Hen eggs in shell, fresh — Laying in Belgium
Belgium: Hen eggs in shell, fresh — Laying was 16,249 1000 An in 2023. ▲ Rising
Hen eggs in shell, fresh — Laying in Belgium, 2000–2023
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 Belgium is 16,249 1000 An, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 46.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, hen eggs in shell, fresh — laying in Belgium peaked at 16,249 1000 An in 2022 and was at its lowest, 11,115 1000 An, in 2013.
Belgium ranks 53rd of 190 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Hen eggs in shell, fresh — Laying in Belgium, year by year
| Year | 1000 An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 15,232 1000 An | — |
| 2001 | 14,273 1000 An | -6.3% |
| 2002 | 14,078 1000 An | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 12,966 1000 An | -7.9% |
| 2004 | 13,445 1000 An | +3.7% |
| 2005 | 13,215 1000 An | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 12,397 1000 An | -6.2% |
| 2007 | 11,906 1000 An | -4.0% |
| 2008 | 11,493 1000 An | -3.5% |
| 2009 | 11,828 1000 An | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 11,595 1000 An | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 12,292 1000 An | +6.0% |
| 2012 | 11,984 1000 An | -2.5% |
| 2013 | 11,115 1000 An | -7.3% |
| 2014 | 11,894 1000 An | +7.0% |
| 2015 | 13,348 1000 An | +12.2% |
| 2016 | 14,848 1000 An | +11.2% |
| 2017 | 13,274 1000 An | -10.6% |
| 2018 | 15,142 1000 An | +14.1% |
| 2019 | 15,183 1000 An | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 16,167 1000 An | +6.5% |
| 2021 | 16,242 1000 An | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 16,249 1000 An | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 16,249 1000 An | +0.0% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 16,249 1000 An is above the median for high income countries, which is 3,941 1000 An, 4.1× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 16,249 1000 An is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 6,624 1000 An, 2.5× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13,083 1000 An | 11,493 1000 An | 15,232 1000 An | 10 |
| 2010s | 13,068 1000 An | 11,115 1000 An | 15,183 1000 An | 10 |
| 2020s | 16,227 1000 An | 16,167 1000 An | 16,249 1000 An | 4 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
- 50 Kazakhstan 18,347 1000 An compare
- 51 Dominican Republic 18,331 1000 An compare
- 52 Australia 16,536 1000 An compare
- 54 Ecuador 16,216 1000 An compare
- 55 Burkina Faso 15,970 1000 An compare
- 56 Azerbaijan 14,204 1000 An compare
More agriculture & rural data for Belgium
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual -0.3325 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0073 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 443.58 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.2138 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.1233 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 0.7% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 0.7% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.2% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is hen eggs in shell, fresh — laying in Belgium?
- Hen eggs in shell, fresh — laying in Belgium was 16,249 1000 An in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest hen eggs in shell, fresh — laying recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 16,249 1000 An in 2022.
- What is the lowest hen eggs in shell, fresh — laying recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 11,115 1000 An in 2013.
- How does Belgium rank for hen eggs in shell, fresh — laying?
- Belgium ranks 53rd out of 190 countries with data for 2023.
- Is hen eggs in shell, fresh — laying rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 46.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belgium 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.