Eggs Primary — Laying in Europe
Europe: Eggs Primary — Laying was 793,648 1000 An in 2024. ▼ Falling
Eggs Primary — Laying in Europe, 1961–2024
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
- 4 Indonesia 447,258 1000 An compare
- 4 Türkiye 109,100 1000 An compare
- 5 USSR 385,000 1000 An compare
- 6 Bangladesh 312,308 1000 An compare
- 6 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 52,793 1000 An compare
- 7 Brazil 289,485 1000 An compare
- 7 United Republic of Tanzania 44,169 1000 An compare
- 8 Mexico 222,962 1000 An compare
- 9 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 26,778 1000 An compare
- 9 Russian Federation 162,000 1000 An compare
- 10 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 15,859 1000 An compare
- 10 Philippines 150,621 1000 An compare
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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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About this data
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.