Hen eggs in shell, fresh — Yield/Carcass Weight in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Hen eggs in shell, fresh — Yield/Carcass Weight was 8,699 g/An in 2024. ▼ Falling
Hen eggs in shell, fresh — Yield/Carcass Weight in Puerto Rico, 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 Puerto Rico stood at 8,699 g/An.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and down 18.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, hen eggs in shell, fresh — yield/carcass weight in Puerto Rico peaked at 13,133 g/An in 1998 and was at its lowest, 7,880 g/An, in 2000.
That places Puerto Rico 105th out of 190 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Hen eggs in shell, fresh — Yield/Carcass Weight in Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | g/An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 11,977 g/An | — |
| 1962 | 11,837 g/An | -1.2% |
| 1963 | 9,638 g/An | -18.6% |
| 1964 | 9,449 g/An | -2.0% |
| 1965 | 9,528 g/An | +0.8% |
| 1966 | 9,653 g/An | +1.3% |
| 1967 | 9,693 g/An | +0.4% |
| 1968 | 9,644 g/An | -0.5% |
| 1969 | 9,448 g/An | -2.0% |
| 1970 | 9,569 g/An | +1.3% |
| 1971 | 8,545 g/An | -10.7% |
| 1972 | 9,003 g/An | +5.4% |
| 1973 | 9,745 g/An | +8.2% |
| 1974 | 10,193 g/An | +4.6% |
| 1975 | 9,847 g/An | -3.4% |
| 1976 | 9,771 g/An | -0.8% |
| 1977 | 9,759 g/An | -0.1% |
| 1978 | 10,170 g/An | +4.2% |
| 1979 | 10,193 g/An | +0.2% |
| 1980 | 10,364 g/An | +1.7% |
| 1981 | 9,840 g/An | -5.1% |
| 1982 | 10,526 g/An | +7.0% |
| 1983 | 10,073 g/An | -4.3% |
| 1984 | 11,406 g/An | +13.2% |
| 1985 | 10,291 g/An | -9.8% |
| 1986 | 10,158 g/An | -1.3% |
| 1987 | 11,585 g/An | +14.0% |
| 1988 | 10,727 g/An | -7.4% |
| 1989 | 11,643 g/An | +8.5% |
| 1990 | 10,866 g/An | -6.7% |
| 1991 | 11,831 g/An | +8.9% |
| 1992 | 11,676 g/An | -1.3% |
| 1993 | 11,612 g/An | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 11,792 g/An | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 11,845 g/An | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 12,836 g/An | +8.4% |
| 1997 | 11,837 g/An | -7.8% |
| 1998 | 13,133 g/An | +10.9% |
| 1999 | 12,034 g/An | -8.4% |
| 2000 | 7,880 g/An | -34.5% |
| 2001 | 12,021 g/An | +52.6% |
| 2002 | 11,998 g/An | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 9,380 g/An | -21.8% |
| 2004 | 10,826 g/An | +15.4% |
| 2005 | 9,270 g/An | -14.4% |
| 2006 | 9,214 g/An | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 10,455 g/An | +13.5% |
| 2008 | 10,966 g/An | +4.9% |
| 2009 | 10,977 g/An | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 10,174 g/An | -7.3% |
| 2011 | 8,696 g/An | -14.5% |
| 2012 | 8,696 g/An | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 8,696 g/An | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 10,684 g/An | +22.9% |
| 2015 | 10,852 g/An | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 9,222 g/An | -15.0% |
| 2017 | 10,066 g/An | +9.2% |
| 2018 | 9,152 g/An | -9.1% |
| 2019 | 8,791 g/An | -3.9% |
| 2020 | 8,425 g/An | -4.2% |
| 2021 | 8,793 g/An | +4.4% |
| 2022 | 8,671 g/An | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 8,631 g/An | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 8,699 g/An | +0.8% |
Puerto Rico compared with similar countries
- Puerto Rico's 8,699 g/An is below the median for high income countries, which is 14,564 g/An, 60% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Puerto Rico's 8,699 g/An is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 11,442 g/An, 76% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Hen eggs in shell, fresh — Yield/Carcass Weight in Puerto Rico 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +52.6% | 7,880 g/An | 12,021 g/An |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 10,096 g/An | 9,448 g/An | 11,977 g/An | 9 |
| 1970s | 9,680 g/An | 8,545 g/An | 10,193 g/An | 10 |
| 1980s | 10,661 g/An | 9,840 g/An | 11,643 g/An | 10 |
| 1990s | 11,946 g/An | 10,866 g/An | 13,133 g/An | 10 |
| 2000s | 10,299 g/An | 7,880 g/An | 12,021 g/An | 10 |
| 2010s | 9,503 g/An | 8,696 g/An | 10,852 g/An | 10 |
| 2020s | 8,644 g/An | 8,425 g/An | 8,793 g/An | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Puerto Rico
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 0.4415 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0069 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 278.57 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -2.05 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.0566 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 0.7% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 0.7% (2025)
- Rural population 5.7% (2025)
- Rural population growth -2.1% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is hen eggs in shell, fresh — yield/carcass weight in Puerto Rico?
- Hen eggs in shell, fresh — yield/carcass weight in Puerto Rico was 8,699 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 Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 13,133 g/An in 1998.
- What is the lowest hen eggs in shell, fresh — yield/carcass weight recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 7,880 g/An in 2000.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for hen eggs in shell, fresh — yield/carcass weight?
- Puerto Rico ranks 105th out of 190 countries with data for 2024.
- Is hen eggs in shell, fresh — yield/carcass weight rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Puerto Rico 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.