Hen eggs in shell, fresh — Yield in Australia
Australia: Hen eggs in shell, fresh — Yield was 265 No/An in 2024. ▲ Rising
Hen eggs in shell, fresh — Yield in Australia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in No/An.
Analysis
Australia recorded 265 No/An for hen eggs in shell, fresh — yield in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 5.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, hen eggs in shell, fresh — yield in Australia peaked at 286 No/An in 2021 and was at its lowest, 170 No/An, in 1970.
That places Australia 43rd out of 189 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Hen eggs in shell, fresh — Yield in Australia, year by year
| Year | No/An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 183 No/An | — |
| 1962 | 184 No/An | +0.5% |
| 1963 | 183 No/An | -0.5% |
| 1964 | 183 No/An | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 182 No/An | -0.5% |
| 1966 | 183 No/An | +0.5% |
| 1967 | 184 No/An | +0.5% |
| 1968 | 183 No/An | -0.5% |
| 1969 | 181 No/An | -1.1% |
| 1970 | 170 No/An | -6.1% |
| 1971 | 183 No/An | +7.6% |
| 1972 | 214 No/An | +16.9% |
| 1973 | 219 No/An | +2.3% |
| 1974 | 196 No/An | -10.5% |
| 1975 | 212 No/An | +8.2% |
| 1976 | 218 No/An | +2.8% |
| 1977 | 213 No/An | -2.3% |
| 1978 | 224 No/An | +5.2% |
| 1979 | 213 No/An | -4.9% |
| 1980 | 231 No/An | +8.5% |
| 1981 | 235 No/An | +1.7% |
| 1982 | 235 No/An | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 228 No/An | -3.0% |
| 1984 | 249 No/An | +9.2% |
| 1985 | 242 No/An | -2.8% |
| 1986 | 239 No/An | -1.2% |
| 1987 | 244 No/An | +2.1% |
| 1988 | 240 No/An | -1.6% |
| 1989 | 249 No/An | +3.8% |
| 1990 | 252 No/An | +1.2% |
| 1991 | 230 No/An | -8.7% |
| 1992 | 229 No/An | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 198 No/An | -13.5% |
| 1994 | 189 No/An | -4.5% |
| 1995 | 218 No/An | +15.3% |
| 1996 | 178 No/An | -18.3% |
| 1997 | 173 No/An | -2.8% |
| 1998 | 185 No/An | +6.9% |
| 1999 | 188 No/An | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 208 No/An | +10.6% |
| 2001 | 173 No/An | -16.8% |
| 2002 | 190 No/An | +9.8% |
| 2003 | 177 No/An | -6.8% |
| 2004 | 183 No/An | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 185 No/An | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 189 No/An | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 186 No/An | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 190 No/An | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 222 No/An | +16.8% |
| 2010 | 260 No/An | +17.1% |
| 2011 | 261 No/An | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 267 No/An | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 275 No/An | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 252 No/An | -8.4% |
| 2015 | 218 No/An | -13.5% |
| 2016 | 252 No/An | +15.6% |
| 2017 | 257 No/An | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 268 No/An | +4.3% |
| 2019 | 261 No/An | -2.6% |
| 2020 | 268 No/An | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 286 No/An | +6.7% |
| 2022 | 243 No/An | -15.0% |
| 2023 | 260 No/An | +7.0% |
| 2024 | 265 No/An | +1.9% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 265 No/An is above the median for high income countries, which is 255.5 No/An, 1.0× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Australia's 265 No/An is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 125 No/An, 2.1× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 182.89 No/An | 181 No/An | 184 No/An | 9 |
| 1970s | 206.2 No/An | 170 No/An | 224 No/An | 10 |
| 1980s | 239.2 No/An | 228 No/An | 249 No/An | 10 |
| 1990s | 204 No/An | 173 No/An | 252 No/An | 10 |
| 2000s | 190.3 No/An | 173 No/An | 222 No/An | 10 |
| 2010s | 257.1 No/An | 218 No/An | 275 No/An | 10 |
| 2020s | 264.4 No/An | 243 No/An | 286 No/An | 5 |
Countries ranked near Australia
More agriculture & rural data for Australia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 13.97 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0227 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 1,476 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.5855 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.1228 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 2.3% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 2.3% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.7% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.5% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is hen eggs in shell, fresh — yield in Australia?
- Hen eggs in shell, fresh — yield in Australia was 265 No/An in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest hen eggs in shell, fresh — yield recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 286 No/An in 2021.
- What is the lowest hen eggs in shell, fresh — yield recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 170 No/An in 1970.
- How does Australia rank for hen eggs in shell, fresh — yield?
- Australia ranks 43rd out of 189 countries with data for 2024.
- Is hen eggs in shell, fresh — yield rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Australia 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. 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.