Portugal vs Spain: Share of egg-laying hens in cage-free systems

Portugal

32.9%

in 2024

Spain

40.2%

in 2025

Portugal rank

24th

Spain rank

21st

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

Spain currently reports 40.2% against 32.9% in Portugal, a difference of 7.3%.

That makes Spain's figure about 1.2 times Portugal's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 13 shared years of data; in 2012 it was Spain ahead.

Portugal ranks 24th and Spain ranks 21st 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.