Share of egg-laying hens in cage-free systems in Sweden
Sweden: Share of egg-laying hens in cage-free systems was 99.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of egg-laying hens in cage-free systems in Sweden, 2011–2025
Source: European Commission (2026) and other sources – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Sweden recorded 99.3% for share of egg-laying hens in cage-free systems in 2025. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.3% on the previous year and up 18.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of egg-laying hens in cage-free systems in Sweden peaked at 99.3% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 66.1%, in 2011.
That places Sweden 3rd out of 29 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Share of egg-laying hens in cage-free systems in Sweden, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 66.1% | — |
| 2012 | 70.3% | +6.3% |
| 2013 | 75.6% | +7.6% |
| 2014 | 79.2% | +4.8% |
| 2015 | 83.5% | +5.5% |
| 2016 | 85.1% | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 87.7% | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 90.8% | +3.5% |
| 2019 | 91.6% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 94.5% | +3.1% |
| 2021 | 96.3% | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 97.3% | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 97.1% | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 97.1% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 99.3% | +2.3% |
Sweden compared with similar countries
- Sweden's 99.3% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 58.2%, 1.7× the median. (27 countries reporting)
- Sweden's 99.3% is above the median for high income countries, which is 58.0%, 1.7× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 81.1% | 66.1% | 91.6% | 9 |
| 2020s | 96.9% | 94.5% | 99.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
- 1 Austria 100.0% compare
- 1 Luxembourg 100.0% compare
- 4 Germany 99.3% compare
- 5 Denmark 90.2% compare
- 6 Netherlands 85.2% compare
More reference data data for Sweden
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.4328 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.2237 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.68 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2063 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.68 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.45 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.9766 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.13 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 8.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.12 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of egg-laying hens in cage-free systems in Sweden?
- Share of egg-laying hens in cage-free systems in Sweden was 99.3% in 2025, according to European Commission (2026) and other sources – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of egg-laying hens in cage-free systems recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 99.3% in 2025.
- What is the lowest share of egg-laying hens in cage-free systems recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 66.1% in 2011.
- How does Sweden rank for share of egg-laying hens in cage-free systems?
- Sweden ranks 3rd out of 29 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of egg-laying hens in cage-free systems rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sweden data come from?
- The figures come from European Commission (2026) and other sources – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of egg-laying hens in cage-free systems. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Cage-free housing systems include barns and free-range (non-organic and organic) farms.