Eggs Primary — Laying in Europe

Europe: Eggs Primary — Laying was 793,648 1000 An in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
793,648 1000 An
Change on year
down 1.3%
Rank
7th
of 29 groups
All-time high
1.10 million 1000 An
in 1977
All-time low
678,034 1000 An
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Eggs Primary — Laying in Europe, 1961–2024

0250.0k500.0k750.0k1.0M196119922024

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 An.

Analysis

In 2024, eggs primary — laying in Europe stood at 793,648 1000 An.

The figure is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 2.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, eggs primary — laying in Europe peaked at 1.10 million 1000 An in 1977 and was at its lowest, 678,034 1000 An, in 1961.

Europe ranks 7th of 29 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.

Eggs Primary — Laying in Europe, year by year

Annual values for Eggs Primary — Laying in Europe, 1961 to 2024.
Year 1000 An Change
1961 678,034 1000 An —
1962 689,760 1000 An +1.7%
1963 688,452 1000 An -0.2%
1964 693,282 1000 An +0.7%
1965 718,736 1000 An +3.7%
1966 779,247 1000 An +8.4%
1967 817,565 1000 An +4.9%
1968 836,651 1000 An +2.3%
1969 861,766 1000 An +3.0%
1970 940,892 1000 An +9.2%
1971 970,084 1000 An +3.1%
1972 973,943 1000 An +0.4%
1973 1.05 million 1000 An +8.1%
1974 1.07 million 1000 An +1.9%
1975 1.07 million 1000 An -0.0%
1976 1.09 million 1000 An +1.6%
1977 1.10 million 1000 An +0.9%
1978 978,447 1000 An -11.0%
1979 982,614 1000 An +0.4%
1980 995,071 1000 An +1.3%
1981 995,671 1000 An +0.1%
1982 990,530 1000 An -0.5%
1983 977,909 1000 An -1.3%
1984 987,711 1000 An +1.0%
1985 993,026 1000 An +0.5%
1986 992,419 1000 An -0.1%
1987 993,296 1000 An +0.1%
1988 993,472 1000 An +0.0%
1989 987,139 1000 An -0.6%
1990 954,127 1000 An -3.3%
1991 940,267 1000 An -1.5%
1992 808,643 1000 An -14.0%
1993 766,327 1000 An -5.2%
1994 752,881 1000 An -1.8%
1995 736,851 1000 An -2.1%
1996 708,607 1000 An -3.8%
1997 697,029 1000 An -1.6%
1998 700,641 1000 An +0.5%
1999 702,278 1000 An +0.2%
2000 690,749 1000 An -1.6%
2001 692,844 1000 An +0.3%
2002 692,624 1000 An -0.0%
2003 737,867 1000 An +6.5%
2004 771,495 1000 An +4.6%
2005 774,360 1000 An +0.4%
2006 769,590 1000 An -0.6%
2007 763,337 1000 An -0.8%
2008 768,167 1000 An +0.6%
2009 744,725 1000 An -3.1%
2010 781,345 1000 An +4.9%
2011 787,699 1000 An +0.8%
2012 806,767 1000 An +2.4%
2013 814,466 1000 An +1.0%
2014 817,481 1000 An +0.4%
2015 829,819 1000 An +1.5%
2016 805,382 1000 An -2.9%
2017 806,830 1000 An +0.2%
2018 816,361 1000 An +1.2%
2019 808,633 1000 An -0.9%
2020 822,747 1000 An +1.7%
2021 796,779 1000 An -3.2%
2022 800,175 1000 An +0.4%
2023 804,043 1000 An +0.5%
2024 793,648 1000 An -1.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 751,499 1000 An 678,034 1000 An 861,766 1000 An 9
1970s 1.02 million 1000 An 940,892 1000 An 1.10 million 1000 An 10
1980s 990,624 1000 An 977,909 1000 An 995,671 1000 An 10
1990s 776,765 1000 An 697,029 1000 An 954,127 1000 An 10
2000s 740,576 1000 An 690,749 1000 An 774,360 1000 An 10
2010s 807,478 1000 An 781,345 1000 An 829,819 1000 An 10
2020s 803,478 1000 An 793,648 1000 An 822,747 1000 An 5

Countries ranked near Europe

  1. 4 Indonesia 447,258 1000 An compare
  2. 4 Türkiye 109,100 1000 An compare
  3. 5 USSR 385,000 1000 An compare
  4. 6 Bangladesh 312,308 1000 An compare
  5. 6 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 52,793 1000 An compare
  6. 7 Brazil 289,485 1000 An compare
  7. 7 United Republic of Tanzania 44,169 1000 An compare
  8. 8 Mexico 222,962 1000 An compare
  9. 9 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 26,778 1000 An compare
  10. 9 Russian Federation 162,000 1000 An compare
  11. 10 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 15,859 1000 An compare
  12. 10 Philippines 150,621 1000 An compare

See the full ranking of 239 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is eggs primary — laying in Europe?
Eggs primary — laying in Europe was 793,648 1000 An in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest eggs primary — laying recorded in Europe?
The highest recorded value was 1.10 million 1000 An in 1977.
What is the lowest eggs primary — laying recorded in Europe?
The lowest recorded value was 678,034 1000 An in 1961.
How does Europe rank for eggs primary — laying?
Europe ranks 7th out of 29 groups with data for 2024.
Is eggs primary — laying rising or falling in Europe?
Over the last ten years it is down 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Europe data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Eggs Primary — Laying. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Eggs Primary — Laying
Unit
1000 An
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
239 places, 13,785 data points, 1961–2024
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Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.