0.6709 | +5.1% |
| 1981 | 0.6876 | +2.5% |
| 1982 | 0.6905 | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 0.6987 | +1.2% |
| 1984 | 0.7093 | +1.5% |
| 1985 | 0.7228 | +1.9% |
| 1986 | 0.7184 | -0.6% |
| 1987 | 0.7474 | +4.0% |
| 1988 | 0.7438 | -0.5% |
| 1989 | 0.718 | -3.5% |
| 1990 | 0.8474 | +18.0% |
| 1991 | 0.8284 | -2.2% |
| 1992 | 0.8806 | +6.3% |
| 1993 | 0.8473 | -3.8% |
| 1994 | 0.8668 | +2.3% |
| 1995 | 0.8775 | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 1 | +14.5% |
| 1997 | 1.24 | +23.3% |
| 1998 | 1.4 | +13.0% |
| 1999 | 1.38 | -1.4% |
| 2000 | 1.57 | +13.4% |
| 2001 | 1.47 | -6.3% |
| 2002 | 1.59 | +8.1% |
| 2003 | 1.36 | -14.0% |
| 2004 | 1.45 | +6.6% |
| 2005 | 1.62 | +11.3% |
| 2006 | 1.62 | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 1.54 | -5.1% |
| 2008 | 1.58 | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 1.54 | -2.6% |
| 2010 | 1.58 | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 1.5 | -5.1% |
| 2012 | 2.5 | +66.7% |
| 2013 | 1.58 | -36.8% |
| 2014 | 1.59 | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 1.44 | -9.4% |
| 2016 | 1.16 | -19.4% |
| 2017 | 1.2 | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 1.06 | -11.7% |
| 2019 | 0.95 | -10.4% |
| 2020 | 0.96 | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 0.95 | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 1.03 | +8.4% |
| 2023 | 0.84 | -18.4% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 0.84 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.38, 35% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Namibia's 0.84 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.09, 77% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Per capita egg consumption kilograms per year in Namibia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +66.7% | 1.5 | 2.5 |
| 1962 | +64.4% | 0.1125 | 0.185 |
| 2013 | -36.8% | 2.5 | 1.58 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.322 | 0.1125 | 0.484 | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.5757 | 0.5043 | 0.6381 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7107 | 0.6709 | 0.7474 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.02 | 0.8284 | 1.4 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.53 | 1.36 | 1.62 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.46 | 0.95 | 2.5 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.945 | 0.84 | 1.03 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
More economy & growth data for Namibia
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate -16.45 % change on previous year (2024)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.07 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.64 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 2.35 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0153 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 74.4 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -2.53 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0111 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 54.32 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate -25 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is per capita egg consumption kilograms per year in Namibia?
- Per capita egg consumption kilograms per year in Namibia was 0.84 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita egg consumption kilograms per year recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.5 in 2012.
- What is the lowest per capita egg consumption kilograms per year recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1125 in 1961.
- How does Namibia rank for per capita egg consumption kilograms per year?
- Namibia ranks 172nd out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is per capita egg consumption kilograms per year rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 46.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Namibia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita egg consumption kilograms per year. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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