Hen eggs in shell, fresh — Laying in Africa
Africa: Hen eggs in shell, fresh — Laying was 613,154 1000 An in 2024. ▲ Rising
Hen eggs in shell, fresh — Laying in Africa, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 An.
Analysis
The most recent figure for hen eggs in shell, fresh — laying in Africa is 613,154 1000 An, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 21.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, hen eggs in shell, fresh — laying in Africa peaked at 613,154 1000 An in 2024 and was at its lowest, 122,114 1000 An, in 1961.
Africa ranks 9th of 33 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 141,594 1000 An | 122,114 1000 An | 164,691 1000 An | 9 |
| 1970s | 194,888 1000 An | 167,294 1000 An | 225,597 1000 An | 10 |
| 1980s | 270,906 1000 An | 231,939 1000 An | 297,648 1000 An | 10 |
| 1990s | 320,457 1000 An | 291,475 1000 An | 338,980 1000 An | 10 |
| 2000s | 393,189 1000 An | 329,607 1000 An | 451,577 1000 An | 10 |
| 2010s | 494,012 1000 An | 460,587 1000 An | 555,524 1000 An | 10 |
| 2020s | 588,882 1000 An | 563,594 1000 An | 613,154 1000 An | 5 |
Countries ranked near Africa
- 6 Brazil 277,485 1000 An compare
- 7 Bangladesh 243,808 1000 An compare
- 8 Mexico 222,962 1000 An compare
- 9 Russian Federation 162,000 1000 An compare
- 10 Philippines 141,721 1000 An compare
- 11 Nigeria 136,854 1000 An compare
- 12 Japan 129,729 1000 An compare
More agriculture & rural data for Africa
- Meat of pig with the bone, fresh or chilled — Yield/Carcass Weight 50 kg/An (2024)
- Tomatoes — Area harvested 1.67 million ha (2024)
- Bananas — Production 31.26 million t (2024)
- Bananas — Area harvested 2.29 million ha (2024)
- Unmanufactured tobacco — Production 706,446 t (2024)
- Unmanufactured tobacco — Area harvested 613,627 ha (2024)
- Swine / pigs — Stocks 55.77 million An (2024)
- Meat of pig with the bone, fresh or chilled — Producing 47.50 million An (2024)
- Meat of pig with the bone, fresh or chilled — Production 2.37 million t (2024)
- Tomatoes — Production 26.38 million t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is hen eggs in shell, fresh — laying in Africa?
- Hen eggs in shell, fresh — laying in Africa was 613,154 1000 An in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest hen eggs in shell, fresh — laying recorded in Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 613,154 1000 An in 2024.
- What is the lowest hen eggs in shell, fresh — laying recorded in Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 122,114 1000 An in 1961.
- How does Africa rank for hen eggs in shell, fresh — laying?
- Africa ranks 9th out of 33 groups with data for 2024.
- Is hen eggs in shell, fresh — laying rising or falling in Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Hen eggs in shell, fresh — Laying. 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.