Egg consumption per capita rose 5.32% to 7.52 kg in South Africa in 2020, according to Faostat.
Historically, egg consumption per capita in South Africa reached an all time high of 7.52 kg in 2020 and an all time low of 2.45 kg in 1962. When compared to South Africa's main peers, egg consumption per capita in Botswana amounted to 1.37 kg, 0.580 kg in Lesotho, 1.03 kg in Namibia and 1.77 kg in Swaziland in 2020.
South Africa has been ranked 82nd within the group of 165 countries we follow in terms of egg consumption per capita, 2 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Egg Consumption Per Capita | Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
| Angola | kg | 0.430 | 0.120 | 0.090 | 0.070 | 0.070 | ||||||||||||||||
| Botswana | kg | 1.25 | 1.40 | 1.01 | 1.30 | 1.31 | ||||||||||||||||
| Lesotho | kg | 1.07 | 0.820 | 0.910 | 0.510 | 0.590 | ||||||||||||||||
| Mozambique | kg | 1.58 | 1.65 | 2.10 | 1.84 | 1.34 | ||||||||||||||||
| Namibia | kg | 1.50 | 1.22 | 1.27 | 1.14 | 1.03 | ||||||||||||||||
| South Africa | kg | 6.85 | 6.20 | 5.81 | 5.91 | 7.20 | ||||||||||||||||
| Swaziland | kg | 1.30 | 1.70 | 1.95 | 1.72 | 2.08 | ||||||||||||||||
| Zambia | kg | 3.32 | 3.29 | 3.26 | 3.16 | 3.05 | ||||||||||||||||
| Zimbabwe | kg | 1.05 | 1.18 | 1.32 | 1.35 | 1.24 |
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