Hen eggs in shell, fresh — Yield/Carcass Weight in Northern America
Northern America: Hen eggs in shell, fresh — Yield/Carcass Weight was 17,310 g/An in 2024. ▲ Rising
Hen eggs in shell, fresh — Yield/Carcass Weight in Northern America, 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 Northern America stood at 17,310 g/An. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 5.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, hen eggs in shell, fresh — yield/carcass weight in Northern America peaked at 17,310 g/An in 2024 and was at its lowest, 12,348 g/An, in 1961.
That places Northern America 1st out of 29 groups 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.
Hen eggs in shell, fresh — Yield/Carcass Weight in Northern America, year by year
| Year | g/An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 12,348 g/An | — |
| 1962 | 12,446 g/An | +0.8% |
| 1963 | 12,490 g/An | +0.4% |
| 1964 | 12,705 g/An | +1.7% |
| 1965 | 12,765 g/An | +0.5% |
| 1966 | 12,772 g/An | +0.1% |
| 1967 | 12,960 g/An | +1.5% |
| 1968 | 12,893 g/An | -0.5% |
| 1969 | 12,924 g/An | +0.2% |
| 1970 | 12,861 g/An | -0.5% |
| 1971 | 13,082 g/An | +1.7% |
| 1972 | 13,296 g/An | +1.6% |
| 1973 | 13,349 g/An | +0.4% |
| 1974 | 13,523 g/An | +1.3% |
| 1975 | 13,628 g/An | +0.8% |
| 1976 | 13,813 g/An | +1.4% |
| 1977 | 13,803 g/An | -0.1% |
| 1978 | 14,018 g/An | +1.6% |
| 1979 | 14,086 g/An | +0.5% |
| 1980 | 14,265 g/An | +1.3% |
| 1981 | 14,326 g/An | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 14,355 g/An | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 14,521 g/An | +1.2% |
| 1984 | 14,323 g/An | -1.4% |
| 1985 | 14,419 g/An | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 14,450 g/An | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 14,473 g/An | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 14,601 g/An | +0.9% |
| 1989 | 14,777 g/An | +1.2% |
| 1990 | 14,897 g/An | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 14,952 g/An | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 15,015 g/An | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 14,959 g/An | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 15,032 g/An | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 15,041 g/An | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 15,169 g/An | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 15,148 g/An | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 15,157 g/An | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 15,185 g/An | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 15,239 g/An | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 15,167 g/An | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 15,228 g/An | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 15,306 g/An | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 15,422 g/An | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 15,511 g/An | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 15,538 g/An | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 15,558 g/An | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 15,750 g/An | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 15,873 g/An | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 16,001 g/An | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 16,151 g/An | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 16,286 g/An | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 16,356 g/An | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 16,447 g/An | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 16,412 g/An | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 16,592 g/An | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 16,720 g/An | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 16,614 g/An | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 16,854 g/An | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 17,054 g/An | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 17,030 g/An | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 17,255 g/An | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 17,130 g/An | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 17,310 g/An | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 12,700 g/An | 12,348 g/An | 12,960 g/An | 9 |
| 1970s | 13,546 g/An | 12,861 g/An | 14,086 g/An | 10 |
| 1980s | 14,451 g/An | 14,265 g/An | 14,777 g/An | 10 |
| 1990s | 15,056 g/An | 14,897 g/An | 15,185 g/An | 10 |
| 2000s | 15,459 g/An | 15,167 g/An | 15,873 g/An | 10 |
| 2010s | 16,443 g/An | 16,001 g/An | 16,854 g/An | 10 |
| 2020s | 17,156 g/An | 17,030 g/An | 17,310 g/An | 5 |
Countries ranked near Northern America
- 1 Iceland 21,739 g/An compare
- 2 Martinique 21,705 g/An compare
- 3 Cyprus 21,411 g/An compare
- 4 Costa Rica 21,199 g/An compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is hen eggs in shell, fresh — yield/carcass weight in Northern America?
- Hen eggs in shell, fresh — yield/carcass weight in Northern America was 17,310 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 Northern America?
- The highest recorded value was 17,310 g/An in 2024.
- What is the lowest hen eggs in shell, fresh — yield/carcass weight recorded in Northern America?
- The lowest recorded value was 12,348 g/An in 1961.
- How does Northern America rank for hen eggs in shell, fresh — yield/carcass weight?
- Northern America ranks 1st out of 29 groups with data for 2024.
- Is hen eggs in shell, fresh — yield/carcass weight rising or falling in Northern America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Northern America 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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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.