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Dog and cat food: top exporters and importers (2024)

In 2024, world trade in dog and cat food totaled $25.2 billion (10.1 million tonnes). The top exporters were Germany (12%), Thailand (11%) and the United States (10%); the top importers were Germany (10%), the United States (9%) and the United Kingdom (7%). Compared with 2019, the value rose 73%.

Summary

World trade
$25.2billion
Tonnes
10.1million tonnes
Price per tonne
$2,489
The largest flows between countries. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Top exporters

  1. Germany$3 billion · 11.7%
    see destinations
  2. Thailand$2.8 billion · 11%
    see destinations
  3. United States$2.6 billion · 10.1%
    see destinations
  4. France$2.1 billion · 8.5%
    see destinations
  5. Poland$1.9 billion · 7.7%
    see destinations
  6. Netherlands$1.6 billion · 6.3%
    re-exports · see destinations
  7. China$1.4 billion · 5.7%
    see destinations
  8. Czechia$1 billion · 4.2%
  9. Hungary$913 million · 3.6%
  10. Spain$758 million · 3%
  11. Canada$753 million · 3%
  12. Italy$686 million · 2.7%
  13. Austria$640 million · 2.5%
  14. Switzerland$524 million · 2.1%
  15. United Kingdom$505 million · 2%
  16. Belgium$341 million · 1.4%
    re-exports
  17. Lithuania$327 million · 1.3%
  18. Ireland$281 million · 1.1%
  19. Mexico$232 million · 0.92%
  20. New Zealand$208 million · 0.82%

Top importers

  1. Germany$2.4 billion · 9.7%
    see sources
  2. United States$2.3 billion · 9%
    see sources
  3. United Kingdom$1.7 billion · 6.7%
    see sources
  4. Poland$1.5 billion · 6.1%
    see sources
  5. Canada$1.3 billion · 5.3%
  6. France$1.2 billion · 4.6%
  7. Italy$995 million · 3.9%
  8. Netherlands$813 million · 3.2%
    re-exports
  9. Japan$718 million · 2.9%
  10. Spain$662 million · 2.6%
  11. Czechia$661 million · 2.6%
  12. Austria$604 million · 2.4%
  13. Belgium$478 million · 1.9%
    re-exports
  14. China$478 million · 1.9%
  15. Australia$474 million · 1.9%
  16. Romania$383 million · 1.5%
  17. Hungary$378 million · 1.5%
  18. Switzerland$338 million · 1.3%
  19. Sweden$327 million · 1.3%
  20. South Korea$325 million · 1.3%

Trend

Who sells it

Germany has been the top exporter since 2023

Value in USD billions. The five largest exporters in 2024.

  • Germany 3
  • Thailand 2.8
  • United States 2.6
  • France 2.1
  • Poland 1.9

Source: CEPII BACI

Show the numbers
Country19952024
Germany0.343
Thailand0.222.8
United States0.72.6
France0.662.1
Poland< 0.011.9

Price

Implied price

The price per tonne rose 115% since 1995

Current US dollars per tonne: value over the weight reported by BACI.

  • 2024: $2,489

Source: CEPII BACI

Show the numbers
YearUSD per tonne
1995$1,156
1996$1,090
1997$1,033
1998$960
1999$981
2000$916
2001$917
2002$933
2003$1,056
2004$1,141
2005$1,158
2006$1,245
2007$1,391
2008$1,559
2009$1,630
2010$1,595
2011$1,726
2012$1,731
2013$1,818
2014$1,843
2015$1,660
2016$1,624
2017$1,749
2018$1,847
2019$1,877
2020$1,948
2021$2,010
2022$2,257
2023$2,499
2024$2,489

What it includes

Put up for retail sale.

  • 230910 · subheading of heading 2309: Pet and animal feed

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Sources and methodology

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Methodology

Goods trade from CEPII BACI (BACI_HS92_V202601), which reconciles what exporters and importers report: countries that stopped reporting (Russia since 2022) appear with their partners’ data. FOB values in current US dollars; tonnes when BACI reports them. The price per tonne is the value of the rows with a weight divided by that weight. The transport mode is our own estimate based on value per kilo and geography. Data up to 2024.

Hong Kong, Singapore, the Netherlands and Belgium re-export goods from other countries: their figures include transit.

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