According to Statistics Estonia, 189.5 million eggs were produced in Estonia in 2024, which is 6% more than the year before. The average annual egg production was 138 eggs per person. Including imported eggs, 16.2 kg or 259 eggs per person were consumed during the year.
At the end of 2024, there were 2.4 million poultry in Estonia. 97% of these were hens and cocks, and the remaining 78 200 were other poultry.
Ege Kirs, leading analyst at Statistics Estonia, said that egg production has started to increase again in recent years.
“Last year, the poultry laid a total of 11 800 tonnes of eggs. The bulk of egg production comes from a few large farms, which are also the main contributors to production growth and decline,” Kirs noted.
Last year, Estonia imported 12 700 tonnes of egg products, 71% of which were whole eggs. Exports of eggs amounted to 2 300 tonnes in 2024. Based on production and import and export data, a total of 356.1 million eggs, or 22 200 tonnes, were consumed in Estonia in 2024, which is 9% more than the year before. Almost all of this is consumed for food, as eggs for hatching are practically no longer produced in Estonia.
By dividing production by consumption, the level of egg self-sufficiency can be estimated. Last year, Estonia’s self-sufficiency for eggs was 53%, which means that about one in two eggs eaten here is locally produced.