Pet Care in South Korea

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Price	from $2,275
Length	53 Pages
Publisher	Euromonitor International
Published Date	May, 2025
SKU	EP20022059

Despite facing challenges amidst economic slowdown, pet care in South Korea continued to demonstrate resilience and growth in both retail volume and current value terms in 2024, and similar growth rates are expected to continue in 2025. However, an additional challenge was seen in 2024, which has continued to have an impact in 2025. In the first half of 2024, South Korea faced a tragic incident in which nearly 200 cats died after consuming certain domestically produced pet foods. The affected ca...

Euromonitor International's Pet Care 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: Pet Food, Pet Products.

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

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Pet Care in South Korea
Euromonitor International
May 2025
List Of Contents And Tables
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 1 Pet Populations 2020-2025
MARKET DATA: Table 2 Sales of Pet Food by Category: Volume 2020-2025; Table 3 Sales of Pet Care by Category: Value 2020-2025; Table 4 Sales of Pet Food by Category: % Volume Growth 2020-2025; Table 5 Sales of Pet Care by Category: % Value Growth 2020-2025; Table 6 NBO Company Shares of Pet Food: % Value 2020-2024; Table 7 LBN Brand Shares of Pet Food: % Value 2021-2024; Table 8 NBO Company Shares of Dog and Cat Food: % Value 2020-2024; Table 9 LBN Brand Shares of Dog and Cat Food: % Value 2021-2024; Table 10 Penetration of Private Label in Pet Care by Category: % Value 2020-2025; Table 11 Distribution of Pet Care by Format: % Value 2020-2025; Table 12 Distribution of Pet Care by Format and Category: % Value 2025; Table 13 Distribution of Dog and Cat Food by Format: % Value 2020-2025; Table 14 Distribution of Dog and Cat Food by Format and Category: % Value 2025; Table 15 Forecast Sales of Pet Food by Category: Volume 2025-2030; Table 16 Forecast Sales of Pet Care by Category: Value 2025-2030; Table 17 Forecast Sales of Pet Food by Category: % Volume Growth 2025-2030; Table 18 Forecast Sales of Pet Care by Category: % Value Growth 2025-2030
DISCLAIMER
SOURCES: Summary 1 Research Sources
DOG FOOD IN SOUTH KOREA
KEY DATA FINDINGS
2025 DEVELOPMENTS
Dog food continues to record low growth in value sales
Premium price platform sees the highest growth rate in dry dog food
Domestic dog food brands negatively impacted by mass cat death incident
PROSPECTS AND OPPORTUNITIES
Low growth in the dog population will remain a challenge to growth
Perceived disadvantages of domestic brands set to continue during the forecast period
More products targeting senior dogs are expected, along with the ageing dog population: Summary 2 Dog Food by Price Band 2025
CATEGORY INDICATORS: Table 19 Dog Owning Households: % Analysis 2020-2025; Table 20 Dog Population 2020-2025; Table 21 Consumption of Dog Food by Prepared vs Non-prepared: % Analysis 2020-2025
CATEGORY DATA: Table 22 Sales of Dog Food by Category: Volume 2020-2025; Table 23 Sales of Dog Food by Category: Value 2020-2025; Table 24 Sales of Dog Food by Category: % Volume Growth 2020-2025; Table 25 Sales of Dog Food by Category: % Value Growth 2020-2025; Table 26 Sales of Dry Dog Food by Life-Cycle: % Value 2020-2025; Table 27 Sales of Wet Dog Food by Life-Cycle: % Value 2020-2025; Table 28 NBO Company Shares of Dog Food: % Value 2020-2024; Table 29 LBN Brand Shares of Dog Food: % Value 2021-2024; Table 30 LBN Brand Shares of Dog Treats and Mixers: % Value 2021-2024; Table 31 Distribution of Dog Food by Format: % Value 2020-2025; Table 32 Forecast Sales of Dog Food by Category: Volume 2025-2030; Table 33 Forecast Sales of Dog Food by Category: Value 2025-2030; Table 34 Forecast Sales of Dog Food by Category: % Volume Growth 2025-2030; Table 35 Forecast Sales of Dog Food by Category: % Value Growth 2025-2030
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 3 Cat Food by Price Band 2025
CATEGORY INDICATORS: Table 36 Cat Owning Households: % Analysis 2020-2025; Table 37 Cat Population 2020-2025; Table 38 Consumption of Cat Food by Prepared vs Non-prepared: % Analysis 2020-2025
CATEGORY DATA: Table 39 Sales of Cat Food by Category: Volume 2020-2025; Table 40 Sales of Cat Food by Category: Value 2020-2025; Table 41 Sales of Cat Food by Category: % Volume Growth 2020-2025; Table 42 Sales of Cat Food by Category: % Value Growth 2020-2025; Table 43 Sales of Dry Cat Food by Life-Cycle: % Value 2020-2025; Table 44 Sales of Wet Cat Food by Life-Cycle: % Value 2020-2025; Table 45 NBO Company Shares of Cat Food: % Value 2020-2024; Table 46 LBN Brand Shares of Cat Food: % Value 2021-2024; Table 47 LBN Brand Shares of Cat Treats and Mixers: % Value 2021-2024; Table 48 Distribution of Cat Food by Format: % Value 2020-2025; Table 49 Forecast Sales of Cat Food by Category: Volume 2025-2030; Table 50 Forecast Sales of Cat Food by Category: Value 2025-2030; Table 51 Forecast Sales of Cat Food by Category: % Volume Growth 2025-2030; Table 52 Forecast Sales of Cat Food by Category: % Value Growth 2025-2030
OTHER PET FOOD IN SOUTH KOREA
KEY DATA FINDINGS
2025 DEVELOPMENTS
Other pet food registers decline due to post-pandemic effects and economic uncertainty
High fragmentation and low margins
Exceptional share of sales accounted for by retail e-commerce
PROSPECTS AND OPPORTUNITIES
Other pet food to retain its minor position despite gradual recovery
Some owners of other pets likely to look for additional benefits in other pet food
E-commerce set to remain the dominant force in distribution
CATEGORY INDICATORS: Table 53 Other Pet Population 2020-2025
CATEGORY DATA: Table 54 Sales of Other Pet Food by Category: Volume 2020-2025; Table 55 Sales of Other Pet Food by Category: Value 2020-2025; Table 56 Sales of Other Pet Food by Category: % Volume Growth 2020-2025; Table 57 Sales of Other Pet Food by Category: % Value Growth 2020-2025; Table 58 LBN Brand Shares of Bird Food: % Value 2021-2024; Table 59 LBN Brand Shares of Fish Food: % Value 2021-2024; Table 60 LBN Brand Shares of Small Mammal/Reptile Food: % Value 2021-2024; Table 61 Distribution of Other Pet Food by Format: % Value 2020-2025; Table 62 Forecast Sales of Other Pet Food by Category: Volume 2025-2030; Table 63 Forecast Sales of Other Pet Food by Category: Value 2025-2030; Table 64 Forecast Sales of Other Pet Food by Category: % Volume Growth 2025-2030; Table 65 Forecast Sales of Other Pet Food by Category: % Value Growth 2025-2030
PET PRODUCTS IN SOUTH KOREA
KEY DATA FINDINGS
2025 DEVELOPMENTS
Pet healthcare maintains strong growth
Cat litter sees steady growth, as a daily essential
Other pet products registers low growth as these are considered non-essential
PROSPECTS AND OPPORTUNITIES
Pet healthcare expected to lead growth in pet products
More brands and e-commerce platforms expected to collaborate with well-known veterinarians
Other pet products likely to remain highly fragmented
CATEGORY DATA: Table 66 Sales of Pet Products by Category: Value 2020-2025; Table 67 Sales of Pet Products by Category: % Value Growth 2020-2025; Table 68 Sales of Pet Healthcare by Type: % Value 2020-2025; Table 69 Sales of Other Pet Products by Type: % Value 2020-2025; Table 70 NBO Company Shares of Pet Products: % Value 2020-2024; Table 71 LBN Brand Shares of Pet Products: % Value 2021-2024; Table 72 Distribution of Pet Products by Format: % Value 2020-2025; Table 73 Forecast Sales of Pet Products by Category: Value 2025-2030; Table 74 Forecast Sales of Pet Products by Category: % Value Growth 2025-2030