Laying hens population - annual data in Greece

Greece: Laying hens population - annual data was 11,152 Thousand heads (animals) in 2010. ▼ Falling

Latest (2010)
11,152 Thousand heads (animals)
Change on year
down 6.9%
World rank
13th
of 37 countries
All-time high
17,623 Thousand heads (animals)
in 1983
All-time low
11,152 Thousand heads (animals)
in 2010
Years of data
37
1973–2010

Laying hens population - annual data in Greece, 1973–2010

05.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k1973199120101973: 16.2k Thousand heads (animals)1974: 16.6k Thousand heads (animals)1975: 16.4k Thousand heads (animals)1976: 15.8k Thousand heads (animals)1977: 16.8k Thousand heads (animals)1978: 16.7k Thousand heads (animals)1979: 16.6k Thousand heads (animals)1980: 16.8k Thousand heads (animals)1981: 17.3k Thousand heads (animals)1982: 17.4k Thousand heads (animals)1983: 17.6k Thousand heads (animals)1984: 16.7k Thousand heads (animals)1985: 16.8k Thousand heads (animals)1986: 16.8k Thousand heads (animals)1987: 17.2k Thousand heads (animals)1988: 17.2k Thousand heads (animals)1989: 16.9k Thousand heads (animals)1990: 16.6k Thousand heads (animals)1991: 16.3k Thousand heads (animals)1992: 16.1k Thousand heads (animals)1993: 15.8k Thousand heads (animals)1994: 15.5k Thousand heads (animals)1995: 15.7k Thousand heads (animals)1996: 14.7k Thousand heads (animals)1998: 14.6k Thousand heads (animals)1999: 14.5k Thousand heads (animals)2000: 14.8k Thousand heads (animals)2001: 15.2k Thousand heads (animals)2002: 14.7k Thousand heads (animals)2003: 14.4k Thousand heads (animals)2004: 14.2k Thousand heads (animals)2005: 13.8k Thousand heads (animals)2006: 12.8k Thousand heads (animals)2007: 13.0k Thousand heads (animals)2008: 12.4k Thousand heads (animals)2009: 12.0k Thousand heads (animals)2010: 11.2k Thousand heads (animals)

Source: Eurostat. Measured in Thousand heads (animals).

Analysis

In 2010, laying hens population - annual data in Greece stood at 11,152 Thousand heads (animals). That is the lowest value across all 37 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.9% on the previous year and down 24.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, laying hens population - annual data in Greece peaked at 17,623 Thousand heads (animals) in 1983 and was at its lowest, 11,152 Thousand heads (animals), in 2010.

Greece ranks 13th of 37 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 37 years of available data.

Laying hens population - annual data in Greece, year by year

Annual values for Laying hens population - annual data (1960-2012) in Greece, 1973 to 2010.
Year Thousand heads (animals) Change
1973 16,157 Thousand heads (animals)
1974 16,567 Thousand heads (animals) +2.5%
1975 16,353 Thousand heads (animals) -1.3%
1976 15,830 Thousand heads (animals) -3.2%
1977 16,804 Thousand heads (animals) +6.2%
1978 16,714 Thousand heads (animals) -0.5%
1979 16,575 Thousand heads (animals) -0.8%
1980 16,764 Thousand heads (animals) +1.1%
1981 17,318 Thousand heads (animals) +3.3%
1982 17,360 Thousand heads (animals) +0.2%
1983 17,623 Thousand heads (animals) +1.5%
1984 16,715 Thousand heads (animals) -5.2%
1985 16,784 Thousand heads (animals) +0.4%
1986 16,784 Thousand heads (animals) +0.0%
1987 17,177 Thousand heads (animals) +2.3%
1988 17,154 Thousand heads (animals) -0.1%
1989 16,866 Thousand heads (animals) -1.7%
1990 16,597 Thousand heads (animals) -1.6%
1991 16,329 Thousand heads (animals) -1.6%
1992 16,072 Thousand heads (animals) -1.6%
1993 15,769 Thousand heads (animals) -1.9%
1994 15,473 Thousand heads (animals) -1.9%
1995 15,742 Thousand heads (animals) +1.7%
1996 14,681 Thousand heads (animals) -6.7%
1998 14,556 Thousand heads (animals) -0.9%
1999 14,469 Thousand heads (animals) -0.6%
2000 14,805 Thousand heads (animals) +2.3%
2001 15,220 Thousand heads (animals) +2.8%
2002 14,722 Thousand heads (animals) -3.3%
2003 14,425 Thousand heads (animals) -2.0%
2004 14,224 Thousand heads (animals) -1.4%
2005 13,823 Thousand heads (animals) -2.8%
2006 12,779 Thousand heads (animals) -7.6%
2007 13,021 Thousand heads (animals) +1.9%
2008 12,416 Thousand heads (animals) -4.6%
2009 11,984 Thousand heads (animals) -3.5%
2010 11,152 Thousand heads (animals) -6.9%

Greece compared with similar countries

  • Greece's 11,152 Thousand heads (animals) is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 6,266 Thousand heads (animals), 1.8× the median. (27 countries reporting)
  • Greece's 11,152 Thousand heads (animals) is above the median for high income countries, which is 6,242 Thousand heads (animals), 1.8× the median. (28 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 16,429 Thousand heads (animals) 15,830 Thousand heads (animals) 16,804 Thousand heads (animals) 7
1980s 17,054 Thousand heads (animals) 16,715 Thousand heads (animals) 17,623 Thousand heads (animals) 10
1990s 15,521 Thousand heads (animals) 14,469 Thousand heads (animals) 16,597 Thousand heads (animals) 9
2000s 13,742 Thousand heads (animals) 11,984 Thousand heads (animals) 15,220 Thousand heads (animals) 10
2010s 11,152 Thousand heads (animals) 11,152 Thousand heads (animals) 11,152 Thousand heads (animals) 1

Countries ranked near Greece

  1. 10 Romania 35,603 Thousand heads (animals) compare
  2. 11 Germany 34,036 Thousand heads (animals) compare
  3. 12 Hungary 12,544 Thousand heads (animals) compare
  4. 14 Czechia 10,661 Thousand heads (animals) compare
  5. 15 Portugal 8,452 Thousand heads (animals) compare
  6. 16 Belgium 6,484 Thousand heads (animals) compare

See the full ranking of 38 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is laying hens population - annual data in Greece?
Laying hens population - annual data in Greece was 11,152 Thousand heads (animals) in 2010, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest laying hens population - annual data recorded in Greece?
The highest recorded value was 17,623 Thousand heads (animals) in 1983.
What is the lowest laying hens population - annual data recorded in Greece?
The lowest recorded value was 11,152 Thousand heads (animals) in 2010.
How does Greece rank for laying hens population - annual data?
Greece ranks 13th out of 37 countries with data for 2010.
Is laying hens population - annual data rising or falling in Greece?
Over the last ten years it is down 24.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Greece data come from?
The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Laying hens population - annual data (1960-2012). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Laying hens population - annual data (1960-2012)
Unit
Thousand heads (animals)
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
38 places, 860 data points, 1960–2012
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