Eggs Primary — Laying in Portugal
Portugal: Eggs Primary — Laying was 7,510 1000 An in 2024. ▲ Rising
Eggs Primary — Laying in Portugal, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 An.
Analysis
In 2024, eggs primary — laying in Portugal stood at 7,510 1000 An.
That represents a change of down 31.7% on the previous year and up 15.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, eggs primary — laying in Portugal peaked at 10,989 1000 An in 2023 and was at its lowest, 3,200 1000 An, in 1961.
That places Portugal 80th out of 190 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Eggs Primary — Laying in Portugal, year by year
| Year | 1000 An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 3,200 1000 An | — |
| 1962 | 3,200 1000 An | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 3,300 1000 An | +3.1% |
| 1964 | 3,300 1000 An | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 3,400 1000 An | +3.0% |
| 1966 | 3,400 1000 An | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 3,500 1000 An | +2.9% |
| 1968 | 3,500 1000 An | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 3,500 1000 An | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 3,500 1000 An | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 3,500 1000 An | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 3,500 1000 An | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 3,500 1000 An | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 3,800 1000 An | +8.6% |
| 1975 | 4,000 1000 An | +5.3% |
| 1976 | 4,000 1000 An | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 4,500 1000 An | +12.5% |
| 1978 | 4,800 1000 An | +6.7% |
| 1979 | 5,200 1000 An | +8.3% |
| 1980 | 5,200 1000 An | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 5,300 1000 An | +1.9% |
| 1982 | 5,500 1000 An | +3.8% |
| 1983 | 5,200 1000 An | -5.5% |
| 1984 | 4,700 1000 An | -9.6% |
| 1985 | 6,000 1000 An | +27.7% |
| 1986 | 6,000 1000 An | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 6,172 1000 An | +2.9% |
| 1988 | 6,140 1000 An | -0.5% |
| 1989 | 6,000 1000 An | -2.3% |
| 1990 | 6,000 1000 An | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 7,000 1000 An | +16.7% |
| 1992 | 7,000 1000 An | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 6,657 1000 An | -4.9% |
| 1994 | 5,719 1000 An | -14.1% |
| 1995 | 5,011 1000 An | -12.4% |
| 1996 | 4,908 1000 An | -2.1% |
| 1997 | 4,737 1000 An | -3.5% |
| 1998 | 4,715 1000 An | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 4,993 1000 An | +5.9% |
| 2000 | 4,865 1000 An | -2.6% |
| 2001 | 4,983 1000 An | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 4,703 1000 An | -5.6% |
| 2003 | 5,293 1000 An | +12.5% |
| 2004 | 5,300 1000 An | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 5,300 1000 An | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 5,500 1000 An | +3.8% |
| 2007 | 6,000 1000 An | +9.1% |
| 2008 | 6,150 1000 An | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 6,160 1000 An | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 6,500 1000 An | +5.5% |
| 2011 | 6,130 1000 An | -5.7% |
| 2012 | 6,200 1000 An | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 6,250 1000 An | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 6,500 1000 An | +4.0% |
| 2015 | 6,556 1000 An | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 5,917 1000 An | -9.7% |
| 2017 | 7,800 1000 An | +31.8% |
| 2018 | 7,327 1000 An | -6.1% |
| 2019 | 7,197 1000 An | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 7,351 1000 An | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 7,271 1000 An | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 7,482 1000 An | +2.9% |
| 2023 | 10,989 1000 An | +46.9% |
| 2024 | 7,510 1000 An | -31.7% |
Portugal compared with similar countries
- Portugal's 7,510 1000 An is above the median for high income countries, which is 4,016 1000 An, 1.9× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Portugal's 7,510 1000 An is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 6,624 1000 An, 1.1× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Eggs Primary — Laying in Portugal changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | +46.9% | 7,482 1000 An | 10,989 1000 An |
| 2017 | +31.8% | 5,917 1000 An | 7,800 1000 An |
| 2024 | -31.7% | 10,989 1000 An | 7,510 1000 An |
| 1985 | +27.7% | 4,700 1000 An | 6,000 1000 An |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3,367 1000 An | 3,200 1000 An | 3,500 1000 An | 9 |
| 1970s | 4,030 1000 An | 3,500 1000 An | 5,200 1000 An | 10 |
| 1980s | 5,621 1000 An | 4,700 1000 An | 6,172 1000 An | 10 |
| 1990s | 5,674 1000 An | 4,715 1000 An | 7,000 1000 An | 10 |
| 2000s | 5,425 1000 An | 4,703 1000 An | 6,160 1000 An | 10 |
| 2010s | 6,638 1000 An | 5,917 1000 An | 7,800 1000 An | 10 |
| 2020s | 8,121 1000 An | 7,271 1000 An | 10,989 1000 An | 5 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
More agriculture & rural data for Portugal
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 7.28 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0196 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 628.85 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.5936 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.385 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 2.0% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 2.0% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.9% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.4% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is eggs primary — laying in Portugal?
- Eggs primary — laying in Portugal was 7,510 1000 An in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest eggs primary — laying recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 10,989 1000 An in 2023.
- What is the lowest eggs primary — laying recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,200 1000 An in 1961.
- How does Portugal rank for eggs primary — laying?
- Portugal ranks 80th out of 190 countries with data for 2024.
- Is eggs primary — laying rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Portugal 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.