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U.S. sales volume of cat and dog food 2020, by category

Published by Emma Bedford, Jan 19, 2021
In 2020, almost two billion units of wet cat food were sold in the United States. This was over twice the sales volume of wet dog food within the same period.

U.S. pet market sales

In 2020, total U.S. pet market sales amounted to nearly 100 billion U.S. dollars. Specifically, pet food & treats, as well as vet care & products, generated the highest overall sales numbers: in the United States, food & treat sales amounted to just under 40 billion U.S. dollars, while vet care & products generated roughly 30 billion.

Leading pet stores

As of February 2020, there were several pet specialty chains to be found on North American soil, such as PETCO, Pet Valu, Petland, etcetera. PetSmart, a superstore chain founded in Arizona, United States, had the highest number of outlets on the entire continent, namely over 1,600. PetSmart Inc. was additionally the leading pet store company in terms of market share (based on revenue): in 2019, the company accounted for roughly one-third of the U.S. pet store market.

Sales volume of cat and dog food in the United States in 2020, by category (in million units)

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Release date

2020

Region

United States

Survey time period

52 weeks ending October 4, 2020

Supplementary notes

Figures have been rounded.

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