COMPETITIVENESS
1/3 of global market
EMPLOYMENT
Around 50,000 jobs
NUMBER OF COMPANIES
Over 260
of which SMES
Over 110
R&D EXPENDITURE
More than €500 million/year in research and development
Sales by product category in Europe
Countries covered include AT, BE, CH, CZ, DE, DK, ES, FR, UK, GR, HU, IE, IT, NL, PL, PT, SK.
Source: 9 AnimalhealthEurope and CEESA member companies. 20% added for non-participating companies. CEESA stands for Executive Animal Health Study Centre www.ceesa.eu
Sales by animal species
Countries covered include AT, BE, CH, CZ, DE, DK, ES, FR, UK, GR, HU, IE, IT, NL, PL, PT, SK.
Source: 9 AnimalhealthEurope and CEESA member companies. 20% added for non-participating companies. CEESA stands for Executive Animal Health Study Centre www.ceesa.eu
Global Sales comparison (2019)
At 29%, Europe is the 2nd largest animal medicines market in the world.
The market value of the European animal medicines industry is 3% of the European human pharmaceutical industry.
Source: CEESA (Executive Animal Health Study Centre www.ceesa.eu)
Enabling employment
Our industry enables over 6 million jobs across Europe both directly and indirectly.
Animal medicines industry
Veterinarians
Livestock farms
Sources: AnimalhealthEurope, FVE 2018, Eurostat
Household expenditure on companion animal care products in Europe
85 million European households own a pet, more than one in three households.
billion Euros on pet food
billion Euros on pet related products and services
billion Euros on animal medicines
Sources: Fediaf 2018, CEESA
Presence of animal medicines industry across Europe: production, R&D, logistics
Investment in R&D
European animal medicines industry R&D spend is over €500 million.
Source: 2020 Global Benchmarking Survey Report for Europe
Pet populations in Europe
The number of pets has increased by 9% in six years (2012–2018) to a total of 289 million.
million cats
million dogs
million birds
million small mammals
million fish
million reptiles
Sources: FEDIAF 2018
Farm animal populations in Europe
The number of farm animals has decreased by 9.91% in six years (2012–2018).
million laying hens
million pigs
million bovines
million sheep
million goats
Sources: Eurostat (except laying hens: European Parliamentary Research Service – The EU poultry meat and egg sector)