In 2024, Germany had the highest pet dog population in the European Union, with million dogs. Spain ranked fifth with a dog population of approximately million. Other countries, like Greece and Denmark, had comparatively smaller dog populations of and , respectively.
Pet dogs in Europe
The number of pet dogs in Europe has witnessed a notable increase since 2010, increasing from around million in 2010 to more than million in 2023. This positive trend was accompanied by a similar growth in the number of pet-owning households in Europe, which has increased by nearly double in the period between 2010 and 2023.
Pet food industry in Europe
Despite a marked increase in the dog population along with the number of pet-owning households in Europe, this has not been translated in a similarly significant increase in pet food sales in the continent. The annual sales volume of pet food products remained relatively stable in the last decade, reaching about million tons of pet food products in 2023. The largest pet food manufacturer in Europe was the Belgian company United Petfood Producers, with an annual revenue stream of approximately billion U.S. dollars in 2024.
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