Based on a comparison of 167 countries in 2019, China ranked the highest in hen eggs production with 28,454 kt followed by USA and India. On the other end of the scale was Equatorial Guinea with 0.312 kt, Seychelles with 0.564 kt and Comoros with 0.760 kt.
Total hen eggs production reached 83,484 kt in 2019 in the World according to Faostat. This is 3.38 % more than in the previous year and 24.6 % more than 10 years ago.
Historically, total hen eggs production reached an all time high of 83,484 kt in 2019 and an all time low of 14,384 kt in 1961. The average annual growth amounted to 3.08 % since 1961.
The top ranked country, China, accounted for 34.1 % of hen eggs production in the world. The top 3 countries hold a 49.0 % share while the ten largest countries some 70.8 % in 2019.
Data for more countries are available at Hen Eggs Production indicator page.
Hen Eggs Production | Unit | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
Argentina | kt | 565 | 636 | 765 | 802 | 813 | ||||||||||||||||
Brazil | kt | 2,172 | 2,241 | 2,261 | 2,260 | 2,883 | ||||||||||||||||
China | kt | 24,446 | 24,598 | 25,890 | 26,864 | 26,565 | ||||||||||||||||
Colombia | kt | 668 | 692 | 729 | 769 | 830 | ||||||||||||||||
India | kt | 3,835 | 4,111 | 4,317 | 4,561 | 4,848 | ||||||||||||||||
Indonesia | kt | 1,224 | 1,244 | 1,373 | 1,486 | 4,633 | ||||||||||||||||
Japan | kt | 2,522 | 2,502 | 2,521 | 2,562 | 2,601 | ||||||||||||||||
Malaysia | kt | 684 | 728 | 779 | 821 | 845 | ||||||||||||||||
Mexico | kt | 2,516 | 2,567 | 2,653 | 2,720 | 2,771 | ||||||||||||||||
Pakistan | kt | 649 | 684 | 721 | 761 | 803 | ||||||||||||||||
Russia | kt | 2,284 | 2,314 | 2,357 | 2,413 | 2,484 | ||||||||||||||||
Spain | kt | 743 | 787 | 805 | 831 | 851 | ||||||||||||||||
Turkey | kt | 1,031 | 1,072 | 1,045 | 1,131 | 1,205 | ||||||||||||||||
USA | kt | 5,778 | 5,974 | 5,757 | 6,047 | 6,351 | ||||||||||||||||
Ukraine | kt | 1,121 | 1,120 | 960 | 855 | 887 |