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Pet food market in the UK - statistics & facts

Dogs and cats are the , followed by rabbits and indoor birds. The is the third largest in the world, only behind the United States and China and seems to be growing. in the UK increased by over four billions between 2021 and 2024, to reach almost 12 billion British pounds.

Pet food retail in the UK

The average UK household spends around . Offline pet retail in the UK is still where the majority of consumers shop for pet food, but in coming years. As of 2022, around 37.7 percent of pet food purchases were conducted online and that is expected to grow to over 43 percent by 2029. The impact of the pandemic in 2020 likely caused the spike in online purchases in 2020. The top online store for pet food purchases was . The company generated over 260 million U.S. dollars in e-commerce net sales in 2023.

Pet food trade

Far more pet food is imported into the UK than exported and imports have increased by over 57 percent since 2014. In 2024, over 1.7 billion U.S. dollars worth of pet food were imported to the UK. Comparatively, the UK only exported about 391 million U.S. dollars of dog food in that year. The pet food imported to the UK is mostly , with France and Germany being the top two exporters in 2024.
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Published by ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Research Department, May 20, 2026

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  • Average weekly household expenditure on pet food in the UK
  • 3.4 GBP
  • Consumer spending on pets and related products in the UK
  • 11.95bn GBP
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