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

Italy

66.8%

in 2025

Romania

58.2%

in 2025

Italy rank

12th

Romania rank

14th

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

Italy currently reports 66.8% against 58.2% in Romania, a difference of 8.6%.

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

The two have swapped places 2 times across 13 shared years of data; in 2012 it was Italy ahead.

Italy ranks 12th 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.