Hen eggs in shell, fresh — Laying by country

This dataset provides annual statistics on crop and livestock production across countries and territories. For crops, data are provided on area harvested, production quantities and yields. For livestock, data are provided on animal stocks, numbers of producing and slaughtered animals, and the production of meat,...

Countries reporting
250
Highest
3.40 million 1000 An
China
Lowest
2 1000 An
Nauru
Median
4,450 1000 An
Years covered
64
1961–2024
Data points
15,958

What the numbers show

Hen eggs in shell, fresh — Laying is currently reported for 250 countries. The highest value is 3.40 million 1000 An in China; the lowest is 2 1000 An in Nauru.

The median across all reporting countries is 4,450 1000 An, and the mean is 64,571 1000 An.

Over the past decade 171 countries rose and 73 fell. The largest increase was in Angola (up 511.7%), and the largest decrease in Slovakia (down 60.9%).

Hen eggs in shell, fresh — Laying: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 China 3.40 million 1000 An 2024 up 24.2% volatile
1 China 3.40 million 1000 An 2024 up 24.2% volatile
3 China, mainland 3.36 million 1000 An 2024 up 24.3% volatile
4 India 675,000 1000 An 2024 up 107.9% volatile
5 Indonesia 414,758 1000 An 2024 up 63.3% volatile
6 USSR 385,000 1000 An 1991 up 4.6% rising
7 Brazil 277,485 1000 An 2024 down 13.3% rising
8 Bangladesh 243,808 1000 An 2024 up 35.4% volatile
9 Mexico 222,962 1000 An 2024 up 15.3% volatile
10 Russia 162,000 1000 An 2024 down 8.1% rising
10 Russian Federation 162,000 1000 An 2024 down 8.1% rising
12 Philippines 141,721 1000 An 2024 up 66.7% volatile
13 Nigeria 136,854 1000 An 2024 down 4.6% volatile
14 Japan 129,729 1000 An 2024 down 2.8% rising
15 Pakistan 127,820 1000 An 2024 up 150.6% volatile
16 Viet Nam 123,073 1000 An 2024 up 124.0% volatile
17 Malaysia 111,373 1000 An 2024 up 25.1% volatile
18 Turkey 109,100 1000 An 2024 up 16.4% volatile
18 Türkiye 109,100 1000 An 2024 up 16.4% volatile
20 Thailand 97,665 1000 An 2024 up 6.2% volatile
21 Ukraine 79,600 1000 An 2024 down 24.1% rising
22 Republic of Korea 79,003 1000 An 2024 up 16.7% volatile
23 Colombia 67,329 1000 An 2024 up 56.0% volatile
24 France 63,854 1000 An 2024 up 7.6% falling
25 Argentina 57,700 1000 An 2024 up 34.2% rising
26 Poland 57,473 1000 An 2024 up 37.6% falling
27 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 55,401 1000 An 2024 up 17.9% falling
28 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 52,793 1000 An 2024 down 9.7% volatile
29 Germany 51,400 1000 An 2024 up 16.3% falling
30 Spain 50,747 1000 An 2024 up 9.1% rising
31 Egypt 45,000 1000 An 2024 up 38.8% volatile
31 Egypt 45,000 1000 An 2024 up 38.8% volatile
33 China, Taiwan Province of 44,441 1000 An 2024 up 18.2% volatile
34 United Republic of Tanzania 43,639 1000 An 2024 up 182.4% volatile
35 Italy 43,279 1000 An 2023 down 21.3% rising
36 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 40,470 1000 An 2024 down 13.1% rising
37 Uzbekistan 38,283 1000 An 2024 up 25.5% volatile
37 Uzbekistan 38,283 1000 An 2024 up 25.5% volatile
39 South Africa 38,063 1000 An 2024 down 19.0% rising
40 Yugoslav SFR 37,840 1000 An 1991 up 8.6% rising
41 Canada 37,074 1000 An 2024 up 35.7% rising
42 Angola 35,521 1000 An 2024 up 511.7% volatile
43 Ethiopia PDR 34,500 1000 An 1992 up 6.5% rising
44 Romania 34,406 1000 An 2023 down 23.3% rising
45 Saudi Arabia 32,086 1000 An 2024 up 72.9% volatile
46 Myanmar 31,435 1000 An 2024 down 60.7% volatile
47 Caribbean 29,300 1000 An 2024 up 16.0% rising
48 Peru 27,777 1000 An 2024 up 24.3% volatile
49 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 26,778 1000 An 2024 up 57.5% volatile
50 Tunisia 26,694 1000 An 2024 up 18.6% volatile
51 Czechoslovakia 23,038 1000 An 1992 up 7.8% rising
52 Algeria 22,628 1000 An 2024 down 14.0% volatile
53 Morocco 22,165 1000 An 2024 up 14.8% rising
54 Ghana 21,180 1000 An 2024 up 36.6% volatile
55 Senegal 21,000 1000 An 2024 up 191.7% volatile
56 Kenya 20,489 1000 An 2024 up 24.2% rising
57 Australia and New Zealand 20,298 1000 An 2024 up 8.1% falling
58 Belarus 20,232 1000 An 2024 up 1.2% rising
58 Belarus 20,232 1000 An 2024 up 1.2% rising
60 Guatemala 19,515 1000 An 2024 up 6.6% volatile
61 Benin 19,049 1000 An 2024 up 25.5% volatile
62 Kazakhstan 18,347 1000 An 2024 down 13.9% rising
62 Kazakhstan 18,347 1000 An 2024 down 13.9% rising
64 Dominican Republic 18,331 1000 An 2024 up 106.0% volatile
65 Australia 16,536 1000 An 2024 up 7.9% flat
66 Belgium 16,249 1000 An 2023 up 46.2% rising
67 Ecuador 16,216 1000 An 2024 up 85.0% volatile
68 Burkina Faso 15,970 1000 An 2024 down 6.1% volatile
69 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 15,859 1000 An 2024 up 5.7% rising
70 Azerbaijan 14,204 1000 An 2024 down 3.9% rising
70 Azerbaijan 14,204 1000 An 2024 down 3.9% rising
72 Nepal 13,487 1000 An 2024 up 61.5% volatile
73 Syria 12,993 1000 An 2024 up 18.8% volatile
73 Syrian Arab Republic 12,993 1000 An 2024 up 18.8% volatile
75 Cameroon 12,907 1000 An 2024 up 51.2% volatile
76 Chile 12,570 1000 An 2024 up 9.3% rising
77 Sweden 12,433 1000 An 2023 up 80.9% rising
78 Serbia and Montenegro 12,150 1000 An 2005 down 27.3% falling
79 Belgium-Luxembourg 12,054 1000 An 1999 up 37.8% falling
80 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 11,700 1000 An 2024 down 2.5% rising
81 Zambia 11,304 1000 An 2024 up 7.4% rising
82 Mali 10,976 1000 An 2024 up 37.2% rising
83 Israel 10,930 1000 An 2024 up 23.3% rising
84 Zimbabwe 10,394 1000 An 2024 up 54.4% rising
85 Afghanistan 10,361 1000 An 2024 up 9.1% rising
85 Afghanistan 10,361 1000 An 2024 up 9.1% rising
87 Ethiopia 10,251 1000 An 2024 up 9.1% rising
87 Ethiopia 10,251 1000 An 2024 up 9.1% rising
89 Libya 9,984 1000 An 2024 up 17.5% volatile
90 Yemen 9,972 1000 An 2024 down 6.6% volatile
90 Yemen 9,972 1000 An 2024 down 6.6% volatile
92 Paraguay 9,805 1000 An 2024 down 1.9% rising
93 Sudan 9,760 1000 An 2024 up 4.6% rising
94 Kuwait 9,488 1000 An 2024 up 151.9% volatile
95 Cote d'Ivoire 9,479 1000 An 2024 up 45.8% volatile
95 Côte d'Ivoire 9,479 1000 An 2024 up 45.8% volatile
97 Turkmenistan 8,748 1000 An 2024 up 94.4% volatile
98 Uganda 8,511 1000 An 2024 down 10.4% rising
99 Guinea 8,176 1000 An 2024 up 16.3% volatile
100 Czechia 8,013 1000 An 2023 up 100.2% falling
101 Serbia 7,928 1000 An 2024 down 31.0% falling
101 Serbia 7,928 1000 An 2024 down 31.0% falling
103 Portugal 7,510 1000 An 2024 up 15.5% rising
104 Hungary 7,425 1000 An 2023 down 38.5% falling
105 Denmark 7,300 1000 An 2020 up 87.2% falling
106 Austria 7,136 1000 An 2023 up 10.8% falling
107 Sudan (former) 7,000 1000 An 2011 up 7.7% rising
108 Greece 6,960 1000 An 2023 down 32.8% falling
109 El Salvador 6,830 1000 An 2024 up 24.2% rising
110 Kyrgyzstan 6,624 1000 An 2024 up 73.9% rising
110 Kyrgyzstan 6,624 1000 An 2024 up 73.9% rising
112 Bulgaria 6,612 1000 An 2020 down 4.1% falling
113 Sri Lanka 6,260 1000 An 2024 down 29.0% volatile
114 Malawi 5,474 1000 An 2024 down 2.2% rising
115 Cuba 5,310 1000 An 2024 down 52.3% rising
116 Cambodia 5,030 1000 An 2024 down 3.3% rising
117 Sierra Leone 5,021 1000 An 2024 down 5.3% volatile
118 Nicaragua 4,881 1000 An 2023 up 28.4% rising
119 Tajikistan 4,865 1000 An 2024 up 76.7% volatile
119 Tajikistan 4,865 1000 An 2024 up 76.7% volatile
121 Iraq 4,810 1000 An 2024 down 3.8% falling
122 United Arab Emirates 4,715 1000 An 2024 up 105.4% volatile
123 Norway 4,598 1000 An 2024 up 8.3% rising
124 Albania 4,557 1000 An 2024 down 7.2% volatile
125 Honduras 4,500 1000 An 2024 down 18.8% rising
126 Lebanon 4,400 1000 An 2024 up 51.7% rising
127 Togo 4,344 1000 An 2024 up 94.1% volatile
128 Costa Rica 4,244 1000 An 2024 up 28.6% rising
129 Singapore 4,198 1000 An 2024 up 74.9% falling
130 Ireland 4,080 1000 An 2020 up 7.4% flat
131 Jordan 4,074 1000 An 2024 up 23.5% volatile
132 Finland 4,041 1000 An 2024 up 10.9% falling
133 Madagascar 3,890 1000 An 2024 up 1.6% falling
133 Niger 3,890 1000 An 2024 up 17.9% rising
133 Madagascar 3,890 1000 An 2024 up 1.6% falling
136 Switzerland 3,841 1000 An 2024 up 44.1% falling
137 Bosnia and Herzegovina 3,794 1000 An 2024 down 0.2% rising
138 New Zealand 3,762 1000 An 2024 up 9.0% falling
139 Lithuania 3,624 1000 An 2024 up 17.7% rising
140 Latvia 3,561 1000 An 2024 up 46.5% rising
141 Mozambique 3,557 1000 An 2024 up 131.0% volatile
141 Mozambique 3,557 1000 An 2024 up 131.0% volatile
143 Republic of Moldova 3,101 1000 An 2024 down 0.6% rising
144 Laos 3,016 1000 An 2024 up 0.5% volatile
144 Lao People's Democratic Republic 3,016 1000 An 2024 up 0.5% volatile
146 Uruguay 2,860 1000 An 2024 up 20.8% rising
147 Croatia 2,818 1000 An 2024 down 23.8% falling
147 Croatia 2,818 1000 An 2024 down 23.8% falling
149 Melanesia 2,737 1000 An 2024 up 6.8% rising
150 Georgia 2,708 1000 An 2024 up 8.3% flat
151 Oman 2,681 1000 An 2024 up 211.7% volatile
152 Panama 2,666 1000 An 2024 up 3.3% rising
153 Armenia 2,654 1000 An 2024 up 6.8% rising
153 Armenia 2,654 1000 An 2024 up 6.8% rising
155 Democratic Republic of the Congo 2,608 1000 An 2024 down 11.6% rising
156 Slovakia 2,221 1000 An 2024 down 60.9% falling
156 Slovakia 2,221 1000 An 2024 down 60.9% falling
158 Palestine 2,000 1000 An 2022 up 11.1% falling
159 Mauritania 1,760 1000 An 2024 up 4.0% rising
159 Mauritania 1,760 1000 An 2024 up 4.0% rising
161 Papua New Guinea 1,730 1000 An 2024 up 6.8% rising
162 Mongolia 1,549 1000 An 2024 up 137.9% volatile
163 Mauritius 1,500 1000 An 2024 up 25.0% volatile
164 Rwanda 1,359 1000 An 2024 down 1.1% volatile
165 Slovenia 1,340 1000 An 2024 down 1.3% falling
166 Puerto Rico 1,248 1000 An 2024 up 8.5% falling
167 Liberia 1,222 1000 An 2024 up 6.8% rising
168 Chad 1,178 1000 An 2024 up 2.0% falling
169 Suriname 1,106 1000 An 2024 up 67.6% rising
170 Barbados 1,075 1000 An 2024 up 24.0% rising
171 Trinidad and Tobago 1,064 1000 An 2024 up 18.2% falling
172 Brunei 1,050 1000 An 2024 up 18.0% volatile
172 Brunei Darussalam 1,050 1000 An 2024 up 18.0% volatile
174 North Macedonia 1,026 1000 An 2024 down 28.6% falling
174 North Macedonia 1,026 1000 An 2024 down 28.6% falling
176 Montenegro 1,016 1000 An 2024 up 102.4% rising
177 Jamaica 994 1000 An 2024 down 14.7% falling
178 Qatar 940 1000 An 2024 up 150.7% volatile
179 Cyprus 854 1000 An 2023 up 29.4% rising
180 Somalia 838 1000 An 2024 up 5.9% rising
181 Namibia 817 1000 An 2024 down 25.7% volatile
182 Bhutan 755 1000 An 2024 up 67.8% volatile
183 Belize 707 1000 An 2024 up 29.7% rising
184 Botswana 696 1000 An 2024 down 18.1% rising
185 Gabon 684 1000 An 2024 up 47.1% volatile
186 Central African Republic 682 1000 An 2024 up 0.7% rising
187 Burundi 670 1000 An 2024 down 17.5% falling
188 Estonia 580 1000 An 2024 down 1.9% falling
189 Fiji 570 1000 An 2024 up 31.3% rising
189 Fiji 570 1000 An 2024 up 31.3% rising
191 Eritrea 563 1000 An 2024 down 1.2% falling
191 Eritrea 563 1000 An 2024 down 1.2% falling
193 Congo 535 1000 An 2024 up 4.5% rising
193 Haiti 535 1000 An 2024 down 7.8% rising
193 Congo 535 1000 An 2024 up 4.5% rising
196 Réunion 508 1000 An 2006 up 12.9% rising
197 Guyana 483 1000 An 2024 up 105.5% volatile
198 Bahrain 450 1000 An 2024 up 80.0% volatile
198 Bahrain 450 1000 An 2024 up 80.0% volatile
200 Polynesia 401 1000 An 2024 up 31.5% rising
201 Malta 380 1000 An 2023 up 35.7% falling
202 Cape Verde 345 1000 An 2024 up 19.0% volatile
202 Cabo Verde 345 1000 An 2024 up 19.0% volatile
204 Grenada 330 1000 An 2024 up 100.0% rising
205 Guinea-Bissau 312 1000 An 2024 up 4.0% volatile
206 Lesotho 267 1000 An 2024 down 7.3% rising
206 Lesotho 267 1000 An 2024 down 7.3% rising
208 Gambia 259 1000 An 2024 up 2.0% rising
208 Gambia 259 1000 An 2024 up 2.0% rising
210 Iceland 230 1000 An 2024 up 5.0% rising
211 French Polynesia 225 1000 An 2024 up 50.0% volatile
212 Comoros 204 1000 An 2024 up 4.1% rising
212 Comoros 204 1000 An 2024 up 4.1% rising
214 Eswatini 202 1000 An 2024 down 11.4% rising
214 Eswatini 202 1000 An 2024 down 11.4% rising
216 Micronesia 198 1000 An 2024 up 2.6% volatile
217 Seychelles 176 1000 An 2024 up 70.9% volatile
218 New Caledonia 159 1000 An 2024 down 4.2% rising
219 Guadeloupe 148 1000 An 2006 up 17.5% volatile
219 Timor-Leste 148 1000 An 2024 up 5.7% rising
221 Vanuatu 147 1000 An 2024 down 16.0% volatile
222 Luxembourg 132 1000 An 2023 up 36.1% rising
222 Solomon Islands 132 1000 An 2024 down 21.0% rising
224 Bahamas 118 1000 An 2024 up 4.4% rising
224 Bahamas 118 1000 An 2024 up 4.4% rising
226 China, Macao SAR 109 1000 An 2024 down 9.2% flat
227 Kiribati 103 1000 An 2024 up 5.1% rising
228 Martinique 95 1000 An 2006 down 2.1% rising
229 Micronesia (Federated States of) 93 1000 An 2024 unchanged rising
230 Saint Lucia 90 1000 An 2024 up 28.6% rising
230 French Guiana 90 1000 An 2006 up 23.3% volatile
230 Saint Lucia 90 1000 An 2024 up 28.6% rising
233 Tonga 80 1000 An 2024 up 14.3% rising
234 Samoa 74 1000 An 2024 up 15.6% rising
235 Dominica 71 1000 An 2024 up 1.4% rising
236 Saint Kitts and Nevis 55 1000 An 2024 up 10.0% rising
236 Saint Kitts and Nevis 55 1000 An 2024 up 10.0% rising
238 Equatorial Guinea 53 1000 An 2024 down 20.9% rising
238 Equatorial Guinea 53 1000 An 2024 down 20.9% rising
240 Sao Tome and Principe 52 1000 An 2024 down 38.1% volatile
240 Sao Tome and Principe 52 1000 An 2024 down 38.1% volatile
242 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 45 1000 An 2024 down 21.1% rising
242 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 45 1000 An 2024 down 21.1% rising
244 China, Hong Kong SAR 40 1000 An 2024 down 40.3% volatile
245 Antigua and Barbuda 34 1000 An 2024 down 22.7% rising
246 Tuvalu 11 1000 An 2024 unchanged rising
247 Cook Islands 6 1000 An 2024 unchanged volatile
248 Niue 3 1000 An 2024 unchanged falling
249 Nauru 2 1000 An 2024 unchanged rising
249 Nauru 2 1000 An 2024 unchanged rising

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Indicator
Hen eggs in shell, fresh — Laying
Unit
1000 An
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
280 places, 15,958 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed

This dataset provides annual statistics on crop and livestock production across countries and territories. For crops, data are provided on area harvested, production quantities and yields. For livestock, data are provided on animal stocks, numbers of producing and slaughtered animals, and the production of meat, milk, eggs and other livestock products. The dataset also includes information on production quantities for selected processed products, such as vegetable oils, sugar, fibres, beer, wine and major dairy products.