Eggs Primary — Laying in Western Europe

Western Europe: Eggs Primary — Laying was 182,443 1000 An in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
182,443 1000 An
Change on year
down 13.7%
Rank
21st
of 33 groups
All-time high
218,672 1000 An
in 1974
All-time low
141,894 1000 An
in 2007
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Eggs Primary — Laying in Western Europe, 1961–2024

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

Analysis

In 2024, eggs primary — laying in Western Europe stood at 182,443 1000 An.

That represents a change of down 13.7% on the previous year and up 6.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, eggs primary — laying in Western Europe peaked at 218,672 1000 An in 1974 and was at its lowest, 141,894 1000 An, in 2007.

Western Europe ranks 21st of 33 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 183,464 1000 An 163,560 1000 An 209,292 1000 An 9
1970s 207,484 1000 An 198,057 1000 An 218,672 1000 An 10
1980s 201,866 1000 An 187,165 1000 An 216,076 1000 An 10
1990s 158,304 1000 An 146,912 1000 An 184,173 1000 An 10
2000s 148,687 1000 An 141,894 1000 An 154,573 1000 An 10
2010s 168,197 1000 An 157,621 1000 An 179,297 1000 An 10
2020s 190,788 1000 An 182,443 1000 An 211,372 1000 An 5

Countries ranked near Western Europe

  1. 18 Republic of Korea 82,503 1000 An compare
  2. 19 Ukraine 79,600 1000 An compare
  3. 20 Colombia 67,329 1000 An compare
  4. 21 France 63,854 1000 An compare
  5. 22 Argentina 57,700 1000 An compare
  6. 23 Poland 57,473 1000 An compare
  7. 24 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 55,401 1000 An compare

See the full ranking of 239 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is eggs primary — laying in Western Europe?
Eggs primary — laying in Western Europe was 182,443 1000 An in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest eggs primary — laying recorded in Western Europe?
The highest recorded value was 218,672 1000 An in 1974.
What is the lowest eggs primary — laying recorded in Western Europe?
The lowest recorded value was 141,894 1000 An in 2007.
How does Western Europe rank for eggs primary — laying?
Western Europe ranks 21st out of 33 groups with data for 2024.
Is eggs primary — laying rising or falling in Western Europe?
Over the last ten years it is up 6.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Western 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.