Hen eggs in shell, fresh — Yield in Kenya
Kenya: Hen eggs in shell, fresh — Yield was 92 No/An in 2024. ▲ Rising
Hen eggs in shell, fresh — Yield in Kenya, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in No/An.
Analysis
The most recent figure for hen eggs in shell, fresh — yield in Kenya is 92 No/An, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 6.1% on the previous year and up 16.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, hen eggs in shell, fresh — yield in Kenya peaked at 111 No/An in 2022 and was at its lowest, 53 No/An, in 1981.
That places Kenya 156th out of 189 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Hen eggs in shell, fresh — Yield in Kenya, year by year
| Year | No/An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 65 No/An | — |
| 1962 | 65 No/An | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 65 No/An | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 65 No/An | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 65 No/An | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 63 No/An | -3.1% |
| 1967 | 63 No/An | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 63 No/An | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 62 No/An | -1.6% |
| 1970 | 62 No/An | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 60 No/An | -3.2% |
| 1972 | 60 No/An | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 60 No/An | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 57 No/An | -5.0% |
| 1975 | 57 No/An | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 57 No/An | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 57 No/An | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 56 No/An | -1.8% |
| 1979 | 58 No/An | +3.6% |
| 1980 | 56 No/An | -3.4% |
| 1981 | 53 No/An | -5.4% |
| 1982 | 53 No/An | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 53 No/An | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 53 No/An | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 53 No/An | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 100 No/An | +88.7% |
| 1987 | 100 No/An | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 100 No/An | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 100 No/An | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 100 No/An | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 101 No/An | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 100 No/An | -1.0% |
| 1993 | 100 No/An | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 100 No/An | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 99 No/An | -1.0% |
| 1996 | 102 No/An | +3.0% |
| 1997 | 100 No/An | -2.0% |
| 1998 | 100 No/An | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 100 No/An | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 100 No/An | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 100 No/An | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 110 No/An | +10.0% |
| 2003 | 100 No/An | -9.1% |
| 2004 | 101 No/An | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 100 No/An | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 100 No/An | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 100 No/An | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 100 No/An | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 100 No/An | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 100 No/An | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 101 No/An | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 103 No/An | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 104 No/An | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 79 No/An | -24.0% |
| 2015 | 85 No/An | +7.6% |
| 2016 | 89 No/An | +4.7% |
| 2017 | 96 No/An | +7.9% |
| 2018 | 97 No/An | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 95 No/An | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 105 No/An | +10.5% |
| 2021 | 84 No/An | -20.0% |
| 2022 | 111 No/An | +32.1% |
| 2023 | 98 No/An | -11.7% |
| 2024 | 92 No/An | -6.1% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 92 No/An is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 112.5 No/An, 82% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 92 No/An is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 100 No/An, 92% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Hen eggs in shell, fresh — Yield in Kenya 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | +88.7% | 53 No/An | 100 No/An |
| 2022 | +32.1% | 84 No/An | 111 No/An |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 64 No/An | 62 No/An | 65 No/An | 9 |
| 1970s | 58.4 No/An | 56 No/An | 62 No/An | 10 |
| 1980s | 72.1 No/An | 53 No/An | 100 No/An | 10 |
| 1990s | 100.2 No/An | 99 No/An | 102 No/An | 10 |
| 2000s | 101.1 No/An | 100 No/An | 110 No/An | 10 |
| 2010s | 94.9 No/An | 79 No/An | 104 No/An | 10 |
| 2020s | 98 No/An | 84 No/An | 111 No/An | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 155 Cambodia 96 No/An compare
- 156 Lesotho 92 No/An compare
- 158 Sudan (former) 90 No/An compare
- 159 Belize 89 No/An compare
- 159 Mauritania 89 No/An compare
More agriculture & rural data for Kenya
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 16.52 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.2316 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 547.24 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.47 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.6779 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 23.2% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 23.2% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 12.9% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 2.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is hen eggs in shell, fresh — yield in Kenya?
- Hen eggs in shell, fresh — yield in Kenya was 92 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 Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 111 No/An in 2022.
- What is the lowest hen eggs in shell, fresh — yield recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 53 No/An in 1981.
- How does Kenya rank for hen eggs in shell, fresh — yield?
- Kenya ranks 156th out of 189 countries with data for 2024.
- Is hen eggs in shell, fresh — yield rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kenya 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.