Eggs Primary — Laying in Ireland
Ireland: Eggs Primary — Laying was 4,080 1000 An in 2020. ▬ Flat
Eggs Primary — Laying in Ireland, 1961–2020
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 An.
Analysis
Ireland recorded 4,080 1000 An for eggs primary — laying in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 13.2% on the previous year and up 7.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, eggs primary — laying in Ireland peaked at 4,700 1000 An in 2017 and was at its lowest, 2,700 1000 An, in 1998.
That places Ireland 106th out of 190 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
Eggs Primary — Laying in Ireland, year by year
| Year | 1000 An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 4,300 1000 An | — |
| 1962 | 4,300 1000 An | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 4,300 1000 An | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 4,300 1000 An | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 4,300 1000 An | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 4,300 1000 An | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 4,200 1000 An | -2.3% |
| 1968 | 4,100 1000 An | -2.4% |
| 1969 | 4,000 1000 An | -2.4% |
| 1970 | 4,000 1000 An | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 4,000 1000 An | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 4,000 1000 An | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 4,112 1000 An | +2.8% |
| 1974 | 4,072 1000 An | -1.0% |
| 1975 | 4,000 1000 An | -1.8% |
| 1976 | 4,000 1000 An | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 3,490 1000 An | -12.8% |
| 1978 | 3,368 1000 An | -3.5% |
| 1979 | 3,065 1000 An | -9.0% |
| 1980 | 2,800 1000 An | -8.6% |
| 1981 | 3,227 1000 An | +15.2% |
| 1982 | 3,134 1000 An | -2.9% |
| 1983 | 3,140 1000 An | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 3,291 1000 An | +4.8% |
| 1985 | 3,246 1000 An | -1.4% |
| 1986 | 3,281 1000 An | +1.1% |
| 1987 | 3,462 1000 An | +5.5% |
| 1988 | 3,388 1000 An | -2.1% |
| 1989 | 3,100 1000 An | -8.5% |
| 1990 | 3,186 1000 An | +2.8% |
| 1991 | 3,500 1000 An | +9.9% |
| 1992 | 3,300 1000 An | -5.7% |
| 1993 | 3,036 1000 An | -8.0% |
| 1994 | 3,000 1000 An | -1.2% |
| 1995 | 3,228 1000 An | +7.6% |
| 1996 | 2,873 1000 An | -11.0% |
| 1997 | 2,903 1000 An | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 2,700 1000 An | -7.0% |
| 1999 | 2,900 1000 An | +7.4% |
| 2000 | 3,467 1000 An | +19.6% |
| 2001 | 3,579 1000 An | +3.2% |
| 2002 | 3,579 1000 An | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 3,675 1000 An | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 3,691 1000 An | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 3,954 1000 An | +7.1% |
| 2006 | 4,133 1000 An | +4.5% |
| 2007 | 3,710 1000 An | -10.2% |
| 2008 | 3,710 1000 An | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 3,745 1000 An | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 3,800 1000 An | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 3,900 1000 An | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 4,000 1000 An | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 4,000 1000 An | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 4,200 1000 An | +5.0% |
| 2015 | 4,300 1000 An | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 4,500 1000 An | +4.7% |
| 2017 | 4,700 1000 An | +4.4% |
| 2020 | 4,080 1000 An | -13.2% |
Ireland compared with similar countries
- Ireland's 4,080 1000 An is above the median for high income countries, which is 4,016 1000 An, 1.0× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Ireland's 4,080 1000 An is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 6,624 1000 An, 62% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4,233 1000 An | 4,000 1000 An | 4,300 1000 An | 9 |
| 1970s | 3,811 1000 An | 3,065 1000 An | 4,112 1000 An | 10 |
| 1980s | 3,207 1000 An | 2,800 1000 An | 3,462 1000 An | 10 |
| 1990s | 3,063 1000 An | 2,700 1000 An | 3,500 1000 An | 10 |
| 2000s | 3,724 1000 An | 3,467 1000 An | 4,133 1000 An | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,175 1000 An | 3,800 1000 An | 4,700 1000 An | 8 |
| 2020s | 4,080 1000 An | 4,080 1000 An | 4,080 1000 An | 1 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
More agriculture & rural data for Ireland
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 22.64 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0106 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 1,391 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.9559 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.3541 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 1.1% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 1.1% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.3% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is eggs primary — laying in Ireland?
- Eggs primary — laying in Ireland was 4,080 1000 An in 2020, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest eggs primary — laying recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 4,700 1000 An in 2017.
- What is the lowest eggs primary — laying recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,700 1000 An in 1998.
- How does Ireland rank for eggs primary — laying?
- Ireland ranks 106th out of 190 countries with data for 2020.
- Is eggs primary — laying rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Ireland 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.