Hen eggs in shell, fresh — Production in Western Africa
Western Africa: Hen eggs in shell, fresh — Production was 26.01 million t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Hen eggs in shell, fresh — Production in Western Africa, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Western Africa recorded 26.01 million t for hen eggs in shell, fresh — production in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 24.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, hen eggs in shell, fresh — production in Western Africa peaked at 26.01 million t in 2024 and was at its lowest, 3.12 million t, in 1961.
That places Western Africa 21st out of 29 groups 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.
Hen eggs in shell, fresh — Production in Western Africa, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 3.12 million t | — |
| 1962 | 3.26 million t | +4.4% |
| 1963 | 3.41 million t | +4.5% |
| 1964 | 3.52 million t | +3.5% |
| 1965 | 3.66 million t | +4.0% |
| 1966 | 3.80 million t | +3.7% |
| 1967 | 3.96 million t | +4.3% |
| 1968 | 4.01 million t | +1.2% |
| 1969 | 4.15 million t | +3.6% |
| 1970 | 4.29 million t | +3.4% |
| 1971 | 4.61 million t | +7.5% |
| 1972 | 4.74 million t | +2.8% |
| 1973 | 4.96 million t | +4.5% |
| 1974 | 5.19 million t | +4.8% |
| 1975 | 5.56 million t | +7.0% |
| 1976 | 5.59 million t | +0.6% |
| 1977 | 6.12 million t | +9.4% |
| 1978 | 6.49 million t | +6.1% |
| 1979 | 6.63 million t | +2.2% |
| 1980 | 6.84 million t | +3.1% |
| 1981 | 7.02 million t | +2.6% |
| 1982 | 7.40 million t | +5.5% |
| 1983 | 7.63 million t | +3.1% |
| 1984 | 8.03 million t | +5.3% |
| 1985 | 8.20 million t | +2.1% |
| 1986 | 8.54 million t | +4.2% |
| 1987 | 8.94 million t | +4.7% |
| 1988 | 8.92 million t | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 8.34 million t | -6.5% |
| 1990 | 11.28 million t | +35.2% |
| 1991 | 11.77 million t | +4.4% |
| 1992 | 12.35 million t | +4.9% |
| 1993 | 12.90 million t | +4.5% |
| 1994 | 13.48 million t | +4.5% |
| 1995 | 12.84 million t | -4.8% |
| 1996 | 11.24 million t | -12.4% |
| 1997 | 9.93 million t | -11.7% |
| 1998 | 13.10 million t | +31.9% |
| 1999 | 13.47 million t | +2.9% |
| 2000 | 12.77 million t | -5.2% |
| 2001 | 13.86 million t | +8.5% |
| 2002 | 14.21 million t | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 14.49 million t | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 15.12 million t | +4.4% |
| 2005 | 15.66 million t | +3.5% |
| 2006 | 16.33 million t | +4.3% |
| 2007 | 17.08 million t | +4.6% |
| 2008 | 18.01 million t | +5.4% |
| 2009 | 18.92 million t | +5.1% |
| 2010 | 18.96 million t | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 19.46 million t | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 19.92 million t | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 20.35 million t | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 20.92 million t | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 22.99 million t | +9.9% |
| 2016 | 23.12 million t | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 23.45 million t | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 23.56 million t | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 23.84 million t | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 23.84 million t | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 23.82 million t | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 25.04 million t | +5.1% |
| 2023 | 25.75 million t | +2.8% |
| 2024 | 26.01 million t | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.65 million t | 3.12 million t | 4.15 million t | 9 |
| 1970s | 5.42 million t | 4.29 million t | 6.63 million t | 10 |
| 1980s | 7.99 million t | 6.84 million t | 8.94 million t | 10 |
| 1990s | 12.24 million t | 9.93 million t | 13.48 million t | 10 |
| 2000s | 15.64 million t | 12.77 million t | 18.92 million t | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.66 million t | 18.96 million t | 23.84 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.89 million t | 23.82 million t | 26.01 million t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Western Africa
- 18 Republic of Korea 14.68 million t compare
- 19 Germany 14.52 million t compare
- 20 Poland 14.42 million t compare
- 21 Malaysia 13.96 million t compare
- 22 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 13.78 million t compare
- 23 Thailand 13.44 million t compare
- 24 Ukraine 11.53 million t compare
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- Sheep and Goat Meat — Yield/Carcass Weight 11 kg/An (2024)
- Fruit Primary — Yield 7,426 kg/ha (2024)
- Fruit Primary — Area harvested 4.79 million ha (2024)
- Eggs Primary — Laying 259,970 1000 An (2024)
- Eggs Primary — Production 1.13 million t (2024)
- Eggs Primary — Yield/Carcass Weight 4,338 g/An (2024)
- Citrus Fruit, Total — Production 6.13 million t (2024)
- Citrus Fruit, Total — Yield 5,999 kg/ha (2024)
- Citrus Fruit, Total — Area harvested 1.02 million ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is hen eggs in shell, fresh — production in Western Africa?
- Hen eggs in shell, fresh — production in Western Africa was 26.01 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 Western Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 26.01 million t in 2024.
- What is the lowest hen eggs in shell, fresh — production recorded in Western Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.12 million t in 1961.
- How does Western Africa rank for hen eggs in shell, fresh — production?
- Western Africa ranks 21st out of 29 groups with data for 2024.
- Is hen eggs in shell, fresh — production rising or falling in Western Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.3%. 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 — 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.