Czechia vs United States: Share of egg-laying hens in cage-free systems

Czechia

57.2%

in 2025

United States

45.3%

in 2025

Czechia rank

16th

United States rank

19th

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

Czechia currently reports 57.2% against 45.3% in United States, a difference of 11.9%.

That makes Czechia's figure about 1.3 times United States's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 13 shared years of data; in 2013 it was Czechia ahead.

Czechia ranks 16th and United States ranks 19th 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.