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
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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

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
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Cage-free housing systems include barns and free-range (non-organic and organic) farms.