Eggs Primary — Yield/Carcass Weight in Iceland
Iceland: Eggs Primary — Yield/Carcass Weight was 21,739 g/An in 2024. ▲ Rising
Eggs Primary — Yield/Carcass Weight in Iceland, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in g/An.
Analysis
Iceland recorded 21,739 g/An for eggs primary — yield/carcass weight in 2024.
That represents a change of down 3.8% on the previous year and up 31.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, eggs primary — yield/carcass weight in Iceland peaked at 24,683 g/An in 2019 and was at its lowest, 10,217 g/An, in 1985.
Iceland ranks 1st of 190 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Eggs Primary — Yield/Carcass Weight in Iceland, year by year
| Year | g/An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 11,333 g/An | — |
| 1962 | 11,176 g/An | -1.4% |
| 1963 | 12,222 g/An | +9.4% |
| 1964 | 12,778 g/An | +4.5% |
| 1965 | 14,118 g/An | +10.5% |
| 1966 | 15,882 g/An | +12.5% |
| 1967 | 15,000 g/An | -5.6% |
| 1968 | 16,000 g/An | +6.7% |
| 1969 | 13,077 g/An | -18.3% |
| 1970 | 14,231 g/An | +8.8% |
| 1971 | 15,385 g/An | +8.1% |
| 1972 | 14,333 g/An | -6.8% |
| 1973 | 14,331 g/An | -0.0% |
| 1974 | 14,653 g/An | +2.2% |
| 1975 | 13,125 g/An | -10.4% |
| 1976 | 15,789 g/An | +20.3% |
| 1977 | 10,769 g/An | -31.8% |
| 1978 | 12,500 g/An | +16.1% |
| 1979 | 10,303 g/An | -17.6% |
| 1980 | 10,305 g/An | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 10,306 g/An | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 10,239 g/An | -0.7% |
| 1983 | 10,508 g/An | +2.6% |
| 1984 | 10,596 g/An | +0.8% |
| 1985 | 10,217 g/An | -3.6% |
| 1986 | 11,290 g/An | +10.5% |
| 1987 | 12,409 g/An | +9.9% |
| 1988 | 13,043 g/An | +5.1% |
| 1989 | 11,961 g/An | -8.3% |
| 1990 | 11,995 g/An | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 13,127 g/An | +9.4% |
| 1992 | 13,966 g/An | +6.4% |
| 1993 | 14,368 g/An | +2.9% |
| 1994 | 13,491 g/An | -6.1% |
| 1995 | 13,303 g/An | -1.4% |
| 1996 | 13,253 g/An | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 15,200 g/An | +14.7% |
| 1998 | 13,832 g/An | -9.0% |
| 1999 | 13,244 g/An | -4.3% |
| 2000 | 13,440 g/An | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 21,484 g/An | +59.9% |
| 2002 | 16,575 g/An | -22.8% |
| 2003 | 16,061 g/An | -3.1% |
| 2004 | 15,855 g/An | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 16,867 g/An | +6.4% |
| 2006 | 14,473 g/An | -14.2% |
| 2007 | 15,815 g/An | +9.3% |
| 2008 | 16,941 g/An | +7.1% |
| 2009 | 15,120 g/An | -10.7% |
| 2010 | 15,663 g/An | +3.6% |
| 2011 | 15,508 g/An | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 13,500 g/An | -12.9% |
| 2013 | 15,000 g/An | +11.1% |
| 2014 | 16,516 g/An | +10.1% |
| 2015 | 16,008 g/An | -3.1% |
| 2016 | 16,793 g/An | +4.9% |
| 2017 | 16,800 g/An | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 18,972 g/An | +12.9% |
| 2019 | 24,683 g/An | +30.1% |
| 2020 | 20,985 g/An | -15.0% |
| 2021 | 22,460 g/An | +7.0% |
| 2022 | 17,955 g/An | -20.1% |
| 2023 | 22,591 g/An | +25.8% |
| 2024 | 21,739 g/An | -3.8% |
Iceland compared with similar countries
- Iceland's 21,739 g/An is above the median for high income countries, which is 14,564 g/An, 1.5× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Iceland's 21,739 g/An is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 12,978 g/An, 1.7× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 13,510 g/An | 11,176 g/An | 16,000 g/An | 9 |
| 1970s | 13,542 g/An | 10,303 g/An | 15,789 g/An | 10 |
| 1980s | 11,087 g/An | 10,217 g/An | 13,043 g/An | 10 |
| 1990s | 13,578 g/An | 11,995 g/An | 15,200 g/An | 10 |
| 2000s | 16,263 g/An | 13,440 g/An | 21,484 g/An | 10 |
| 2010s | 16,944 g/An | 13,500 g/An | 24,683 g/An | 10 |
| 2020s | 21,146 g/An | 17,955 g/An | 22,591 g/An | 5 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
- 1 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 17,607 g/An compare
- 2 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 14,938 g/An compare
- 2 Martinique 21,705 g/An compare
- 3 Cyprus 21,411 g/An compare
- 3 Türkiye 12,119 g/An compare
- 4 Costa Rica 21,199 g/An compare
More agriculture & rural data for Iceland
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 19.96 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0365 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 3,593 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.8983 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.0578 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 3.7% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 3.7% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.5% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is eggs primary — yield/carcass weight in Iceland?
- Eggs primary — yield/carcass weight in Iceland was 21,739 g/An in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest eggs primary — yield/carcass weight recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 24,683 g/An in 2019.
- What is the lowest eggs primary — yield/carcass weight recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 10,217 g/An in 1985.
- How does Iceland rank for eggs primary — yield/carcass weight?
- Iceland ranks 1st out of 190 countries with data for 2024.
- Is eggs primary — yield/carcass weight rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iceland data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Eggs Primary — Yield/Carcass Weight. 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.