Egg market

The table below sets out annual egg consumption per person in a selection of countries in 2000. Note that the validity of data and means of data collection vary between countries (e.g. in some cases hatching eggs may have been counted as eggs for consumption).

Country

Per capita egg consumption 1)

China

232

Denmark

226

India

35

Ireland

131

Japan

3202)

Mexico

308

Sweden

193

U.K.

173

U.S.A.

259

1) Shell eggs & egg products

2) (1999)

Source: The International Egg Commission, December 31, 2000