Cat Food in South Korea

Cat food in South Korea saw a solid single-digit growth rate in 2023 and 2024, and this is expected to continue in 2025, in a significant change from the double-digit growth it experienced annually until 2022. This shift is largely due to ongoing high inflation and economic downturn. In 2025, cat treats and mixers and dry cat food are set to see similar high single-digit growth rates, while wet cat food will lag with a slower growth rate, maintaining the trend from the previous two years. Wet ca...

Euromonitor International's Cat Food in South Korea report offers a comprehensive guide to the size and shape of the market at a national level. It provides the latest retail sales data 2020-2024, allowing you to identify the sectors driving growth. It identifies the leading companies, the leading brands and offers strategic analysis of key factors influencing the market - be they new product developments, distribution or pricing issues. Forecasts to 2029 illustrate how the market is set to change.

Product coverage: Cat Treats and Mixers, Dry Cat Food, Wet Cat Food.

Data coverage: market sizes (historic and forecasts), company shares, brand shares and distribution data.

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Cat Food in South Korea
Euromonitor International
May 2025
List Of Contents And Tables
CAT FOOD IN SOUTH KOREA
KEY DATA FINDINGS
2025 DEVELOPMENTS
Economic shifts impact growth in cat food
Mass cat deaths incident negatively impacts domestic brands
E-commerce accounts for three quarters of sales of cat food
PROSPECTS AND OPPORTUNITIES
Cat food will remain a key growth driver in overall pet care
International brands expected to outperform domestic brands
Daiso’s growing influence in cat food
Summary 1 Cat Food by Price Band 2025
CATEGORY INDICATORS
Table 1 Cat Owning Households: % Analysis 2020-2025
Table 2 Cat Population 2020-2025
Table 3 Consumption of Cat Food by Prepared vs Non-prepared: % Analysis 2020-2025
CATEGORY DATA
Table 4 Sales of Cat Food by Category: Volume 2020-2025
Table 5 Sales of Cat Food by Category: Value 2020-2025
Table 6 Sales of Cat Food by Category: % Volume Growth 2020-2025
Table 7 Sales of Cat Food by Category: % Value Growth 2020-2025
Table 8 Sales of Dry Cat Food by Life-Cycle: % Value 2020-2025
Table 9 Sales of Wet Cat Food by Life-Cycle: % Value 2020-2025
Table 10 NBO Company Shares of Cat Food: % Value 2020-2024
Table 11 LBN Brand Shares of Cat Food: % Value 2021-2024
Table 12 LBN Brand Shares of Cat Treats and Mixers: % Value 2021-2024
Table 13 Distribution of Cat Food by Format: % Value 2020-2025
Table 14 Forecast Sales of Cat Food by Category: Volume 2025-2030
Table 15 Forecast Sales of Cat Food by Category: Value 2025-2030
Table 16 Forecast Sales of Cat Food by Category: % Volume Growth 2025-2030
Table 17 Forecast Sales of Cat Food by Category: % Value Growth 2025-2030
PET CARE IN SOUTH KOREA
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Pet care in 2025: The big picture
2025 key trends
Competitive landscape
Retail developments
What next for pet care?
MARKET INDICATORS
Table 18 Pet Populations 2020-2025
MARKET DATA
Table 19 Sales of Pet Food by Category: Volume 2020-2025
Table 20 Sales of Pet Care by Category: Value 2020-2025
Table 21 Sales of Pet Food by Category: % Volume Growth 2020-2025
Table 22 Sales of Pet Care by Category: % Value Growth 2020-2025
Table 23 NBO Company Shares of Pet Food: % Value 2020-2024
Table 24 LBN Brand Shares of Pet Food: % Value 2021-2024
Table 25 NBO Company Shares of Dog and Cat Food: % Value 2020-2024
Table 26 LBN Brand Shares of Dog and Cat Food: % Value 2021-2024
Table 27 Penetration of Private Label in Pet Care by Category: % Value 2020-2025
Table 28 Distribution of Pet Care by Format: % Value 2020-2025
Table 29 Distribution of Pet Care by Format and Category: % Value 2025
Table 30 Distribution of Dog and Cat Food by Format: % Value 2020-2025
Table 31 Distribution of Dog and Cat Food by Format and Category: % Value 2025
Table 32 Forecast Sales of Pet Food by Category: Volume 2025-2030
Table 33 Forecast Sales of Pet Care by Category: Value 2025-2030
Table 34 Forecast Sales of Pet Food by Category: % Volume Growth 2025-2030
Table 35 Forecast Sales of Pet Care by Category: % Value Growth 2025-2030
DISCLAIMER
SOURCES
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