Hen eggs in shell, fresh — Laying in Ghana
Ghana: Hen eggs in shell, fresh — Laying was 21,180 1000 An in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Hen eggs in shell, fresh — Laying in Ghana, 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 Ghana stood at 21,180 1000 An. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 36.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, hen eggs in shell, fresh — laying in Ghana peaked at 21,180 1000 An in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2,398 1000 An, in 1961.
Ghana ranks 48th of 206 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3,121 1000 An | 2,398 1000 An | 4,000 1000 An | 9 |
| 1970s | 4,637 1000 An | 4,170 1000 An | 5,430 1000 An | 10 |
| 1980s | 3,410 1000 An | 2,600 1000 An | 4,600 1000 An | 10 |
| 1990s | 5,380 1000 An | 3,900 1000 An | 7,500 1000 An | 10 |
| 2000s | 10,225 1000 An | 8,200 1000 An | 13,850 1000 An | 10 |
| 2010s | 16,693 1000 An | 13,850 1000 An | 20,315 1000 An | 10 |
| 2020s | 19,915 1000 An | 19,088 1000 An | 21,180 1000 An | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Ghana
- Agriculture share gdp 21.28 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 21.28 (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.1% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.6% (2023)
- Rural population 41.1% (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.5% (2025)
- Rural population 14.40 million (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 21.3% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 24.30 billion current US$ (2025)
- Bananas — Production 135,063 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is hen eggs in shell, fresh — laying in Ghana?
- Hen eggs in shell, fresh — laying in Ghana was 21,180 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 Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 21,180 1000 An in 2024.
- What is the lowest hen eggs in shell, fresh — laying recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,398 1000 An in 1961.
- How does Ghana rank for hen eggs in shell, fresh — laying?
- Ghana ranks 48th out of 206 countries with data for 2024.
- Is hen eggs in shell, fresh — laying rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ghana 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.