Eggs Primary — Production in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Eggs Primary — Production was 850,000 t in 2024. ▼ Falling
Eggs Primary — Production in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland recorded 850,000 t for eggs primary — production in 2024.
That represents a change of up 4.9% on the previous year and up 22.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, eggs primary — production in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland peaked at 894,612 t in 1970 and was at its lowest, 583,900 t, in 2000.
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 19th of 190 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Eggs Primary — Production in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 758,380 t | — |
| 1962 | 783,170 t | +3.3% |
| 1963 | 775,480 t | -1.0% |
| 1964 | 867,200 t | +11.8% |
| 1965 | 838,700 t | -3.3% |
| 1966 | 837,610 t | -0.1% |
| 1967 | 873,570 t | +4.3% |
| 1968 | 871,180 t | -0.3% |
| 1969 | 865,580 t | -0.6% |
| 1970 | 894,612 t | +3.4% |
| 1971 | 881,605 t | -1.5% |
| 1972 | 887,606 t | +0.7% |
| 1973 | 828,621 t | -6.6% |
| 1974 | 851,000 t | +2.7% |
| 1975 | 814,136 t | -4.3% |
| 1976 | 845,471 t | +3.8% |
| 1977 | 850,370 t | +0.6% |
| 1978 | 887,658 t | +4.4% |
| 1979 | 882,705 t | -0.6% |
| 1980 | 825,635 t | -6.5% |
| 1981 | 804,697 t | -2.5% |
| 1982 | 808,048 t | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 735,792 t | -8.9% |
| 1984 | 720,049 t | -2.1% |
| 1985 | 766,976 t | +6.5% |
| 1986 | 709,179 t | -7.5% |
| 1987 | 722,355 t | +1.9% |
| 1988 | 673,170 t | -6.8% |
| 1989 | 598,876 t | -11.0% |
| 1990 | 628,242 t | +4.9% |
| 1991 | 639,293 t | +1.8% |
| 1992 | 632,597 t | -1.0% |
| 1993 | 631,352 t | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 639,260 t | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 633,680 t | -0.9% |
| 1996 | 637,560 t | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 631,147 t | -1.0% |
| 1998 | 687,152 t | +8.9% |
| 1999 | 601,181 t | -12.5% |
| 2000 | 583,900 t | -2.9% |
| 2001 | 616,439 t | +5.6% |
| 2002 | 613,735 t | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 604,810 t | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 637,125 t | +5.3% |
| 2005 | 625,000 t | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 610,648 t | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 593,171 t | -2.9% |
| 2008 | 613,480 t | +3.4% |
| 2009 | 616,000 t | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 671,000 t | +8.9% |
| 2011 | 673,000 t | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 658,000 t | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 686,000 t | +4.3% |
| 2014 | 695,000 t | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 713,000 t | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 736,000 t | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 766,000 t | +4.1% |
| 2018 | 791,000 t | +3.3% |
| 2019 | 805,000 t | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 785,000 t | -2.5% |
| 2021 | 770,100 t | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 713,406 t | -7.4% |
| 2023 | 810,222 t | +13.6% |
| 2024 | 850,000 t | +4.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 830,097 t | 758,380 t | 873,570 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 862,378 t | 814,136 t | 894,612 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 736,478 t | 598,876 t | 825,635 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 636,146 t | 601,181 t | 687,152 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 611,431 t | 583,900 t | 637,125 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 719,400 t | 658,000 t | 805,000 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 785,746 t | 713,406 t | 850,000 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
- 16 Democratic Republic of the Congo 8,900 t compare
- 16 Spain 884,100 t compare
- 17 France 877,856 t compare
- 17 Polynesia 3,771 t compare
- 18 Malaysia 857,751 t compare
- 18 Timor-Leste 1,164 t compare
- 19 Micronesia 500.72 t compare
- 20 Micronesia (Federated States of) 240 t compare
- 20 Republic of Korea 839,142 t compare
- 21 Philippines 835,660 t compare
- 22 Italy 712,500 t compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is eggs primary — production in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- Eggs primary — production in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland was 850,000 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest eggs primary — production recorded in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 894,612 t in 1970.
- What is the lowest eggs primary — production recorded in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 583,900 t in 2000.
- How does United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank for eggs primary — production?
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 19th out of 190 countries with data for 2024.
- Is eggs primary — production rising or falling in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Eggs Primary — Production. 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.