Hen eggs in shell, fresh — Yield in Ireland
Ireland: Hen eggs in shell, fresh — Yield was 244 No/An in 2020. ▲ Rising
Hen eggs in shell, fresh — Yield in Ireland, 1961–2020
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in No/An.
Analysis
In 2020, hen eggs in shell, fresh — yield in Ireland stood at 244 No/An. That is the highest value across all 58 years on record.
That represents a change of up 23.2% on the previous year and up 17.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, hen eggs in shell, fresh — yield in Ireland peaked at 244 No/An in 2020 and was at its lowest, 151 No/An, in 2004.
Ireland ranks 56th of 189 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 58 years of available data.
Hen eggs in shell, fresh — Yield in Ireland, year by year
| Year | No/An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 188 No/An | — |
| 1962 | 183 No/An | -2.7% |
| 1963 | 184 No/An | +0.5% |
| 1964 | 180 No/An | -2.2% |
| 1965 | 181 No/An | +0.6% |
| 1966 | 180 No/An | -0.6% |
| 1967 | 176 No/An | -2.2% |
| 1968 | 173 No/An | -1.7% |
| 1969 | 175 No/An | +1.2% |
| 1970 | 176 No/An | +0.6% |
| 1971 | 172 No/An | -2.3% |
| 1972 | 166 No/An | -3.5% |
| 1973 | 172 No/An | +3.6% |
| 1974 | 173 No/An | +0.6% |
| 1975 | 179 No/An | +3.5% |
| 1976 | 171 No/An | -4.5% |
| 1977 | 192 No/An | +12.3% |
| 1978 | 193 No/An | +0.5% |
| 1979 | 200 No/An | +3.6% |
| 1980 | 207 No/An | +3.5% |
| 1981 | 201 No/An | -2.9% |
| 1982 | 196 No/An | -2.5% |
| 1983 | 207 No/An | +5.6% |
| 1984 | 197 No/An | -4.8% |
| 1985 | 200 No/An | +1.5% |
| 1986 | 198 No/An | -1.0% |
| 1987 | 182 No/An | -8.1% |
| 1988 | 180 No/An | -1.1% |
| 1989 | 179 No/An | -0.6% |
| 1990 | 171 No/An | -4.5% |
| 1991 | 179 No/An | +4.7% |
| 1992 | 178 No/An | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 194 No/An | +9.0% |
| 1994 | 178 No/An | -8.2% |
| 1995 | 167 No/An | -6.2% |
| 1996 | 224 No/An | +34.1% |
| 1997 | 210 No/An | -6.2% |
| 1998 | 217 No/An | +3.3% |
| 1999 | 191 No/An | -12.0% |
| 2000 | 163 No/An | -14.7% |
| 2001 | 154 No/An | -5.5% |
| 2002 | 163 No/An | +5.8% |
| 2003 | 152 No/An | -6.7% |
| 2004 | 151 No/An | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 166 No/An | +9.9% |
| 2006 | 162 No/An | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 160 No/An | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 195 No/An | +21.9% |
| 2009 | 195 No/An | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 208 No/An | +6.7% |
| 2011 | 203 No/An | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 200 No/An | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 203 No/An | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 197 No/An | -3.0% |
| 2015 | 198 No/An | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 198 No/An | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 198 No/An | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 244 No/An | +23.2% |
Ireland compared with similar countries
- Ireland's 244 No/An is below the median for high income countries, which is 255.5 No/An, 95% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Ireland's 244 No/An is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 243 No/An, 1.0× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Hen eggs in shell, fresh — Yield in Ireland 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | +34.1% | 167 No/An | 224 No/An |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 180 No/An | 173 No/An | 188 No/An | 9 |
| 1970s | 179.4 No/An | 166 No/An | 200 No/An | 10 |
| 1980s | 194.7 No/An | 179 No/An | 207 No/An | 10 |
| 1990s | 190.9 No/An | 167 No/An | 224 No/An | 10 |
| 2000s | 166.1 No/An | 151 No/An | 195 No/An | 10 |
| 2010s | 200.62 No/An | 197 No/An | 208 No/An | 8 |
| 2020s | 244 No/An | 244 No/An | 244 No/An | 1 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
- 55 French Polynesia 248 No/An compare
- 56 Israel 244 No/An compare
- 56 Saint Lucia 244 No/An compare
- 59 Croatia 243 No/An compare
- 59 Kazakhstan 243 No/An compare
- 59 Lebanon 243 No/An compare
More agriculture & rural data for Ireland
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 22.64 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0106 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 1,391 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.9559 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.3541 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 1.1% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 1.1% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.3% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is hen eggs in shell, fresh — yield in Ireland?
- Hen eggs in shell, fresh — yield in Ireland was 244 No/An in 2020, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest hen eggs in shell, fresh — yield recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 244 No/An in 2020.
- What is the lowest hen eggs in shell, fresh — yield recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 151 No/An in 2004.
- How does Ireland rank for hen eggs in shell, fresh — yield?
- Ireland ranks 56th out of 189 countries with data for 2020.
- Is hen eggs in shell, fresh — yield rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ireland 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.