Eggs Primary — Production, per capita in Ireland

Ireland: Eggs Primary — Production, per capita was 0.0112 t per person in 2017. ▼ Falling

Latest (2017)
0.0112 t per person
Change on year
up 3.0%
World rank
56th
of 167 countries
All-time high
0.0162 t per person
in 1961
All-time low
0.0077 t per person
in 2007
Years of data
57
1961–2017

Eggs Primary — Production, per capita in Ireland, 1961–2017

00.0050.010.015196119892017

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per person.

Analysis

In 2017, eggs primary — production, per capita in Ireland stood at 0.0112 t per person.

That represents a change of up 3.0% on the previous year and up 45.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, eggs primary — production, per capita in Ireland peaked at 0.0162 t per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0077 t per person, in 2007.

Ireland ranks 56th of 167 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 57 years of available data.

Eggs Primary — Production, per capita in Ireland, year by year

Annual values for Eggs Primary — Production, per capita in Ireland, 1961 to 2017.
Year t per person Change
1961 0.0162 t per person
1962 0.0158 t per person -2.8%
1963 0.0157 t per person -0.1%
1964 0.0153 t per person -2.7%
1965 0.0153 t per person -0.1%
1966 0.0152 t per person -0.6%
1967 0.0144 t per person -5.1%
1968 0.0138 t per person -4.5%
1969 0.0135 t per person -1.7%
1970 0.0135 t per person -0.4%
1971 0.0131 t per person -3.2%
1972 0.0124 t per person -4.8%
1973 0.013 t per person +4.6%
1974 0.0127 t per person -2.2%
1975 0.0127 t per person +0.2%
1976 0.0119 t per person -6.2%
1977 0.0116 t per person -3.1%
1978 0.0111 t per person -4.0%
1979 0.0104 t per person -6.7%
1980 0.0097 t per person -6.8%
1981 0.0107 t per person +10.8%
1982 0.01 t per person -6.3%
1983 0.0105 t per person +5.0%
1984 0.0105 t per person -0.6%
1985 0.0105 t per person -0.2%
1986 0.0105 t per person -0.0%
1987 0.0102 t per person -2.7%
1988 0.0099 t per person -2.9%
1989 0.009 t per person -8.8%
1990 0.0089 t per person -1.7%
1991 0.0101 t per person +13.8%
1992 0.0094 t per person -6.3%
1993 0.0094 t per person -0.5%
1994 0.0085 t per person -9.9%
1995 0.0085 t per person +0.8%
1996 0.0101 t per person +18.2%
1997 0.0095 t per person -6.3%
1998 0.009 t per person -4.9%
1999 0.0084 t per person -6.3%
2000 0.0085 t per person +1.0%
2001 0.0081 t per person -4.7%
2002 0.0085 t per person +4.2%
2003 0.008 t per person -5.7%
2004 0.0078 t per person -1.8%
2005 0.009 t per person +15.2%
2006 0.0089 t per person -1.1%
2007 0.0077 t per person -13.8%
2008 0.0092 t per person +19.4%
2009 0.0092 t per person -0.0%
2010 0.0099 t per person +7.6%
2011 0.01 t per person +1.8%
2012 0.0101 t per person +0.7%
2013 0.0102 t per person +0.5%
2014 0.0103 t per person +1.4%
2015 0.0105 t per person +2.1%
2016 0.0109 t per person +3.3%
2017 0.0112 t per person +3.0%

Ireland compared with similar countries

  • Ireland's 0.0112 t per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0114 t per person, 98% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
  • Ireland's 0.0112 t per person is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0122 t per person, 92% of the median. (43 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.015 t per person 0.0135 t per person 0.0162 t per person 9
1970s 0.0122 t per person 0.0104 t per person 0.0135 t per person 10
1980s 0.0101 t per person 0.009 t per person 0.0107 t per person 10
1990s 0.0092 t per person 0.0084 t per person 0.0101 t per person 10
2000s 0.0085 t per person 0.0077 t per person 0.0092 t per person 10
2010s 0.0104 t per person 0.0099 t per person 0.0112 t per person 8

Countries ranked near Ireland

  1. 53 Chile 0.0116 t per person compare
  2. 54 Mauritius 0.0115 t per person compare
  3. 55 French Polynesia 0.0112 t per person compare
  4. 57 Malta 0.0108 t per person compare
  5. 58 Saudi Arabia 0.0107 t per person compare
  6. 59 Sweden 0.0104 t per person compare

See the full ranking of 168 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is eggs primary — production, per capita in Ireland?
Eggs primary — production, per capita in Ireland was 0.0112 t per person in 2017, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest eggs primary — production, per capita recorded in Ireland?
The highest recorded value was 0.0162 t per person in 1961.
What is the lowest eggs primary — production, per capita recorded in Ireland?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0077 t per person in 2007.
How does Ireland rank for eggs primary — production, per capita?
Ireland ranks 56th out of 167 countries with data for 2017.
Is eggs primary — production, per capita rising or falling in Ireland?
Over the last ten years it is up 45.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Ireland data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Eggs Primary — Production, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Eggs Primary — Production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Eggs Primary — Production ÷ Population, total

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Indicator
Eggs Primary — Production, per capita
Unit
t per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
168 places, 9,742 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed

Eggs Primary — Production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.