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
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Per capita egg consumption 1)
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China
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232
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Denmark
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226
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India
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35
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Ireland
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131
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Japan
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3202)
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Mexico
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308
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Sweden
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193
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U.K.
|
173
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U.S.A.
|
259
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1) Shell eggs & egg products
2) (1999)
Source: The International Egg Commission, December 31, 2000
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