How many eggs are produced worldwide each year?
Food hard Data from 2023
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The answer
1,600,000,000,000 eggs
Roughly 1.6T.
The world produces about 1.6 trillion eggs a year — roughly 200 for every person alive. China alone lays over a third of them. There are around 26 billion chickens on Earth, making them by far the most numerous bird.
Where this number comes from
| Source | UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAOSTAT) |
|---|---|
| Figure refers to | 2023 |
| Last checked | |
| Unit | eggs |
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