Germany vs Sweden: Share of egg-laying hens in cage-free systems

Germany

99.3%

in 2025

Sweden

99.3%

in 2025

Germany rank

4th

Sweden rank

3rd

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

Sweden currently reports 99.3% against 99.3% in Germany, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 14 shared years of data; in 2011 it was Germany ahead.

Germany ranks 4th and Sweden ranks 3rd 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.