Pet food production worldwide 2023, by region

Europe and North America were the front runners in global pet food production in 2023 - both regions produced about 11 million metric tons in that year. Latin America ranked in third place, with a production volume of approximately 8.67 million metric tons.

Pet food industry worldwide

The United States is home to the largest pet food market worldwide, generating nearly 44 billion U.S. dollars in pet food revenue in 2021. It is also noteworthy that most of the leading pet food companies around the globe are based in the U.S., like Mars Petcare Inc., Nestlé Purina PetCare, and J.M. Smucker. The pet market in Europe is also considerable, with the leading pet food companies in Europe being the Spanish Agrolimen SA, and the German Deuerer and Heristo AG.

Mars PetCare

As the leading pet food company worldwide, Mars PetCare Inc. boasted 19 billion U.S. dollars in worldwide sales in 2021, overtaking its main competitor Nestlé Purina PetCare by a 2.5 billion margin. Mars PetCare’s brand portfolio comprises prominent brands such as Pedigree, Royal Canin, and Whiskas, all of which featured among the list of leading pet food brands in the European Union in 2020.