Hen eggs in shell, fresh — Laying in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Hen eggs in shell, fresh — Laying was 6,260 1000 An in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Hen eggs in shell, fresh — Laying in Sri Lanka, 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 Sri Lanka stood at 6,260 1000 An.
That represents a change of up 7.9% on the previous year and down 29.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, hen eggs in shell, fresh — laying in Sri Lanka peaked at 9,546 1000 An in 2017 and was at its lowest, 1,200 1000 An, in 1962.
That places Sri Lanka 97th out of 206 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
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 | 1,970 1000 An | 1,200 1000 An | 2,450 1000 An | 9 |
| 1970s | 2,286 1000 An | 1,810 1000 An | 2,973 1000 An | 10 |
| 1980s | 3,130 1000 An | 2,562 1000 An | 3,900 1000 An | 10 |
| 1990s | 3,711 1000 An | 3,566 1000 An | 3,917 1000 An | 10 |
| 2000s | 6,033 1000 An | 4,251 1000 An | 7,882 1000 An | 10 |
| 2010s | 8,368 1000 An | 7,040 1000 An | 9,546 1000 An | 10 |
| 2020s | 6,639 1000 An | 5,799 1000 An | 7,317 1000 An | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
More agriculture & rural data for Sri Lanka
- Agriculture share gdp 8.36 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 8.36 (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 2.7% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.9% (2024)
- Rural population 79.5% (2025)
- Rural population growth -0.9% (2025)
- Rural population 17.31 million (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 8.4% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 9.10 billion current US$ (2025)
- Unmanufactured tobacco — Production 8,514 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is hen eggs in shell, fresh — laying in Sri Lanka?
- Hen eggs in shell, fresh — laying in Sri Lanka was 6,260 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 Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 9,546 1000 An in 2017.
- What is the lowest hen eggs in shell, fresh — laying recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,200 1000 An in 1962.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for hen eggs in shell, fresh — laying?
- Sri Lanka ranks 97th out of 206 countries with data for 2024.
- Is hen eggs in shell, fresh — laying rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sri Lanka 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.