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FEDIAF 2023 — European pet food industry overview (2022 data)

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FEDIAF's Annual Report 2023 (Facts & Figures European Overview 2022) states the industry produced pet food with "value at €29.1 billion" "volume growth around 3.5%" and "Feeding over 340m pets" (the report also states "340 million pets in the EU"). The sector comprises "150 pet food companies" and FEDIAF "We represent 95% of the" Member companies.

Employment: "Est. direct employment: 118 000" and "Est. indirect employment: 950 000". Headline pet populations in Europe: "CATS 127m", "DOGS 104m", "ORNAMENTAL BIRDS 53m", "SMALL MAMMALS 29m", "AQUARIA 22m", "TERRARIA 11m". EU/Europe household pet-ownership shares: "Cats: 25%" and "Dogs: 25%". The "Annual growth rate of the pet food industry" (average of the past three years) is reported alongside these figures.

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FEDIAF 2023 — European pet food industry overview (2022 data)
Source document: FEDIAF Annual Report 2023 (Facts & Figures European Overview 2022)
fediafFEDIAF — The Voice of the European Pet Food Industry, Annual Report 2023 (Facts & Figures 2022); verbatim text recovered via Tavily extract transport 2026-07-30 (PDF content is FEDIAF's own)retrieved 2026-07-30