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

Ireland

75.0%

in 2025

Italy

66.8%

in 2025

Ireland rank

10th

Italy rank

12th

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

Ireland currently reports 75.0% against 66.8% in Italy, a difference of 8.2%.

That makes Ireland's figure about 1.1 times Italy's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 12 shared years of data; in 2013 it was Ireland ahead.

Ireland ranks 10th and Italy ranks 12th of 29 regions.

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.