Total egg consumption fell 19.4% to 50.0 kt in Ireland in 2021, according to Faostat.
Historically, total egg consumption in Ireland reached an all time high of 62.0 kt in 2020 and an all time low of 25.7 kt in 1999. When compared to Ireland's main peers, total egg consumption in Canada amounted to 592 kt, 893 kt in France, 4.00 kt in Iceland and 773 kt in United Kingdom in 2021.
Ireland has been ranked 85th within the group of 164 countries we follow in terms of total egg consumption, 9 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Egg Consumption (Total) | Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
| Australia | kt | 186 | 193 | 200 | 208 | 210 | ||||||||||||||||
| Belgium | kt | 92.0 | 84.0 | 100 | 94.0 | 115 | ||||||||||||||||
| Canada | kt | 491 | 514 | 530 | 557 | 578 | ||||||||||||||||
| Denmark | kt | 92.0 | 91.0 | 91.0 | 91.0 | 87.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| France | kt | 867 | 744 | 807 | 786 | 875 | ||||||||||||||||
| Germany | kt | 1,143 | 1,194 | 1,191 | 1,236 | 1,451 | ||||||||||||||||
| Iceland | kt | 3.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 5.00 | ||||||||||||||||
| Ireland | kt | 53.0 | 54.0 | 58.0 | 55.0 | 61.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Italy | kt | 689 | 707 | 706 | 712 | 682 | ||||||||||||||||
| Mexico | kt | 2,358 | 2,422 | 2,458 | 2,531 | 2,601 | ||||||||||||||||
| Norway | kt | 61.0 | 62.0 | 63.0 | 64.0 | 67.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Spain | kt | 644 | 685 | 687 | 699 | 708 | ||||||||||||||||
| Sweden | kt | 127 | 138 | 138 | 144 | 147 | ||||||||||||||||
| USA | kt | 4,698 | 4,924 | 5,149 | 5,303 | 5,418 | ||||||||||||||||
| United Kingdom | kt | 725 | 745 | 754 | 749 | 759 |
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