Hen eggs in shell, fresh — Production in European Union (27)
European Union (27): Hen eggs in shell, fresh — Production was 112.42 million t in 2024. ▲ Rising
Hen eggs in shell, fresh — Production in European Union (27), 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for hen eggs in shell, fresh — production in European Union (27) is 112.42 million t, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 8.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, hen eggs in shell, fresh — production in European Union (27) peaked at 112.75 million t in 2023 and was at its lowest, 61.42 million t, in 1961.
That places European Union (27) 10th out of 29 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Hen eggs in shell, fresh — Production in European Union (27), year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 61.42 million t | — |
| 1962 | 62.32 million t | +1.5% |
| 1963 | 64.85 million t | +4.1% |
| 1964 | 68.70 million t | +5.9% |
| 1965 | 68.89 million t | +0.3% |
| 1966 | 71.53 million t | +3.8% |
| 1967 | 72.83 million t | +1.8% |
| 1968 | 74.34 million t | +2.1% |
| 1969 | 78.16 million t | +5.1% |
| 1970 | 83.20 million t | +6.4% |
| 1971 | 83.86 million t | +0.8% |
| 1972 | 87.01 million t | +3.8% |
| 1973 | 86.24 million t | -0.9% |
| 1974 | 88.05 million t | +2.1% |
| 1975 | 92.46 million t | +5.0% |
| 1976 | 93.53 million t | +1.2% |
| 1977 | 96.44 million t | +3.1% |
| 1978 | 98.24 million t | +1.9% |
| 1979 | 100.03 million t | +1.8% |
| 1980 | 101.05 million t | +1.0% |
| 1981 | 103.64 million t | +2.6% |
| 1982 | 104.91 million t | +1.2% |
| 1983 | 104.39 million t | -0.5% |
| 1984 | 104.01 million t | -0.4% |
| 1985 | 104.21 million t | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 104.71 million t | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 102.57 million t | -2.0% |
| 1988 | 105.04 million t | +2.4% |
| 1989 | 102.37 million t | -2.5% |
| 1990 | 101.47 million t | -0.9% |
| 1991 | 95.12 million t | -6.3% |
| 1992 | 94.88 million t | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 94.78 million t | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 95.97 million t | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 97.24 million t | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 96.46 million t | -0.8% |
| 1997 | 97.21 million t | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 96.87 million t | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 96.92 million t | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 100.87 million t | +4.1% |
| 2001 | 102.94 million t | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 104.31 million t | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 99.97 million t | -4.2% |
| 2004 | 106.27 million t | +6.3% |
| 2005 | 103.68 million t | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 103.01 million t | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 101.46 million t | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 101.12 million t | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 100.16 million t | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 100.48 million t | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 100.62 million t | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 97.90 million t | -2.7% |
| 2013 | 101.92 million t | +4.1% |
| 2014 | 103.60 million t | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 104.06 million t | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 102.46 million t | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 103.85 million t | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 102.66 million t | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 101.74 million t | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 103.11 million t | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 103.65 million t | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 110.29 million t | +6.4% |
| 2023 | 112.75 million t | +2.2% |
| 2024 | 112.42 million t | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 69.23 million t | 61.42 million t | 78.16 million t | 9 |
| 1970s | 90.91 million t | 83.20 million t | 100.03 million t | 10 |
| 1980s | 103.69 million t | 101.05 million t | 105.04 million t | 10 |
| 1990s | 96.69 million t | 94.78 million t | 101.47 million t | 10 |
| 2000s | 102.38 million t | 99.97 million t | 106.27 million t | 10 |
| 2010s | 101.93 million t | 97.90 million t | 104.06 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 108.45 million t | 103.11 million t | 112.75 million t | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is hen eggs in shell, fresh — production in European Union (27)?
- Hen eggs in shell, fresh — production in European Union (27) was 112.42 million t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest hen eggs in shell, fresh — production recorded in European Union (27)?
- The highest recorded value was 112.75 million t in 2023.
- What is the lowest hen eggs in shell, fresh — production recorded in European Union (27)?
- The lowest recorded value was 61.42 million t in 1961.
- How does European Union (27) rank for hen eggs in shell, fresh — production?
- European Union (27) ranks 10th out of 29 groups with data for 2024.
- Is hen eggs in shell, fresh — production rising or falling in European Union (27)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this European Union (27) data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Hen eggs in shell, fresh — Production. 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.