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

Finland

81.0%

in 2025

Italy

66.8%

in 2025

Finland rank

9th

Italy rank

12th

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

Finland currently reports 81.0% against 66.8% in Italy, a difference of 14.3%.

That makes Finland's figure about 1.2 times Italy's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 13 shared years of data; in 2013 it was Italy ahead.

Finland ranks 9th 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.