Hen eggs in shell, fresh — Yield in Zambia
Zambia: Hen eggs in shell, fresh — Yield was 113 No/An in 2024. ▲ Rising
Hen eggs in shell, fresh — Yield in Zambia, 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 Zambia is 113 No/An, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.9% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, hen eggs in shell, fresh — yield in Zambia peaked at 118 No/An in 2018 and was at its lowest, 48 No/An, in 1961.
That places Zambia 137th 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 Zambia, year by year
| Year | No/An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 48 No/An | — |
| 1962 | 50 No/An | +4.2% |
| 1963 | 53 No/An | +6.0% |
| 1964 | 60 No/An | +13.2% |
| 1965 | 66 No/An | +10.0% |
| 1966 | 70 No/An | +6.1% |
| 1967 | 71 No/An | +1.4% |
| 1968 | 76 No/An | +7.0% |
| 1969 | 79 No/An | +3.9% |
| 1970 | 79 No/An | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 81 No/An | +2.5% |
| 1972 | 83 No/An | +2.5% |
| 1973 | 83 No/An | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 83 No/An | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 83 No/An | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 83 No/An | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 82 No/An | -1.2% |
| 1978 | 80 No/An | -2.4% |
| 1979 | 80 No/An | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 80 No/An | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 80 No/An | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 80 No/An | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 80 No/An | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 80 No/An | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 80 No/An | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 80 No/An | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 80 No/An | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 102 No/An | +27.5% |
| 1989 | 101 No/An | -1.0% |
| 1990 | 101 No/An | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 101 No/An | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 101 No/An | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 100 No/An | -1.0% |
| 1994 | 101 No/An | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 101 No/An | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 101 No/An | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 101 No/An | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 101 No/An | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 90 No/An | -10.9% |
| 2000 | 90 No/An | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 90 No/An | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 90 No/An | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 90 No/An | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 90 No/An | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 90 No/An | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 90 No/An | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 90 No/An | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 90 No/An | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 90 No/An | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 90 No/An | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 90 No/An | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 88 No/An | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 88 No/An | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 113 No/An | +28.4% |
| 2015 | 114 No/An | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 115 No/An | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 115 No/An | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 118 No/An | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 116 No/An | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 115 No/An | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 114 No/An | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 113 No/An | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 114 No/An | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 113 No/An | -0.9% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 113 No/An is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 112.5 No/An, 1.0× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 113 No/An is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 100 No/An, 1.1× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 63.67 No/An | 48 No/An | 79 No/An | 9 |
| 1970s | 81.7 No/An | 79 No/An | 83 No/An | 10 |
| 1980s | 84.3 No/An | 80 No/An | 102 No/An | 10 |
| 1990s | 99.8 No/An | 90 No/An | 101 No/An | 10 |
| 2000s | 90 No/An | 90 No/An | 90 No/An | 10 |
| 2010s | 104.7 No/An | 88 No/An | 118 No/An | 10 |
| 2020s | 113.8 No/An | 113 No/An | 115 No/An | 5 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
More agriculture & rural data for Zambia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 65.37 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0411 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 54.11 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.97 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.5408 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 4.1% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 4.1% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.4% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is hen eggs in shell, fresh — yield in Zambia?
- Hen eggs in shell, fresh — yield in Zambia was 113 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 Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 118 No/An in 2018.
- What is the lowest hen eggs in shell, fresh — yield recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 48 No/An in 1961.
- How does Zambia rank for hen eggs in shell, fresh — yield?
- Zambia ranks 137th out of 189 countries with data for 2024.
- Is hen eggs in shell, fresh — yield rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zambia 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.