Belgium vs Ireland: Share of egg-laying hens in cage-free systems

Belgium

66.0%

in 2024

Ireland

75.0%

in 2025

Belgium rank

13th

Ireland rank

10th

Share of egg-laying hens in cage-free systems over time

Ireland currently reports 75.0% against 66.0% in Belgium, a difference of 9.0%.

That makes Ireland's figure about 1.1 times Belgium's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 10 shared years of data; in 2013 it was Ireland ahead.

Belgium ranks 13th and Ireland ranks 10th of 29 countries.

Indicator: Share of egg-laying hens in cage-free systems
Unit: %
Source: European Commission (2026) and other sources – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 29 places, 391 data points, 1996–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Cage-free housing systems include barns and free-range (non-organic and organic) farms.