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

Belgium

66.0%

in 2024

Italy

66.8%

in 2025

Belgium rank

13th

Italy rank

12th

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

Italy currently reports 66.8% against 66.0% in Belgium, a difference of 0.8%.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 12 shared years of data; in 2012 it was Belgium ahead.

Belgium ranks 13th and Italy ranks 12th 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.