France vs Romania: Share of egg-laying hens in cage-free systems

France

69.9%

in 2023

Romania

58.2%

in 2025

France rank

11th

Romania rank

14th

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

France currently reports 69.9% against 58.2% in Romania, a difference of 11.7%.

That makes France's figure about 1.2 times Romania's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 2017 it was Romania ahead.

France ranks 11th and Romania ranks 14th 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.