Pet Care

Sales growth in dog food in Indonesia will slow down in 2024, following the previous upticks seen during the era of the COVID-19 pandemic lockdowns when consumers were more inspired towards pet ownership and spending time with their animals. However,…

Significant improvements were seen in pet registration in Taiwan towards the end of the review period, with registered cat ownership growing at a faster rate than registered dog ownership, mainly due to rapid growth in cat ownership among people aged…

Cat food is set to see growth in both volume and value terms in Switzerland in 2024. Cat food sales are benefiting from the expansion of the cat population in the country. Swiss cat owners are tending to adopt bigger cat breeds, such as the Main…

In 2024, retail value sales were positive in cat food, with cats being the most prevalent pet choice in the country. However, cat ownership has reached a stable phase, with the growth in adoptions showing signs of plateauing compared to the surge…

Cat food maintained retail volume and current value growth in Portugal in 2023, and this trend is expected to continue in 2024, with growth across both wet and dry cat food, and across all price segments. The cat population rose throughout the review…

In 2024, cat food in Morocco is recording positive retail value sales. Despite the difficult economic conditions and reduced disposable income, cat ownership in Morocco did not decline. Unlike dogs, cats are considered more desirable pets, acceptable…

Cat food is performing better than dog food in Indonesia in 2024. This is attributed to a stronger predilection for people to keep cats over dogs (dogs require a greater amount of attention than cats, from exercise to training and general…

In 2023, in addition to driving up the prices of pet food, inflation also drove up prices for pet products in the Philippines, due to rising manufacturing and distribution costs. This put a strain on pet owners’ budgets. Therefore, although retail…

Pet products in the Netherlands is impacted by rising veterinarian costs. A growing number of pet owners are turning to OTC healthcare solutions as a first line of treatment for minor ailments. This trend is partly driven by the desire to manage pet…

Value sales of pet products in Thailand continue to rise, in line with the general adoption of different pets in the country. There is also a societal shift in Thailand, with an increasing number of local consumers choosing to remain single rather…

Sales in pet products in Spain achieve positive value sales in 2024, although potential is suppressed by a few factors. Firstly, we note the unclear interpretation of the new Law 7/2023 on the Protection of Rights and Welfare of Animals – during 2022…

Demand for pet accessories slowed over 2023, with value growth only sustained by a sharp rise in prices. With Norway seeing a sharp rise in the cost of living, pet owners focused mostly on essentials like pet food and looked to limit their…

Pet products is set to see current value growth in Israel in 2024. As with the rest of the local market, prices continued to increase in pet products in 2023 due to the high rate of inflation and the increasing cost of raw materials. As a result of…

Like other pet care categories, pet products in Ireland is impacted by strong economic challenges, such as inflationary pressure on prices and economic insecurity. These economic factors continue to exert pressure on consumer spending into 2024. As a…

Pet products in Hungary is experiencing a surge in demand for pet clothing and beds, fuelled by the growing cat and dog populations, which are larger than the 0-14-year-old human population in the country. Households are increasingly treating their…

Due to elevated inflation and rising costs, pet owners have been trying to restrict their non-essential spending on pet products. For this reason demand for pet accessories fell towards the end of the review period with consumers paying more…

Inflation has led to price hikes in pet products and pet food but also in veterinary health care, with this influencing consumer purchasing decisions. Many providers of veterinary health care have been forced to increase their service fees making it…

As with other categories of pet care in Egypt, current value growth in 2023/2024 was significantly boosted by increased unit prices.

The Bulgarian pet products category is expected to grow in 2024 in value terms. Growth will mainly be based on the growing interest and knowledge in caring about pet health, hygiene, wellness and entertainment. Pet humanisation is also ongoing while…

Cat litter registered the highest current value growth in pet products in Argentina in 2023, and a similar performance is expected in 2024. Sales increased well above the inflation rate, driven by the increase in the cat population as they are…