Hen eggs in shell, fresh — Yield in India
India: Hen eggs in shell, fresh — Yield was 218 No/An in 2024. ▲ Rising
Hen eggs in shell, fresh — Yield in India, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in No/An.
Analysis
In 2024, hen eggs in shell, fresh — yield in India stood at 218 No/An.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 5.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, hen eggs in shell, fresh — yield in India peaked at 239 No/An in 2017 and was at its lowest, 103 No/An, in 1961.
That places India 76th out of 189 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Hen eggs in shell, fresh — Yield in India, year by year
| Year | No/An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 103 No/An | — |
| 1962 | 103 No/An | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 105 No/An | +1.9% |
| 1964 | 107 No/An | +1.9% |
| 1965 | 115 No/An | +7.5% |
| 1966 | 115 No/An | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 114 No/An | -0.9% |
| 1968 | 114 No/An | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 117 No/An | +2.6% |
| 1970 | 115 No/An | -1.7% |
| 1971 | 114 No/An | -0.9% |
| 1972 | 111 No/An | -2.6% |
| 1973 | 110 No/An | -0.9% |
| 1974 | 109 No/An | -0.9% |
| 1975 | 106 No/An | -2.8% |
| 1976 | 107 No/An | +0.9% |
| 1977 | 123 No/An | +15.0% |
| 1978 | 128 No/An | +4.1% |
| 1979 | 132 No/An | +3.1% |
| 1980 | 141 No/An | +6.8% |
| 1981 | 151 No/An | +7.1% |
| 1982 | 159 No/An | +5.3% |
| 1983 | 164 No/An | +3.1% |
| 1984 | 168 No/An | +2.4% |
| 1985 | 194 No/An | +15.5% |
| 1986 | 199 No/An | +2.6% |
| 1987 | 193 No/An | -3.0% |
| 1988 | 198 No/An | +2.6% |
| 1989 | 198 No/An | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 183 No/An | -7.6% |
| 1991 | 188 No/An | +2.7% |
| 1992 | 208 No/An | +10.6% |
| 1993 | 210 No/An | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 207 No/An | -1.4% |
| 1995 | 213 No/An | +2.9% |
| 1996 | 211 No/An | -0.9% |
| 1997 | 215 No/An | +1.9% |
| 1998 | 212 No/An | -1.4% |
| 1999 | 209 No/An | -1.4% |
| 2000 | 211 No/An | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 209 No/An | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 208 No/An | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 202 No/An | -2.9% |
| 2004 | 213 No/An | +5.4% |
| 2005 | 215 No/An | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 220 No/An | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 216 No/An | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 215 No/An | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 211 No/An | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 202 No/An | -4.3% |
| 2011 | 205 No/An | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 206 No/An | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 215 No/An | +4.4% |
| 2014 | 230 No/An | +7.0% |
| 2015 | 208 No/An | -9.6% |
| 2016 | 217 No/An | +4.3% |
| 2017 | 239 No/An | +10.1% |
| 2018 | 234 No/An | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 218 No/An | -6.8% |
| 2020 | 218 No/An | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 218 No/An | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 219 No/An | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 219 No/An | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 218 No/An | -0.5% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 218 No/An is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 112.5 No/An, 1.9× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- India's 218 No/An is above the median for South Asia, which is 130 No/An, 1.7× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 110.33 No/An | 103 No/An | 117 No/An | 9 |
| 1970s | 115.5 No/An | 106 No/An | 132 No/An | 10 |
| 1980s | 176.5 No/An | 141 No/An | 199 No/An | 10 |
| 1990s | 205.6 No/An | 183 No/An | 215 No/An | 10 |
| 2000s | 212 No/An | 202 No/An | 220 No/An | 10 |
| 2010s | 217.4 No/An | 202 No/An | 239 No/An | 10 |
| 2020s | 218.4 No/An | 218 No/An | 219 No/An | 5 |
Countries ranked near India
- 73 Montenegro 221 No/An compare
- 74 Czechia 220 No/An compare
- 74 USSR 220 No/An compare
- 77 Dominican Republic 216 No/An compare
- 78 Iraq 215 No/An compare
- 78 South Africa 215 No/An compare
More agriculture & rural data for India
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual -2.83 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1623 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 438.73 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.4067 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.6431 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 16.2% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 16.2% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.9% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is hen eggs in shell, fresh — yield in India?
- Hen eggs in shell, fresh — yield in India was 218 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 India?
- The highest recorded value was 239 No/An in 2017.
- What is the lowest hen eggs in shell, fresh — yield recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 103 No/An in 1961.
- How does India rank for hen eggs in shell, fresh — yield?
- India ranks 76th out of 189 countries with data for 2024.
- Is hen eggs in shell, fresh — yield rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this India 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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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.