Hen eggs in shell, fresh — Yield in South Africa
South Africa: Hen eggs in shell, fresh — Yield was 215 No/An in 2024. ▲ Rising
Hen eggs in shell, fresh — Yield in South Africa, 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 South Africa is 215 No/An, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 9.7% on the previous year and up 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, hen eggs in shell, fresh — yield in South Africa peaked at 293 No/An in 2020 and was at its lowest, 159 No/An, in 1965.
That places South Africa 78th out of 187 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 168.78 No/An | 159 No/An | 176 No/An | 9 |
| 1970s | 191.5 No/An | 171 No/An | 215 No/An | 10 |
| 1980s | 203.4 No/An | 193 No/An | 223 No/An | 10 |
| 1990s | 226 No/An | 185 No/An | 253 No/An | 10 |
| 2000s | 208.8 No/An | 184 No/An | 226 No/An | 10 |
| 2010s | 243.3 No/An | 208 No/An | 284 No/An | 10 |
| 2020s | 259.2 No/An | 215 No/An | 293 No/An | 5 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
- 76 India 218 No/An compare
- 77 Dominican Republic 216 No/An compare
- 78 Iraq 215 No/An compare
- 80 Saudi Arabia 214 No/An compare
- 81 Palestine 209 No/An compare
More agriculture & rural data for South Africa
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 7.11 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0283 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 186.56 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.812 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.3618 units per person (2025)
- Agriculture share gdp 2.83 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 2.83 (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 2.0% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is hen eggs in shell, fresh — yield in South Africa?
- Hen eggs in shell, fresh — yield in South Africa was 215 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 South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 293 No/An in 2020.
- What is the lowest hen eggs in shell, fresh — yield recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 159 No/An in 1965.
- How does South Africa rank for hen eggs in shell, fresh — yield?
- South Africa ranks 78th out of 187 countries with data for 2024.
- Is hen eggs in shell, fresh — yield rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Africa 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.