Hen eggs in shell, fresh — Laying in Canada
Canada: Hen eggs in shell, fresh — Laying was 37,074 1000 An in 2024. ▲ Rising
Hen eggs in shell, fresh — Laying in Canada, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 An.
Analysis
In 2024, hen eggs in shell, fresh — laying in Canada stood at 37,074 1000 An. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.2% on the previous year and up 35.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, hen eggs in shell, fresh — laying in Canada peaked at 37,074 1000 An in 2024 and was at its lowest, 20,999 1000 An, in 1991.
Canada ranks 32nd of 190 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Hen eggs in shell, fresh — Laying in Canada, year by year
| Year | 1000 An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 26,401 1000 An | — |
| 1962 | 26,368 1000 An | -0.1% |
| 1963 | 25,353 1000 An | -3.8% |
| 1964 | 26,273 1000 An | +3.6% |
| 1965 | 26,068 1000 An | -0.8% |
| 1966 | 25,361 1000 An | -2.7% |
| 1967 | 26,273 1000 An | +3.6% |
| 1968 | 26,682 1000 An | +1.6% |
| 1969 | 27,050 1000 An | +1.4% |
| 1970 | 28,212 1000 An | +4.3% |
| 1971 | 28,108 1000 An | -0.4% |
| 1972 | 26,416 1000 An | -6.0% |
| 1973 | 26,102 1000 An | -1.2% |
| 1974 | 25,874 1000 An | -0.9% |
| 1975 | 24,869 1000 An | -3.9% |
| 1976 | 23,796 1000 An | -4.3% |
| 1977 | 23,952 1000 An | +0.7% |
| 1978 | 23,577 1000 An | -1.6% |
| 1979 | 23,897 1000 An | +1.4% |
| 1980 | 25,128 1000 An | +5.2% |
| 1981 | 24,710 1000 An | -1.7% |
| 1982 | 24,049 1000 An | -2.7% |
| 1983 | 23,960 1000 An | -0.4% |
| 1984 | 22,931 1000 An | -4.3% |
| 1985 | 22,754 1000 An | -0.8% |
| 1986 | 22,582 1000 An | -0.8% |
| 1987 | 22,571 1000 An | -0.0% |
| 1988 | 22,420 1000 An | -0.7% |
| 1989 | 21,802 1000 An | -2.8% |
| 1990 | 21,127 1000 An | -3.1% |
| 1991 | 20,999 1000 An | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 21,519 1000 An | +2.5% |
| 1993 | 21,426 1000 An | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 21,620 1000 An | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 21,693 1000 An | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 21,645 1000 An | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 21,731 1000 An | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 21,813 1000 An | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 23,548 1000 An | +8.0% |
| 2000 | 24,589 1000 An | +4.4% |
| 2001 | 25,260 1000 An | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 25,748 1000 An | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 25,720 1000 An | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 24,623 1000 An | -4.3% |
| 2005 | 25,636 1000 An | +4.1% |
| 2006 | 25,882 1000 An | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 25,889 1000 An | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 25,967 1000 An | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 26,296 1000 An | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 26,514 1000 An | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 26,808 1000 An | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 27,056 1000 An | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 27,334 1000 An | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 27,328 1000 An | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 28,646 1000 An | +4.8% |
| 2016 | 30,498 1000 An | +6.5% |
| 2017 | 31,659 1000 An | +3.8% |
| 2018 | 32,680 1000 An | +3.2% |
| 2019 | 33,553 1000 An | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 34,126 1000 An | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 34,466 1000 An | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 35,193 1000 An | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 35,581 1000 An | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 37,074 1000 An | +4.2% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 37,074 1000 An is above the median for high income countries, which is 3,941 1000 An, 9.4× the median. (56 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 26,203 1000 An | 25,353 1000 An | 27,050 1000 An | 9 |
| 1970s | 25,480 1000 An | 23,577 1000 An | 28,212 1000 An | 10 |
| 1980s | 23,291 1000 An | 21,802 1000 An | 25,128 1000 An | 10 |
| 1990s | 21,712 1000 An | 20,999 1000 An | 23,548 1000 An | 10 |
| 2000s | 25,561 1000 An | 24,589 1000 An | 26,296 1000 An | 10 |
| 2010s | 29,208 1000 An | 26,514 1000 An | 33,553 1000 An | 10 |
| 2020s | 35,288 1000 An | 34,126 1000 An | 37,074 1000 An | 5 |
Countries ranked near Canada
- 29 Cabo Verde 345 1000 An compare
- 29 Uzbekistan 38,283 1000 An compare
- 30 South Africa 38,063 1000 An compare
- 31 Yugoslav SFR 37,840 1000 An compare
- 33 Angola 35,521 1000 An compare
- 34 Ethiopia PDR 34,500 1000 An compare
- 35 Romania 34,406 1000 An compare
More agriculture & rural data for Canada
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 31.61 % change on previous year (2022)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0193 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 1,092 current US$ per person (2022)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.0803 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.1712 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 1.9% (2022)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 1.9% (2022)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 2.9% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is hen eggs in shell, fresh — laying in Canada?
- Hen eggs in shell, fresh — laying in Canada was 37,074 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 Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 37,074 1000 An in 2024.
- What is the lowest hen eggs in shell, fresh — laying recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 20,999 1000 An in 1991.
- How does Canada rank for hen eggs in shell, fresh — laying?
- Canada ranks 32nd out of 190 countries with data for 2024.
- Is hen eggs in shell, fresh — laying rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Canada 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.