Hen eggs in shell, fresh — Yield/Carcass Weight in Iceland
Iceland: Hen eggs in shell, fresh — Yield/Carcass Weight was 21,739 g/An in 2024. ▲ Rising
Hen eggs in shell, fresh — Yield/Carcass Weight in Iceland, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in g/An.
Analysis
In 2024, hen eggs in shell, fresh — yield/carcass weight in Iceland stood at 21,739 g/An.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.8% on the previous year and up 31.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, hen eggs in shell, fresh — yield/carcass weight in Iceland peaked at 24,683 g/An in 2019 and was at its lowest, 10,217 g/An, in 1985.
That places Iceland 1st out of 206 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 13,510 g/An | 11,176 g/An | 16,000 g/An | 9 |
| 1970s | 13,542 g/An | 10,303 g/An | 15,789 g/An | 10 |
| 1980s | 11,087 g/An | 10,217 g/An | 13,043 g/An | 10 |
| 1990s | 13,578 g/An | 11,995 g/An | 15,200 g/An | 10 |
| 2000s | 16,263 g/An | 13,440 g/An | 21,484 g/An | 10 |
| 2010s | 16,944 g/An | 13,500 g/An | 24,683 g/An | 10 |
| 2020s | 21,146 g/An | 17,955 g/An | 22,591 g/An | 5 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
- 2 Martinique 21,705 g/An compare
- 3 Cyprus 21,411 g/An compare
- 4 Costa Rica 21,199 g/An compare
More agriculture & rural data for Iceland
- Agriculture share gdp 3.65 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 3.65 (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.5% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.0% (2025)
- Rural population 5.8% (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.9% (2025)
- Rural population 22,689 (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 3.7% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 1.41 billion current US$ (2025)
- Tomatoes — Production 1,362 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is hen eggs in shell, fresh — yield/carcass weight in Iceland?
- Hen eggs in shell, fresh — yield/carcass weight in Iceland was 21,739 g/An in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest hen eggs in shell, fresh — yield/carcass weight recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 24,683 g/An in 2019.
- What is the lowest hen eggs in shell, fresh — yield/carcass weight recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 10,217 g/An in 1985.
- How does Iceland rank for hen eggs in shell, fresh — yield/carcass weight?
- Iceland ranks 1st out of 206 countries with data for 2024.
- Is hen eggs in shell, fresh — yield/carcass weight rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iceland data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Hen eggs in shell, fresh — Yield/Carcass Weight. 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.