Share of eggs produced by different housing systems in United States
United States: Share of eggs produced by different housing systems was 54.7% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of eggs produced by different housing systems in United States, 2007–2025
Source: European Commission (2026) and other sources – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
United States recorded 54.7% for share of eggs produced by different housing systems in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 19 years on record.
That represents a change of down 9.6% on the previous year and down 37.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of eggs produced by different housing systems in United States peaked at 96.8% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 54.7%, in 2025.
United States ranks 11th of 29 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Share of eggs produced by different housing systems in United States, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 96.8% | — |
| 2008 | 96.5% | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 96.4% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 95.6% | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 94.6% | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 90.4% | -4.5% |
| 2013 | 90.3% | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 89.5% | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 87.3% | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 86.6% | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 84.0% | -2.9% |
| 2018 | 82.2% | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 76.6% | -6.8% |
| 2020 | 72.0% | -6.0% |
| 2021 | 66.4% | -7.8% |
| 2022 | 65.9% | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 61.5% | -6.7% |
| 2024 | 60.5% | -1.6% |
| 2025 | 54.7% | -9.6% |
United States compared with similar countries
- United States's 54.7% is above the median for high income countries, which is 42.0%, 1.3× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 96.6% | 96.4% | 96.8% | 3 |
| 2010s | 87.7% | 76.6% | 95.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 63.5% | 54.7% | 72.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near United States
More reference data data for United States
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 19.34 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 24.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 119.42 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 20.7 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 119.42 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 64.85 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 52.14 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 133.45 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 589.96 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 112.69 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of eggs produced by different housing systems in United States?
- Share of eggs produced by different housing systems in United States was 54.7% in 2025, according to European Commission (2026) and other sources – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of eggs produced by different housing systems recorded in United States?
- The highest recorded value was 96.8% in 2007.
- What is the lowest share of eggs produced by different housing systems recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.7% in 2025.
- How does United States rank for share of eggs produced by different housing systems?
- United States ranks 11th out of 29 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of eggs produced by different housing systems rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is down 37.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United States 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 eggs produced by different housing systems. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This includes conventional as well as enriched cages, which are larger, furnished cages that provide slightly more space than conventional ones.