Egg production in France
France: Egg production was 877,856 tonnes in 2017. ▲ Rising
Egg production in France, 1961–2017
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
France recorded 877,856 tonnes for egg production in 2017.
That represents a change of up 7.5% on the previous year and down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, egg production in France peaked at 1.03 million tonnes in 2001 and was at its lowest, 520,000 tonnes, in 1961.
France ranks 17th of 197 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 57 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 576,222 tonnes | 520,000 tonnes | 628,000 tonnes | 9 |
| 1970s | 728,760 tonnes | 647,000 tonnes | 802,000 tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 902,820 tonnes | 853,000 tonnes | 950,000 tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 962,245 tonnes | 886,800 tonnes | 1.02 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 952,166 tonnes | 873,973 tonnes | 1.03 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 903,023 tonnes | 816,297 tonnes | 970,000 tonnes | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is egg production in France?
- Egg production in France was 877,856 tonnes in 2017, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest egg production recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 1.03 million tonnes in 2001.
- What is the lowest egg production recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 520,000 tonnes in 1961.
- How does France rank for egg production?
- France ranks 17th out of 197 countries with data for 2017.
- Is egg production rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this France data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Egg production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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