Latvia vs Slovakia: Share of egg-laying hens in cage-free systems

Latvia

54.4%

in 2025

Slovakia

50.1%

in 2025

Latvia rank

17th

Slovakia rank

18th

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

Latvia currently reports 54.4% against 50.1% in Slovakia, a difference of 4.3%.

That makes Latvia's figure about 1.1 times Slovakia's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 15 shared years of data; in 2011 it was Slovakia ahead.

Latvia ranks 17th and Slovakia ranks 18th 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.