Hen eggs in shell, fresh — Production in Namibia
Namibia: Hen eggs in shell, fresh — Production was 65,243 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Hen eggs in shell, fresh — Production in Namibia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Namibia recorded 65,243 t for hen eggs in shell, fresh — production in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and down 23.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, hen eggs in shell, fresh — production in Namibia peaked at 87,500 t in 2013 and was at its lowest, 2,500 t, in 1961.
That places Namibia 150th out of 191 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Hen eggs in shell, fresh — Production in Namibia, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2,500 t | — |
| 1962 | 4,000 t | +60.0% |
| 1963 | 5,000 t | +25.0% |
| 1964 | 6,000 t | +20.0% |
| 1965 | 7,750 t | +29.2% |
| 1966 | 9,375 t | +21.0% |
| 1967 | 10,250 t | +9.3% |
| 1968 | 11,250 t | +9.8% |
| 1969 | 12,250 t | +8.9% |
| 1970 | 13,125 t | +7.1% |
| 1971 | 14,000 t | +6.7% |
| 1972 | 15,000 t | +7.1% |
| 1973 | 16,000 t | +6.7% |
| 1974 | 17,000 t | +6.2% |
| 1975 | 17,750 t | +4.4% |
| 1976 | 18,750 t | +5.6% |
| 1977 | 20,000 t | +6.7% |
| 1978 | 20,625 t | +3.1% |
| 1979 | 21,500 t | +4.2% |
| 1980 | 22,500 t | +4.7% |
| 1981 | 23,500 t | +4.4% |
| 1982 | 24,375 t | +3.7% |
| 1983 | 25,000 t | +2.6% |
| 1984 | 26,250 t | +5.0% |
| 1985 | 27,500 t | +4.8% |
| 1986 | 28,125 t | +2.3% |
| 1987 | 29,500 t | +4.9% |
| 1988 | 30,000 t | +1.7% |
| 1989 | 31,000 t | +3.3% |
| 1990 | 35,892 t | +15.8% |
| 1991 | 36,252 t | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 36,612 t | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 36,972 t | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 37,344 t | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 37,716 t | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 38,100 t | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 38,484 t | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 38,868 t | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 39,252 t | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 39,648 t | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 56,000 t | +41.2% |
| 2002 | 64,000 t | +14.3% |
| 2003 | 65,600 t | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 72,000 t | +9.8% |
| 2005 | 76,000 t | +5.6% |
| 2006 | 77,600 t | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 80,000 t | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 81,625 t | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 82,200 t | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 84,000 t | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 84,300 t | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 84,500 t | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 87,500 t | +3.6% |
| 2014 | 85,000 t | -2.9% |
| 2015 | 63,228 t | -25.6% |
| 2016 | 66,144 t | +4.6% |
| 2017 | 71,270 t | +7.7% |
| 2018 | 65,369 t | -8.3% |
| 2019 | 65,227 t | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 65,608 t | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 65,351 t | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 65,522 t | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 65,400 t | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 65,243 t | -0.2% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 65,243 t is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 901,548 t, 7% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Namibia's 65,243 t is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 260,600 t, 25% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Hen eggs in shell, fresh — Production in Namibia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | +60.0% | 2,500 t | 4,000 t |
| 2001 | +41.2% | 39,648 t | 56,000 t |
| 2015 | -25.6% | 85,000 t | 63,228 t |
| 1965 | +29.2% | 6,000 t | 7,750 t |
| 1963 | +25.0% | 4,000 t | 5,000 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7,597 t | 2,500 t | 12,250 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 17,375 t | 13,125 t | 21,500 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 26,775 t | 22,500 t | 31,000 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 37,549 t | 35,892 t | 39,252 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 69,467 t | 39,648 t | 82,200 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 75,654 t | 63,228 t | 87,500 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 65,425 t | 65,243 t | 65,608 t | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Namibia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 8 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0699 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 340.78 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.13 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.4913 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 7.0% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 7.0% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.9% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is hen eggs in shell, fresh — production in Namibia?
- Hen eggs in shell, fresh — production in Namibia was 65,243 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 Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 87,500 t in 2013.
- What is the lowest hen eggs in shell, fresh — production recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,500 t in 1961.
- How does Namibia rank for hen eggs in shell, fresh — production?
- Namibia ranks 150th out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
- Is hen eggs in shell, fresh — production rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Namibia 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.