Hen eggs in shell, fresh — Production in France
France: Hen eggs in shell, fresh — Production was 16.37 million t in 2023. ▲ Rising
Hen eggs in shell, fresh — Production in France, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2023, hen eggs in shell, fresh — production in France stood at 16.37 million t.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, hen eggs in shell, fresh — production in France peaked at 16.46 million t in 2022 and was at its lowest, 8.96 million t, in 1961.
That places France 14th out of 191 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Hen eggs in shell, fresh — Production in France, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 8.96 million t | — |
| 1962 | 9.17 million t | +2.3% |
| 1963 | 9.19 million t | +0.2% |
| 1964 | 9.98 million t | +8.6% |
| 1965 | 10.03 million t | +0.5% |
| 1966 | 10.12 million t | +0.9% |
| 1967 | 10.57 million t | +4.4% |
| 1968 | 10.55 million t | -0.2% |
| 1969 | 10.83 million t | +2.6% |
| 1970 | 11.34 million t | +4.8% |
| 1971 | 11.15 million t | -1.7% |
| 1972 | 11.60 million t | +4.0% |
| 1973 | 12.41 million t | +7.0% |
| 1974 | 12.67 million t | +2.1% |
| 1975 | 13.12 million t | +3.5% |
| 1976 | 12.89 million t | -1.8% |
| 1977 | 13.08 million t | +1.5% |
| 1978 | 13.67 million t | +4.5% |
| 1979 | 13.84 million t | +1.2% |
| 1980 | 14.46 million t | +4.5% |
| 1981 | 15.17 million t | +4.9% |
| 1982 | 15.89 million t | +4.7% |
| 1983 | 15.04 million t | -5.3% |
| 1984 | 14.92 million t | -0.8% |
| 1985 | 14.91 million t | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 15.37 million t | +3.1% |
| 1987 | 14.54 million t | -5.4% |
| 1988 | 15.48 million t | +6.5% |
| 1989 | 14.98 million t | -3.2% |
| 1990 | 14.77 million t | -1.4% |
| 1991 | 14.70 million t | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 14.66 million t | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 14.22 million t | -3.0% |
| 1994 | 14.09 million t | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 14.35 million t | +1.8% |
| 1996 | 13.88 million t | -3.3% |
| 1997 | 13.06 million t | -5.9% |
| 1998 | 13.10 million t | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 13.35 million t | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 13.17 million t | -1.4% |
| 2001 | 13.52 million t | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 14.09 million t | +4.2% |
| 2003 | 14.15 million t | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 15.77 million t | +11.4% |
| 2005 | 15.93 million t | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 15.14 million t | -5.0% |
| 2007 | 14.64 million t | -3.3% |
| 2008 | 13.35 million t | -8.8% |
| 2009 | 14.60 million t | +9.3% |
| 2010 | 15.09 million t | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 14.09 million t | -6.7% |
| 2012 | 14.16 million t | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 15.77 million t | +11.4% |
| 2014 | 15.93 million t | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 16.32 million t | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 13.61 million t | -16.6% |
| 2017 | 14.63 million t | +7.5% |
| 2018 | 15.35 million t | +4.9% |
| 2019 | 14.25 million t | -7.2% |
| 2020 | 15.12 million t | +6.1% |
| 2021 | 15.61 million t | +3.2% |
| 2022 | 16.46 million t | +5.4% |
| 2023 | 16.37 million t | -0.5% |
France compared with similar countries
- France's 16.37 million t is above the median for high income countries, which is 875,000 t, 18.7× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- France's 16.37 million t is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.17 million t, 14.0× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.93 million t | 8.96 million t | 10.83 million t | 9 |
| 1970s | 12.58 million t | 11.15 million t | 13.84 million t | 10 |
| 1980s | 15.08 million t | 14.46 million t | 15.89 million t | 10 |
| 1990s | 14.02 million t | 13.06 million t | 14.77 million t | 10 |
| 2000s | 14.44 million t | 13.17 million t | 15.93 million t | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.92 million t | 13.61 million t | 16.32 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.89 million t | 15.12 million t | 16.46 million t | 4 |
Countries ranked near France
- 11 Argentina 17.43 million t compare
- 11 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 2.68 million t compare
- 12 Bangladesh 16.62 million t compare
- 12 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 2.57 million t compare
- 13 Nigeria 16.45 million t compare
- 13 Republic of Moldova 627,809 t compare
- 14 Melanesia 362,140 t compare
- 15 Lao People's Democratic Republic 337,728 t compare
- 15 Philippines 16.31 million t compare
- 16 Democratic Republic of the Congo 277,000 t compare
- 16 Egypt 16.00 million t compare
- 17 Spain 14.92 million t compare
- 17 Polynesia 72,265 t compare
More agriculture & rural data for France
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 14.99 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.014 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 687.36 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.033 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.2115 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 1.4% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 1.4% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.0% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.1% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is hen eggs in shell, fresh — production in France?
- Hen eggs in shell, fresh — production in France was 16.37 million t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest hen eggs in shell, fresh — production recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 16.46 million t in 2022.
- What is the lowest hen eggs in shell, fresh — production recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.96 million t in 1961.
- How does France rank for hen eggs in shell, fresh — production?
- France ranks 14th out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
- Is hen eggs in shell, fresh — production rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this France 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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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.