Germany vs Netherlands: Share of egg-laying hens in cage-free systems
Germany
99.3%
in 2025
Netherlands
85.2%
in 2025
Germany rank
4th
Netherlands rank
6th
Share of egg-laying hens in cage-free systems over time
- Germany
- Netherlands
How they compare
Germany currently reports 99.3% against 85.2% in Netherlands, a difference of 14.1%.
That makes Germany's figure about 1.2 times Netherlands's.
Across all 11 years both countries report, Germany has been ahead every year.
Germany ranks 4th and Netherlands ranks 6th of 29 countries.
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About this data
Cage-free housing systems include barns and free-range (non-organic and organic) farms.