Hen eggs in shell, fresh — Yield in Uruguay
Uruguay: Hen eggs in shell, fresh — Yield was 306 No/An in 2024. ▲ Rising
Hen eggs in shell, fresh — Yield in Uruguay, 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 Uruguay is 306 No/An, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.7% on the previous year and down 9.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, hen eggs in shell, fresh — yield in Uruguay peaked at 338 No/An in 2014 and was at its lowest, 126 No/An, in 1990.
That places Uruguay 17th out of 189 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Hen eggs in shell, fresh — Yield in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | No/An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 145 No/An | — |
| 1962 | 145 No/An | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 145 No/An | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 145 No/An | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 145 No/An | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 144 No/An | -0.7% |
| 1967 | 145 No/An | +0.7% |
| 1968 | 149 No/An | +2.8% |
| 1969 | 149 No/An | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 149 No/An | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 150 No/An | +0.7% |
| 1972 | 149 No/An | -0.7% |
| 1973 | 149 No/An | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 149 No/An | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 149 No/An | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 148 No/An | -0.7% |
| 1977 | 148 No/An | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 150 No/An | +1.4% |
| 1979 | 147 No/An | -2.0% |
| 1980 | 149 No/An | +1.4% |
| 1981 | 149 No/An | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 148 No/An | -0.7% |
| 1983 | 149 No/An | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 150 No/An | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 149 No/An | -0.7% |
| 1986 | 149 No/An | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 145 No/An | -2.7% |
| 1988 | 134 No/An | -7.6% |
| 1989 | 129 No/An | -3.7% |
| 1990 | 126 No/An | -2.3% |
| 1991 | 156 No/An | +23.8% |
| 1992 | 150 No/An | -3.8% |
| 1993 | 128 No/An | -14.7% |
| 1994 | 127 No/An | -0.8% |
| 1995 | 128 No/An | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 165 No/An | +28.9% |
| 1997 | 158 No/An | -4.2% |
| 1998 | 153 No/An | -3.2% |
| 1999 | 168 No/An | +9.8% |
| 2000 | 169 No/An | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 169 No/An | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 167 No/An | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 167 No/An | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 167 No/An | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 168 No/An | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 168 No/An | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 154 No/An | -8.3% |
| 2008 | 154 No/An | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 151 No/An | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 144 No/An | -4.6% |
| 2011 | 160 No/An | +11.1% |
| 2012 | 146 No/An | -8.8% |
| 2013 | 144 No/An | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 338 No/An | +134.7% |
| 2015 | 276 No/An | -18.3% |
| 2016 | 278 No/An | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 273 No/An | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 307 No/An | +12.5% |
| 2019 | 326 No/An | +6.2% |
| 2020 | 280 No/An | -14.1% |
| 2021 | 304 No/An | +8.6% |
| 2022 | 294 No/An | -3.3% |
| 2023 | 301 No/An | +2.4% |
| 2024 | 306 No/An | +1.7% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 306 No/An is above the median for high income countries, which is 255.5 No/An, 1.2× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Uruguay's 306 No/An is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 231.5 No/An, 1.3× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Hen eggs in shell, fresh — Yield in Uruguay 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | +134.7% | 144 No/An | 338 No/An |
| 1996 | +28.9% | 128 No/An | 165 No/An |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 145.78 No/An | 144 No/An | 149 No/An | 9 |
| 1970s | 148.8 No/An | 147 No/An | 150 No/An | 10 |
| 1980s | 145.1 No/An | 129 No/An | 150 No/An | 10 |
| 1990s | 145.9 No/An | 126 No/An | 168 No/An | 10 |
| 2000s | 163.4 No/An | 151 No/An | 169 No/An | 10 |
| 2010s | 239.2 No/An | 144 No/An | 338 No/An | 10 |
| 2020s | 297 No/An | 280 No/An | 306 No/An | 5 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
- 14 Japan 319 No/An compare
- 14 Viet Nam 110 No/An compare
- 15 Democratic Republic of the Congo 106 No/An compare
- 15 Hungary 314 No/An compare
- 16 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 100 No/An compare
- 16 Portugal 311 No/An compare
- 17 Austria 306 No/An compare
- 18 Caribbean 205 No/An compare
- 19 Argentina 302 No/An compare
- 19 Micronesia 48 No/An compare
- 20 Fiji 300 No/An compare
- 20 Micronesia (Federated States of) 42 No/An compare
- 20 Qatar 300 No/An compare
- 20 Slovakia 300 No/An compare
- 20 Switzerland 300 No/An compare
More agriculture & rural data for Uruguay
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 3.67 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0638 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 1,609 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -1.32 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.0435 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 6.4% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 6.4% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 14.1% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is hen eggs in shell, fresh — yield in Uruguay?
- Hen eggs in shell, fresh — yield in Uruguay was 306 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 Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 338 No/An in 2014.
- What is the lowest hen eggs in shell, fresh — yield recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 126 No/An in 1990.
- How does Uruguay rank for hen eggs in shell, fresh — yield?
- Uruguay ranks 17th out of 189 countries with data for 2024.
- Is hen eggs in shell, fresh — yield rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uruguay 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.