Hen eggs in shell, fresh — Laying in Western Africa
Western Africa: Hen eggs in shell, fresh — Laying was 259,835 1000 An in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Hen eggs in shell, fresh — Laying in Western Africa, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 An.
Analysis
The most recent figure for hen eggs in shell, fresh — laying in Western Africa is 259,835 1000 An, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 10.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, hen eggs in shell, fresh — laying in Western Africa peaked at 259,835 1000 An in 2024 and was at its lowest, 37,661 1000 An, in 1961.
That places Western Africa 11th out of 41 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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 | 44,763 1000 An | 37,661 1000 An | 51,726 1000 An | 9 |
| 1970s | 61,490 1000 An | 53,617 1000 An | 71,390 1000 An | 10 |
| 1980s | 87,746 1000 An | 73,913 1000 An | 100,529 1000 An | 10 |
| 1990s | 135,956 1000 An | 113,407 1000 An | 154,421 1000 An | 10 |
| 2000s | 186,907 1000 An | 148,729 1000 An | 218,854 1000 An | 10 |
| 2010s | 225,971 1000 An | 202,064 1000 An | 247,919 1000 An | 10 |
| 2020s | 250,240 1000 An | 244,135 1000 An | 259,835 1000 An | 5 |
Countries ranked near Western Africa
More agriculture & rural data for Western Africa
- Meat of pig with the bone, fresh or chilled — Yield/Carcass Weight 48 kg/An (2024)
- Edible offal of pigs, fresh, chilled or frozen — Production 39,798 t (2024)
- Edible offal of pigs, fresh, chilled or frozen — Producing 14.80 million An (2024)
- Bananas — Area harvested 598,635 ha (2024)
- Unmanufactured tobacco — Area harvested 39,728 ha (2024)
- Unmanufactured tobacco — Production 24,181 t (2024)
- Fat of pigs — Producing Animals/Slaughtered 14.80 million An (2024)
- Meat of pig with the bone, fresh or chilled — Production 710,078 t (2024)
- Meat of pig with the bone, fresh or chilled — Producing 14.80 million An (2024)
- Tomatoes — Production 6.91 million t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is hen eggs in shell, fresh — laying in Western Africa?
- Hen eggs in shell, fresh — laying in Western Africa was 259,835 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 Western Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 259,835 1000 An in 2024.
- What is the lowest hen eggs in shell, fresh — laying recorded in Western Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 37,661 1000 An in 1961.
- How does Western Africa rank for hen eggs in shell, fresh — laying?
- Western Africa ranks 11th out of 41 groups with data for 2024.
- Is hen eggs in shell, fresh — laying rising or falling in Western Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Western Africa 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.