COMPETITIVENESS
1/4 of global market
EMPLOYMENT
Around 52,000 jobs
NUMBER OF COMPANIES
Over 260
of which SMES
Over 110
R&D EXPENDITURE
8% of turnover
Sales by product category in Europe
Total European sales for 2022: €7.9 Billion
Countries covered include AT, BY, BE, BG, HR, CZ, DK, FI, FR, DE, GR, HU, IE, IL, IT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, RU, RS SK, SI, ES, SE, CH, TR, UA, UK.
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, BY, BE, BG, HR, CZ, DK, FI, FR, DE, GR, HU, IE, IL, IT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, RU, RS SK, SI, ES, SE, CH, TR, UA, UK.
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 26.6%, 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)
EFPIA (https://www.efpia.eu/publications/downloads/efpia/the-pharmaceutical-industry-infigures-
2021/)
Enabling employment
Our industry enables millions of jobs across Europe both directly and indirectly
Animal medicines industry
Veterinarians
Livestock farms
Sources: AnimalhealthEurope, FVE 2022, Eurostat
Household expenditure on companion animal care products in Europe
91 million European households own a pet, 46% of all households.
billion Euros on pet food
billion Euros on pet related products and services
billion Euros on animal medicines
Sources: Fediaf 2022, 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 €600 million.
Source: HealthforAnimals Global Benchmarking Report
Pet populations in Europe
Animal medicines protect the health of over 340 million pets.
million cats
million dogs
million birds
million small mammals
million aquaria
million terraria
Sources: FEDIAF 2018
Farm animal populations in Europe
Animal medicines protect the health of millions of animals – including bees!
million laying hens
million pigs
million goats
million bovines
million sheep
Sources: Eurostat (except laying hens: European Parliamentary Research Service – The EU poultry meat and egg sector)
New animal health solutions approved by the EMA in 2024
In 2024 the European Medicines Agency approved 25 new animal health products for use.
