Eggs Primary — Laying in European Union (27)
European Union (27): Eggs Primary — Laying was 447,210 1000 An in 2024. ▼ Falling
Eggs Primary — Laying in European Union (27), 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 An.
Analysis
In 2024, eggs primary — laying in European Union (27) stood at 447,210 1000 An.
That represents a change of down 4.5% on the previous year and up 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, eggs primary — laying in European Union (27) peaked at 523,002 1000 An in 1980 and was at its lowest, 371,015 1000 An, in 1961.
That places European Union (27) 10th out of 29 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Eggs Primary — Laying in European Union (27), year by year
| Year | 1000 An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 371,015 1000 An | — |
| 1962 | 375,616 1000 An | +1.2% |
| 1963 | 386,293 1000 An | +2.8% |
| 1964 | 406,715 1000 An | +5.3% |
| 1965 | 410,223 1000 An | +0.9% |
| 1966 | 445,543 1000 An | +8.6% |
| 1967 | 457,991 1000 An | +2.8% |
| 1968 | 462,873 1000 An | +1.1% |
| 1969 | 477,303 1000 An | +3.1% |
| 1970 | 498,389 1000 An | +4.4% |
| 1971 | 495,198 1000 An | -0.6% |
| 1972 | 494,177 1000 An | -0.2% |
| 1973 | 498,092 1000 An | +0.8% |
| 1974 | 510,749 1000 An | +2.5% |
| 1975 | 504,748 1000 An | -1.2% |
| 1976 | 511,861 1000 An | +1.4% |
| 1977 | 507,363 1000 An | -0.9% |
| 1978 | 512,113 1000 An | +0.9% |
| 1979 | 514,135 1000 An | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 523,002 1000 An | +1.7% |
| 1981 | 514,173 1000 An | -1.7% |
| 1982 | 500,607 1000 An | -2.6% |
| 1983 | 487,423 1000 An | -2.6% |
| 1984 | 482,357 1000 An | -1.0% |
| 1985 | 491,057 1000 An | +1.8% |
| 1986 | 488,107 1000 An | -0.6% |
| 1987 | 484,682 1000 An | -0.7% |
| 1988 | 485,169 1000 An | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 479,086 1000 An | -1.3% |
| 1990 | 467,824 1000 An | -2.4% |
| 1991 | 434,325 1000 An | -7.2% |
| 1992 | 438,330 1000 An | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 434,101 1000 An | -1.0% |
| 1994 | 434,331 1000 An | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 428,571 1000 An | -1.3% |
| 1996 | 417,161 1000 An | -2.7% |
| 1997 | 416,455 1000 An | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 415,014 1000 An | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 426,723 1000 An | +2.8% |
| 2000 | 430,455 1000 An | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 430,232 1000 An | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 425,966 1000 An | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 419,674 1000 An | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 442,888 1000 An | +5.5% |
| 2005 | 449,844 1000 An | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 430,249 1000 An | -4.4% |
| 2007 | 436,508 1000 An | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 436,823 1000 An | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 430,343 1000 An | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 445,923 1000 An | +3.6% |
| 2011 | 436,143 1000 An | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 435,936 1000 An | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 439,606 1000 An | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 437,664 1000 An | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 440,833 1000 An | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 453,497 1000 An | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 452,614 1000 An | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 454,610 1000 An | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 446,526 1000 An | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 461,972 1000 An | +3.5% |
| 2021 | 448,461 1000 An | -2.9% |
| 2022 | 452,032 1000 An | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 468,329 1000 An | +3.6% |
| 2024 | 447,210 1000 An | -4.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 421,508 1000 An | 371,015 1000 An | 477,303 1000 An | 9 |
| 1970s | 504,682 1000 An | 494,177 1000 An | 514,135 1000 An | 10 |
| 1980s | 493,566 1000 An | 479,086 1000 An | 523,002 1000 An | 10 |
| 1990s | 431,284 1000 An | 415,014 1000 An | 467,824 1000 An | 10 |
| 2000s | 433,298 1000 An | 419,674 1000 An | 449,844 1000 An | 10 |
| 2010s | 444,335 1000 An | 435,936 1000 An | 454,610 1000 An | 10 |
| 2020s | 455,601 1000 An | 447,210 1000 An | 468,329 1000 An | 5 |
Countries ranked near European Union (27)
- 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
- 11 Nigeria 136,854 1000 An compare
- 11 Syrian Arab Republic 12,993 1000 An compare
- 12 Pakistan 135,120 1000 An compare
- 12 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 11,700 1000 An compare
- 13 Lao People's Democratic Republic 3,111 1000 An compare
- 13 Thailand 134,665 1000 An compare
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- Meat of goat, fresh or chilled — Yield/Carcass Weight, annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Meat of goat, fresh or chilled — Production, annual growth rate -12.11 % change on previous year (2024)
- Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Production, annual growth rate -8.31 % change on previous year (2024)
- Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Area harvested 9.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered -9.62 % change on previous year (2024)
- Meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — Producing 1.93 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is eggs primary — laying in European Union (27)?
- Eggs primary — laying in European Union (27) was 447,210 1000 An in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest eggs primary — laying recorded in European Union (27)?
- The highest recorded value was 523,002 1000 An in 1980.
- What is the lowest eggs primary — laying recorded in European Union (27)?
- The lowest recorded value was 371,015 1000 An in 1961.
- How does European Union (27) rank for eggs primary — laying?
- European Union (27) ranks 10th out of 29 groups with data for 2024.
- Is eggs primary — laying rising or falling in European Union (27)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this European Union (27) 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.