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

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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

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Sales by animal species

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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.

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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.

50000

Animal medicines industry

309144

Veterinarians

5700000

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.

21

billion Euros on pet food

19

billion Euros on pet related products and services

3

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.

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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.

103

million cats

85

million dogs

50

million birds

26

million small mammals

15

million fish

8

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).

400

million laying hens

103

million pigs

100

million bovines

98

million sheep

94

million goats

Sources: Eurostat (except laying hens: European Parliamentary Research Service – The EU poultry meat and egg sector)