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

Bulgaria

35.5%

in 2025

Spain

40.2%

in 2025

Bulgaria rank

23rd

Spain rank

21st

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

Spain currently reports 40.2% against 35.5% in Bulgaria, a difference of 4.7%.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 12 shared years of data; in 2014 it was Bulgaria ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 23rd and Spain ranks 21st 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.