Animal And Pet Food Market Report 2026

Animal And Pet Food Market Overview

• Animal And Pet Food market size has reached to $367.3 billion in 2025 • Expected to grow to $530.44 billion in 2030 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 7.8% • Growth Driver: Rising Pet Ownership Driving The Market Growth Due To Increasing Demand For Companion Animals And Changing Urban Lifestyles • Market Trend: Meeting The Growing Demand For Nutritious And Balanced Cat Nutrition In India • Asia-Pacific was the largest region in 2025 and Western Europe is the fastest growing region.

What Is Covered Under Animal And Pet Food Market?

Animal food is a type of feed prepared from ingredients, such as grains, oilseed mill products, and meat products for domestic animals. Pet food is a type of feed prepared from ingredients, such as grains, oilseed mill products, and meat products for consumption by dogs or cats. The main types of animals and pet food are pet food and animal food. Pet food is a specialty food used to feed domesticated animals and is formulated according to their nutritional needs. The various types of ingredients are animal derivatives, plant derivatives, and synthetic and are distributed through various channels such as supermarkets and hypermarkets, convenience stores, e-commerce, and other distribution channels.

What Is The Animal And Pet Food Market Growth Forecast?

The animal and pet food market size is expected to see strong growth in the next few years. It will grow to $530.44 billion in 2030 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 7.8%. The growth in the forecast period can be attributed to increasing demand for health-focused pet food, rising adoption of sustainable feed ingredients, expansion of e-commerce pet food sales, growing focus on alternative protein sources, increasing investments in feed innovation. Major trends in the forecast period include rising demand for premium pet nutrition, growing use of functional animal feed ingredients, expansion of specialized diet formulations, increased focus on ingredient transparency, enhanced product customization.

Global Animal And Pet Food Market Segmentation

1) By Type: Pet Food, Animal Food 2) By Ingredients: Animal Derivatives, Plant Derivatives, Synthetic 3) By Distribution Channel: Supermarkets/Hypermarkets, Convenience Stores, E-Commerce, Other Distribution Channels Subsegments: 1) By Pet Food: Dog Food, Cat Food, Fish Food, Bird Food, Small Mammal Food 2) By Animal Food: Livestock Feed, Equine Feed, Aquaculture Feed, Specialty Animal Feed

What Is The Driver Of The Animal And Pet Food Market?

The rising pet ownership is expected to propel the growth of the animal and pet food market going forward. Pet ownership refers to the practice of keeping domesticated animals as companions in households for emotional support, companionship, and recreational purposes. The growth in pet ownership is largely driven by changing lifestyle patterns and increasing urbanization, as more people living in cities seek emotional companionship and stress relief through pet adoption, while remote work arrangements have made it more feasible for households to care for animals. Rising pet ownership increases demand for animal and pet food as pet owners require regular supplies of nutritionally balanced food products to maintain their pets' health and well-being throughout their lives. For instance, in 2024, according to the report published by Shelter Animals Count, a US-based non-profit organization, in 2024, total dog and cat adoptions reached 4,192,443, including 2 million dogs and 2 million cats, reflecting a slight increase of 0.4 percent or 17,153 more adoptions compared to 2023. Therefore, rising pet ownership is driving the growth of the animal and pet food industry.

What Is The Driver Of The Animal And Pet Food Market?

The rising pet ownership is expected to propel the growth of the animal and pet food market going forward. Pet ownership refers to the practice of keeping domesticated animals as companions in households for emotional support, companionship, and recreational purposes. The growth in pet ownership is largely driven by changing lifestyle patterns and increasing urbanization, as more people living in cities seek emotional companionship and stress relief through pet adoption, while remote work arrangements have made it more feasible for households to care for animals. Rising pet ownership increases demand for animal and pet food as pet owners require regular supplies of nutritionally balanced food products to maintain their pets' health and well-being throughout their lives. For instance, in 2024, according to the report published by Shelter Animals Count, a US-based non-profit organization, in 2024, total dog and cat adoptions reached 4,192,443, including 2 million dogs and 2 million cats, reflecting a slight increase of 0.4 percent or 17,153 more adoptions compared to 2023. Therefore, rising pet ownership is driving the growth of the animal and pet food industry.

Global Animal And Pet Food Market Trends and Insights

Major companies in the animal and pet food market are adopting strategic partnerships to provide essential Hilucia protein and oil for pets to enhance nutrition and improve overall pet health. Strategic partnerships refer to a process in which companies leverage each other's strengths and resources to achieve mutual benefits and success. For instance, in August 2024, Innovafeed, a France-based agro-industrial company, focuses on transforming organic waste into high-quality insect protein for animal and pet nutrition, partnered with Jiminy's, and Arch, a US-based pet nutrition company, focuses on creating environmentally friendly insect protein products for dogs and cats. With this partnership, they aim to develop products under the HiluciaTM label, which signifies performance, sustainability, and precision. This front-of-pack label highlights Innovafeed's model, showcasing its lower environmental impact resulting in at least 50% fewer greenhouse gas emissions compared to traditional protein sources and the exceptional nutritional benefits, including 60% protein and essential fatty acids for optimal pet health.

What Are Latest Mergers And Acquisitions In The Animal And Pet Food Market?

In October 2025, LT Foods, an India-based provider of packaged foods and staple food products, acquired Global Green Europe Kft, a Hungary-based company, for €25 million (approximately US$29.0 million). Using this acquisition, LT Foods aims to strengthen its international footprint and expand its presence in the European food market. Global Green Europe Kft is a Hungary-based provider of food products and related services.

Regional Outlook

Asia-Pacific was the largest region in the animal and pet food market in 2025. Western Europe was the second-largest in the animal and pet food market. The regions covered in this market report are Asia-Pacific, South East Asia, Western Europe, Eastern Europe, North America, South America, Middle East and Africa. The countries covered in this market report are China, India, Japan, Australia, Indonesia, South Korea, Bangladesh, Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia, Singapore, Philippines, Hong Kong, Taiwan, New Zealand, UK, Germany, France, Italy, Spain, Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, Ireland, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Sweden, Switzerland, Russia, Czech Republic, Poland, Romania, Ukraine, USA, Canada, Mexico, Brazil, Chile, Argentina, Colombia, Peru, Saudi Arabia, Israel, Iran, Turkey, UAE, Egypt, Nigeria, South Africa.

What Defines the Animal And Pet Food Market?

The animal and pet food market consists of sales of poultry feed, cattle feed, aquaculture feed, dry dog food, dog treats, wet dog food, wet cat food, dry cat food, cat treats, and other animal and pet food. Values in this market are ‘factory gate’ values, that is the value of goods sold by the manufacturers or creators of the goods, whether to other entities (including downstream manufacturers, wholesalers, distributors and retailers) or directly to end customers. The value of goods in this market includes related services sold by the creators of the goods. The animal and pet food market is segmented into pet food and animal food.

How is Market Value Defined and Measured?

The market value is defined as the revenues that enterprises gain from the sale of goods and/or services within the specified market and geography through sales, grants, or donations in terms of the currency (in USD unless otherwise specified). The revenues for a specified geography are consumption values that are revenues generated by organizations in the specified geography within the market, irrespective of where they are produced. It does not include revenues from resales along the supply chain, either further along the supply chain or as part of other products.

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