Bulgaria vs Hungary: Share of egg-laying hens in cage-free systems

Bulgaria

35.5%

in 2025

Hungary

32.4%

in 2024

Bulgaria rank

23rd

Hungary rank

25th

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

Bulgaria currently reports 35.5% against 32.4% in Hungary, a difference of 3.1%.

That makes Bulgaria's figure about 1.1 times Hungary's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 10 shared years of data; in 2014 it was Bulgaria ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 23rd and Hungary ranks 25th 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.