The total value of the European pet food market in 2023 reached EUR29.3 billion (US$33.7 billion), growing 9%. That revenue grew from selling 9.1 million metric tonnes (10.03 tons) of pet food and treats. From Albania to the United Kingdom, more than 400 pet food companies produced that food in at least 500 facilities. The Fédération Européenne de l'Industrie des Aliments pour Animaux Familiers (FEDIAF, European Pet Food Industry Federation) released that data in their 2025 Facts and Figures report.
Why does a 2025 report have data from 2023? In 2024, FEDIAF revamped its data collection and reporting to harmonize the figures from 15 national pet associations and 41 nations.
“It is important to note that our list of European countries has evolved,” FEDIAF officials wrote in the report. “Russia is no longer included, and we have incorporated a set of new countries that were previously not included to ensure that the data covers all of the European Union (EU), European Economic Area (EEA) and most of the remaining Council of Europe member states (the report now covers 41 of the 48 CoE members).”
Pet population in Europe 2023
In 2023, 139 million European households included a pet of some kind, including Beagles, Boas, Calicos and Canaries. That’s equivalent to 49% of European households. Of the 299 million pets overall, dogs and cats were the most populous pets, as is common worldwide.
Cats took the top spot, occupying 26% of European homes. In Europe, 108 million cats live as people’s pets, or at least the humans view the dynamic that way.
Dogs dwelt in 25% of European domiciles. With a population of 90 million in 2023, dogs were the second most common companion animal.
Ornamental birds rounded out the top three pets with 48 million feathered friends, followed by 25 million small mammals, 18 million fish and other aquarium occupants. Reptiles, amphibians, arthropods and other terrarium tenants finished the list with 11 million.
