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

Bulgaria

35.5%

in 2025

Portugal

32.9%

in 2024

Bulgaria rank

23rd

Portugal rank

24th

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

Bulgaria currently reports 35.5% against 32.9% in Portugal, a difference of 2.6%.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 11 shared years of data; in 2014 it was Bulgaria ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 23rd and Portugal ranks 24th 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.