What we count
The mass of hen and other bird eggs reported in agricultural statistics, not the number of individual eggs.
Eggs produced this year
What all eggs produced worldwide in a year weigh.
Continuously calculated
WORLDRelated numbers in context
145,828,767fisheries and aquaculture production this year
651,575,342food wasted this year
2,314,644pesticide active ingredients used this year
What lies behind this number
The mass of hen and other bird eggs reported in agricultural statistics, not the number of individual eggs.
How the source derives it
The source compiles the global figure from national agricultural, food and production statistics under common definitions.
What one number cannot show
The tonnage cannot be converted directly into egg numbers without an assumed average weight and does not show farming method.
Source value
The calculation uses the latest published annual value from FAOSTAT Agricultural Production 2024 for 2024.
How the value is used: The running number shows the share corresponding to time since the start of the year.
Annual value100,000,000tonnes
- Period
- 2024
- Status
- published
- Primary data source
- FAOSTAT Agricultural Production 2024
How the number is calculated
We distribute the published annual value evenly across the elapsed share of the calendar year.
Formula used
V(t) = Vyear × elapsed share of the yearAnnual reference value100,000,0002024 · tonnes
Average per day273,791even time-based calculation
Calculation interval0.1 sContinuously calculated
Source value
FAOSTAT Agricultural Production 2024 reports the latest published figure used on this page for 2024.
Calculation method
We distribute the published annual value evenly across the elapsed share of the calendar year.
Smooth display
The result is recalculated on screen every 0.1 seconds.
Where the data comes from
The source value comes from FAOSTAT Agricultural Production 2024 and refers to 2024. It is the latest figure published by this source. The source compiles the global figure from national agricultural, food and production statistics under common definitions.
Latest published and verified source value
- Publisher
- FAOSTAT Agricultural Production 2024
- Data period
- 2024
- Verified
- 12 August 2026
- Coverage
- Worldwide
- Use
- Even time-based calculation