Hen eggs in shell, fresh — Laying in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Hen eggs in shell, fresh — Laying was 312 1000 An in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Hen eggs in shell, fresh — Laying in Guinea-Bissau, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 An.
Analysis
Guinea-Bissau recorded 312 1000 An for hen eggs in shell, fresh — laying in 2024.
The figure is up 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, hen eggs in shell, fresh — laying in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 315 1000 An in 2017 and was at its lowest, 30 1000 An, in 1961.
That places Guinea-Bissau 159th out of 190 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Hen eggs in shell, fresh — Laying in Guinea-Bissau, year by year
| Year | 1000 An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 30 1000 An | — |
| 1962 | 30 1000 An | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 30 1000 An | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 35 1000 An | +16.7% |
| 1965 | 35 1000 An | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 36 1000 An | +2.9% |
| 1967 | 36 1000 An | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 40 1000 An | +11.1% |
| 1969 | 40 1000 An | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 40 1000 An | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 45 1000 An | +12.5% |
| 1972 | 45 1000 An | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 45 1000 An | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 45 1000 An | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 50 1000 An | +11.1% |
| 1976 | 50 1000 An | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 55 1000 An | +10.0% |
| 1978 | 55 1000 An | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 55 1000 An | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 60 1000 An | +9.1% |
| 1981 | 65 1000 An | +8.3% |
| 1982 | 70 1000 An | +7.7% |
| 1983 | 75 1000 An | +7.1% |
| 1984 | 85 1000 An | +13.3% |
| 1985 | 90 1000 An | +5.9% |
| 1986 | 100 1000 An | +11.1% |
| 1987 | 110 1000 An | +10.0% |
| 1988 | 110 1000 An | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 110 1000 An | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 101 1000 An | -8.2% |
| 1991 | 120 1000 An | +18.8% |
| 1992 | 120 1000 An | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 125 1000 An | +4.2% |
| 1994 | 120 1000 An | -4.0% |
| 1995 | 120 1000 An | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 140 1000 An | +16.7% |
| 1997 | 180 1000 An | +28.6% |
| 1998 | 185 1000 An | +2.8% |
| 1999 | 200 1000 An | +8.1% |
| 2000 | 207 1000 An | +3.5% |
| 2001 | 214 1000 An | +3.4% |
| 2002 | 225 1000 An | +5.1% |
| 2003 | 222 1000 An | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 230 1000 An | +3.6% |
| 2005 | 235 1000 An | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 250 1000 An | +6.4% |
| 2007 | 260 1000 An | +4.0% |
| 2008 | 270 1000 An | +3.8% |
| 2009 | 280 1000 An | +3.7% |
| 2010 | 280 1000 An | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 285 1000 An | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 300 1000 An | +5.3% |
| 2013 | 300 1000 An | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 300 1000 An | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 305 1000 An | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 310 1000 An | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 315 1000 An | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 310 1000 An | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 312 1000 An | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 312 1000 An | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 311 1000 An | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 312 1000 An | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 312 1000 An | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 312 1000 An | +0.0% |
Guinea-Bissau compared with similar countries
- Guinea-Bissau's 312 1000 An is below the median for low income countries, which is 3,890 1000 An, 8% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Guinea-Bissau's 312 1000 An is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3,557 1000 An, 9% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Hen eggs in shell, fresh — Laying in Guinea-Bissau changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | +28.6% | 140 1000 An | 180 1000 An |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 34.67 1000 An | 30 1000 An | 40 1000 An | 9 |
| 1970s | 48.5 1000 An | 40 1000 An | 55 1000 An | 10 |
| 1980s | 87.5 1000 An | 60 1000 An | 110 1000 An | 10 |
| 1990s | 141.1 1000 An | 101 1000 An | 200 1000 An | 10 |
| 2000s | 239.3 1000 An | 207 1000 An | 280 1000 An | 10 |
| 2010s | 301.7 1000 An | 280 1000 An | 315 1000 An | 10 |
| 2020s | 311.8 1000 An | 311 1000 An | 312 1000 An | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guinea-Bissau
More agriculture & rural data for Guinea-Bissau
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 13.52 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.4063 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 456.57 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.17 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.5335 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 40.6% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 40.6% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 31.5% (2018)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.2% (2018)
Frequently asked questions
- What is hen eggs in shell, fresh — laying in Guinea-Bissau?
- Hen eggs in shell, fresh — laying in Guinea-Bissau was 312 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 Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 315 1000 An in 2017.
- What is the lowest hen eggs in shell, fresh — laying recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 30 1000 An in 1961.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for hen eggs in shell, fresh — laying?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 159th out of 190 countries with data for 2024.
- Is hen eggs in shell, fresh — laying rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Guinea-Bissau 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.