FEDIAF's Facts & Figures 2019 reports the European pet food industry served "85 million households owning at least one pet animal" with pet-owning household share "EU: Cats 24% | Dogs 25%" and "Europe: Cats 25% | Dogs 24%".
The industry structure: "132 pet food producing companies" operating "200 production plants (est.)". Employment was "Direct employment pet food industry: 100.000" and "Indirect employment: 900.000". Annual sales: "Volume: 8.5 million tons" and "Turnover: € 21 billion"; "Annual value of pet related products € 8.7 billion accessories and services € 11 billion services Total: € 19.7 billion". The "Annual growth rate of the pet food industry (average value over the past 3 years) 2.6 %".
Headline pet populations (Europe totals): dogs "Total Europe: 106.424.000", cats "Total Europe: 51.868.000", ornamental birds "Total Europe: 28.565.000", aquaria "Total Europe: 15.540.000", small mammals "Total Europe: 9.424.500"; "This corresponds to an estimated 300 million ornamental fish". (EU totals: dogs 77.440.000, cats 37.227.000.)