Hen eggs in shell, fresh — Laying in Ireland
Ireland: Hen eggs in shell, fresh — Laying was 4,080 1000 An in 2020. ▬ Flat
Hen eggs in shell, fresh — Laying in Ireland, 1961–2020
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 An.
Analysis
Ireland recorded 4,080 1000 An for hen eggs in shell, fresh — laying in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 13.2% on the previous year and up 7.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, hen eggs in shell, fresh — laying in Ireland peaked at 4,700 1000 An in 2017 and was at its lowest, 2,700 1000 An, in 1998.
Ireland ranks 113th of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4,233 1000 An | 4,000 1000 An | 4,300 1000 An | 9 |
| 1970s | 3,811 1000 An | 3,065 1000 An | 4,112 1000 An | 10 |
| 1980s | 3,207 1000 An | 2,800 1000 An | 3,462 1000 An | 10 |
| 1990s | 3,063 1000 An | 2,700 1000 An | 3,500 1000 An | 10 |
| 2000s | 3,724 1000 An | 3,467 1000 An | 4,133 1000 An | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,175 1000 An | 3,800 1000 An | 4,700 1000 An | 8 |
| 2020s | 4,080 1000 An | 4,080 1000 An | 4,080 1000 An | 1 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
More agriculture & rural data for Ireland
- Agriculture share gdp 1.06 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 1.06 (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.3% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.5% (2024)
- Rural population 35.4% (2025)
- Rural population growth 1.0% (2025)
- Rural population 1.94 million (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 1.1% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 7.63 billion current US$ (2025)
- Bananas — Production 0 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is hen eggs in shell, fresh — laying in Ireland?
- Hen eggs in shell, fresh — laying in Ireland was 4,080 1000 An in 2020, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest hen eggs in shell, fresh — laying recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 4,700 1000 An in 2017.
- What is the lowest hen eggs in shell, fresh — laying recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,700 1000 An in 1998.
- How does Ireland rank for hen eggs in shell, fresh — laying?
- Ireland ranks 113th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is hen eggs in shell, fresh — laying rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Ireland 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.