diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 3d47785321fc..3a4b96006323 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 ## Unreleased
 
 ### Fixed
+- Fix breakdown API pagination when using event metrics plausible/analytics#2562
 - Automatically update all visible dashboard reports in the realtime view
 
 ### Changed
diff --git a/lib/plausible/stats/breakdown.ex b/lib/plausible/stats/breakdown.ex
index 792b4beca31f..10e4e7385afd 100644
--- a/lib/plausible/stats/breakdown.ex
+++ b/lib/plausible/stats/breakdown.ex
@@ -327,7 +327,8 @@ defmodule Plausible.Stats.Breakdown do
       group_by: e.name,
       where: meta.key == ^prop,
       group_by: meta.value,
-      select_merge: %{^prop => meta.value}
+      select_merge: %{^prop => meta.value},
+      order_by: {:asc, meta.value}
     )
   end
 
@@ -340,7 +341,8 @@ defmodule Plausible.Stats.Breakdown do
       inner_lateral_join: meta in fragment("meta"),
       where: meta.key == ^prop,
       group_by: meta.value,
-      select_merge: %{^prop => meta.value}
+      select_merge: %{^prop => meta.value},
+      order_by: {:asc, meta.value}
     )
   end
 
@@ -351,7 +353,8 @@ defmodule Plausible.Stats.Breakdown do
     from(
       e in q,
       group_by: e.name,
-      select_merge: %{name: e.name}
+      select_merge: %{name: e.name},
+      order_by: {:asc, e.name}
     )
   end
 
@@ -362,7 +365,8 @@ defmodule Plausible.Stats.Breakdown do
     from(
       e in q,
       group_by: e.pathname,
-      select_merge: %{page: e.pathname}
+      select_merge: %{page: e.pathname},
+      order_by: {:asc, e.pathname}
     )
   end
 
@@ -378,7 +382,8 @@ defmodule Plausible.Stats.Breakdown do
           select_merge: %{
             index: fragment("arrayJoin(indices) as index"),
             page_match: fragment("array(?)[index]", ^match_exprs)
-          }
+          },
+          order_by: {:asc, fragment("index")}
         )
     end
   end
@@ -389,7 +394,8 @@ defmodule Plausible.Stats.Breakdown do
       group_by: s.referrer_source,
       select_merge: %{
         source: fragment("if(empty(?), ?, ?)", s.referrer_source, @no_ref, s.referrer_source)
-      }
+      },
+      order_by: {:asc, s.referrer_source}
     )
   end
 
@@ -398,7 +404,8 @@ defmodule Plausible.Stats.Breakdown do
       s in q,
       where: s.country_code != "\0\0" and s.country_code != "ZZ",
       group_by: s.country_code,
-      select_merge: %{country: s.country_code}
+      select_merge: %{country: s.country_code},
+      order_by: {:asc, s.country_code}
     )
   end
 
@@ -407,7 +414,8 @@ defmodule Plausible.Stats.Breakdown do
       s in q,
       where: s.subdivision1_code != "",
       group_by: s.subdivision1_code,
-      select_merge: %{region: s.subdivision1_code}
+      select_merge: %{region: s.subdivision1_code},
+      order_by: {:asc, s.subdivision1_code}
     )
   end
 
@@ -416,7 +424,8 @@ defmodule Plausible.Stats.Breakdown do
       s in q,
       where: s.city_geoname_id != 0,
       group_by: s.city_geoname_id,
-      select_merge: %{city: s.city_geoname_id}
+      select_merge: %{city: s.city_geoname_id},
+      order_by: {:asc, s.city_geoname_id}
     )
   end
 
@@ -424,7 +433,8 @@ defmodule Plausible.Stats.Breakdown do
     from(
       s in q,
       group_by: s.entry_page,
-      select_merge: %{entry_page: s.entry_page}
+      select_merge: %{entry_page: s.entry_page},
+      order_by: {:asc, s.entry_page}
     )
   end
 
@@ -432,7 +442,8 @@ defmodule Plausible.Stats.Breakdown do
     from(
       s in q,
       group_by: s.exit_page,
-      select_merge: %{exit_page: s.exit_page}
+      select_merge: %{exit_page: s.exit_page},
+      order_by: {:asc, s.exit_page}
     )
   end
 
@@ -442,7 +453,8 @@ defmodule Plausible.Stats.Breakdown do
       group_by: s.referrer,
       select_merge: %{
         referrer: fragment("if(empty(?), ?, ?)", s.referrer, @no_ref, s.referrer)
-      }
+      },
+      order_by: {:asc, s.referrer}
     )
   end
 
@@ -500,7 +512,8 @@ defmodule Plausible.Stats.Breakdown do
     from(
       s in q,
       group_by: s.screen_size,
-      select_merge: %{device: s.screen_size}
+      select_merge: %{device: s.screen_size},
+      order_by: {:asc, s.screen_size}
     )
   end
 
@@ -508,7 +521,8 @@ defmodule Plausible.Stats.Breakdown do
     from(
       s in q,
       group_by: s.operating_system,
-      select_merge: %{operating_system: s.operating_system}
+      select_merge: %{operating_system: s.operating_system},
+      order_by: {:asc, s.operating_system}
     )
   end
 
@@ -516,7 +530,8 @@ defmodule Plausible.Stats.Breakdown do
     from(
       s in q,
       group_by: s.operating_system_version,
-      select_merge: %{os_version: s.operating_system_version}
+      select_merge: %{os_version: s.operating_system_version},
+      order_by: {:asc, s.operating_system_version}
     )
   end
 
@@ -524,7 +539,8 @@ defmodule Plausible.Stats.Breakdown do
     from(
       s in q,
       group_by: s.browser,
-      select_merge: %{browser: s.browser}
+      select_merge: %{browser: s.browser},
+      order_by: {:asc, s.browser}
     )
   end
 
@@ -532,7 +548,8 @@ defmodule Plausible.Stats.Breakdown do
     from(
       s in q,
       group_by: s.browser_version,
-      select_merge: %{browser_version: s.browser_version}
+      select_merge: %{browser_version: s.browser_version},
+      order_by: {:asc, s.browser_version}
     )
   end
 
diff --git a/test/plausible_web/controllers/api/external_stats_controller/breakdown_test.exs b/test/plausible_web/controllers/api/external_stats_controller/breakdown_test.exs
index 2979823d83fb..f0617136bc8b 100644
--- a/test/plausible_web/controllers/api/external_stats_controller/breakdown_test.exs
+++ b/test/plausible_web/controllers/api/external_stats_controller/breakdown_test.exs
@@ -1588,6 +1588,41 @@ defmodule PlausibleWeb.Api.ExternalStatsController.BreakdownTest do
       assert Enum.count(res["results"]) == 2
     end
 
+    test "does not repeat results", %{conn: conn, site: site} do
+      populate_stats([
+        build(:pageview, %{domain: site.domain, "meta.key": ["item"], "meta.value": ["apple"]}),
+        build(:pageview, %{domain: site.domain, "meta.key": ["item"], "meta.value": ["kiwi"]}),
+        build(:pageview, %{domain: site.domain, "meta.key": ["item"], "meta.value": ["pineapple"]}),
+        build(:pageview, %{domain: site.domain, "meta.key": ["item"], "meta.value": ["grapes"]})
+      ])
+
+      params = %{
+        "site_id" => site.domain,
+        "metrics" => "visitors",
+        "property" => "event:props:item",
+        "limit" => 3,
+        "page" => nil
+      }
+
+      first_page =
+        conn
+        |> get("/api/v1/stats/breakdown", %{params | "page" => 1})
+        |> json_response(200)
+        |> Map.get("results")
+        |> Enum.map(& &1["item"])
+        |> MapSet.new()
+
+      second_page =
+        conn
+        |> get("/api/v1/stats/breakdown", %{params | "page" => 2})
+        |> json_response(200)
+        |> Map.get("results")
+        |> Enum.map(& &1["item"])
+        |> MapSet.new()
+
+      assert first_page |> MapSet.intersection(second_page) |> Enum.empty?()
+    end
+
     @invalid_limit_message "Please provide limit as a number between 1 and 1000."
 
     test "returns error when limit too large", %{conn: conn, site: site} do
diff --git a/test/plausible_web/controllers/api/stats_controller/countries_test.exs b/test/plausible_web/controllers/api/stats_controller/countries_test.exs
index 12f3f4859680..db33b8f67d1e 100644
--- a/test/plausible_web/controllers/api/stats_controller/countries_test.exs
+++ b/test/plausible_web/controllers/api/stats_controller/countries_test.exs
@@ -100,15 +100,6 @@ defmodule PlausibleWeb.Api.StatsController.CountriesTest do
       conn = get(conn, "/api/stats/#{site.domain}/countries?period=day&filters=#{filters}")
 
       assert json_response(conn, 200) == [
-               %{
-                 "code" => "GB",
-                 "alpha_3" => "GBR",
-                 "name" => "United Kingdom",
-                 "flag" => "🇬🇧",
-                 "total_visitors" => 1,
-                 "visitors" => 1,
-                 "conversion_rate" => 100.0
-               },
                %{
                  "code" => "EE",
                  "alpha_3" => "EST",
@@ -117,6 +108,15 @@ defmodule PlausibleWeb.Api.StatsController.CountriesTest do
                  "total_visitors" => 2,
                  "visitors" => 1,
                  "conversion_rate" => 50.0
+               },
+               %{
+                 "code" => "GB",
+                 "alpha_3" => "GBR",
+                 "name" => "United Kingdom",
+                 "flag" => "🇬🇧",
+                 "total_visitors" => 1,
+                 "visitors" => 1,
+                 "conversion_rate" => 100.0
                }
              ]
     end
diff --git a/test/plausible_web/controllers/api/stats_controller/pages_test.exs b/test/plausible_web/controllers/api/stats_controller/pages_test.exs
index ee04e1c3c471..ab8a95ce4b29 100644
--- a/test/plausible_web/controllers/api/stats_controller/pages_test.exs
+++ b/test/plausible_web/controllers/api/stats_controller/pages_test.exs
@@ -745,14 +745,6 @@ defmodule PlausibleWeb.Api.StatsController.PagesTest do
         )
 
       assert json_response(conn, 200) == [
-               %{
-                 "total_visitors" => 1,
-                 "unique_entrances" => 1,
-                 "total_entrances" => 1,
-                 "name" => "/page2",
-                 "visit_duration" => 900,
-                 "conversion_rate" => 100.0
-               },
                %{
                  "total_visitors" => 2,
                  "unique_entrances" => 1,
@@ -760,6 +752,14 @@ defmodule PlausibleWeb.Api.StatsController.PagesTest do
                  "name" => "/page1",
                  "visit_duration" => 0,
                  "conversion_rate" => 50.0
+               },
+               %{
+                 "total_visitors" => 1,
+                 "unique_entrances" => 1,
+                 "total_entrances" => 1,
+                 "name" => "/page2",
+                 "visit_duration" => 900,
+                 "conversion_rate" => 100.0
                }
              ]
     end
diff --git a/test/plausible_web/controllers/api/stats_controller/sources_test.exs b/test/plausible_web/controllers/api/stats_controller/sources_test.exs
index 4ed179d0c355..f2a6944796ce 100644
--- a/test/plausible_web/controllers/api/stats_controller/sources_test.exs
+++ b/test/plausible_web/controllers/api/stats_controller/sources_test.exs
@@ -279,17 +279,17 @@ defmodule PlausibleWeb.Api.StatsController.SourcesTest do
         )
 
       assert json_response(conn, 200) == [
-               %{
-                 "name" => "Google",
-                 "visitors" => 1,
-                 "bounce_rate" => 0,
-                 "visit_duration" => 900
-               },
                %{
                  "name" => "DuckDuckGo",
                  "visitors" => 1,
                  "bounce_rate" => 100,
                  "visit_duration" => 0
+               },
+               %{
+                 "name" => "Google",
+                 "visitors" => 1,
+                 "bounce_rate" => 0,
+                 "visit_duration" => 900
                }
              ]
     end
@@ -344,17 +344,17 @@ defmodule PlausibleWeb.Api.StatsController.SourcesTest do
         )
 
       assert json_response(conn, 200) == [
-               %{
-                 "name" => "Google",
-                 "visitors" => 1,
-                 "bounce_rate" => 0,
-                 "visit_duration" => 900
-               },
                %{
                  "name" => "DuckDuckGo",
                  "visitors" => 1,
                  "bounce_rate" => 100,
                  "visit_duration" => 0
+               },
+               %{
+                 "name" => "Google",
+                 "visitors" => 1,
+                 "bounce_rate" => 0,
+                 "visit_duration" => 900
                }
              ]
 
@@ -812,17 +812,17 @@ defmodule PlausibleWeb.Api.StatsController.SourcesTest do
         )
 
       assert json_response(conn, 200) == [
-               %{
-                 "name" => "Google",
-                 "visitors" => 1,
-                 "conversion_rate" => 50.0,
-                 "total_visitors" => 2
-               },
                %{
                  "name" => "DuckDuckGo",
                  "visitors" => 1,
                  "conversion_rate" => 100.0,
                  "total_visitors" => 1
+               },
+               %{
+                 "name" => "Google",
+                 "visitors" => 1,
+                 "conversion_rate" => 50.0,
+                 "total_visitors" => 2
                }
              ]
     end