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GCC Pet Food Market Size, Share, Trends and Forecast by Pet Type, Product Type, Ingredient Type, Distribution Channel, and Region, 2025-2033

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  • 135 Pages
  • June 2025
  • Region: Middle East
  • IMARC Group
  • ID: 5946761
The GCC pet food market size was valued at USD 266.2 Million in 2024. Looking forward, the research estimates the market to reach USD 422.9 Million by 2033, exhibiting a CAGR of 5.3% during 2025-2033. UAE dominated the market in 2024 due to rising pet ownership, increased disposable income, and growing awareness of pet health. Expanding urban lifestyles, premiumization trends, and a surge in e-commerce and pet specialty stores for high-quality, nutritious pet food products across the country are also some of the key factors contributing to the GCC pet food market share.

Pet food refers to processed plant or animal extracts suitable for consumption by pets. It mainly consists of ingredients such as fish derivatives, animal derivatives, fruit & vegetable derivatives, cereal & cereal by-products, fats & oils, vitamins & minerals, and other additives. It is generally sold in pet stores, supermarkets and hypermarkets. In recent years, the GCC pet food market is witnessing an increasing demand for quality pet foods on account of a growing trend of pet adoption among the people in the GCC countries.

In GCC countries, the pet food market is primarily driven by a changing outlook of residents towards being more pet-friendly. Due to rapid urbanisation and rising trend of nuclear families, people are widely accepting pets as new members in their modern homes. Additionally, the demand for packaged and branded pet food is rising owing to mounting disposable incomes and changing consumer preferences. Moreover, people are getting more affectionate about their pets and thus focusing more on the pet's nutrition.

This will be a significant factor responsible for the growth of the organic pet food, along with other pet food categories, thereby boosting the overall growth of the GCC pet food market. On the contrary, factors like imposition of strict regulations on the ingredients used in pet foods along with Islamic cultural regulations may restrain the growth of the market.

Key Market Segmentation:

The research provides an analysis of the key trends in each segment of the GCC pet food market, along with forecasts at the regional and country levels from 2025-2033. The market has been categorized based on pet type, product type, ingredient type, and distribution channel.

Breakup by Pet Type:

  • Dog Food
  • Cat Food
  • Others
Based on the pet type, the market has been segmented as cat food, dog food, and others. Currently, cat food dominates the market, holding the largest share.

Breakup by Product Type:

  • Dry Food
  • Wet & Canned Food
  • Snacks & Treats
Based on the product type, the market has been segmented as dry food, wet & canned food and snacks & treats. Currently, dry food dominates the market, holding the largest share.

Breakup by Ingredient Type:

  • Animal Derivatives
  • Plant Derivatives
  • Cereal Derivatives
  • Others
Based on the ingredient type, the market has been segmented pet food prepared from animal derivatives, plant derivatives and cereal derivatives. Currently, pet food prepared from animal derivatives dominates the market, holding the largest share.

Breakup by Distribution Channel:

  • Supermarkets & Hypermarkets
  • Convenience Stores
  • Online Stores
  • Other.

Breakup by Region:

  • UAE
  • Saudi Arabia
  • Kuwait
  • Qatar
  • Oman
  • Bahrain
Region-wise, the market has been segmented into UAE, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Qatar, Oman and Bahrain. Amongst these, UAE is the biggest market, accounting for majority of the total regional market.

Competitive Landscape:

The competitive landscape of the industry has also been examined along with the profiles of the key players.

This report provides a deep insight into the GCC pet food market covering all its essential aspects. This ranges from macro overview of the market to micro details of the industry performance, recent trends, key market drivers and challenges, SWOT analysis, Porter’s five forces analysis, value chain analysis, etc. This report is a must-read for entrepreneurs, investors, researchers, consultants, business strategists, and all those who have any kind of stake or are planning to foray into the GCC pet food market in any manner.

Key Questions Answered in This Report

  • How big is the pet food market in the GCC?
  • What is the future outlook of the pet food market in the GCC?
  • What are the key factors driving the GCC pet food market?
  • Which region accounts for the largest GCC pet food market share?

Table of Contents

1 Preface
2 Scope and Methodology
2.1 Objectives of the Study
2.2 Stakeholders
2.3 Data Sources
2.3.1 Primary Sources
2.3.2 Secondary Sources
2.4 Market Estimation
2.4.1 Bottom-Up Approach
2.4.2 Top-Down Approach
2.5 Forecasting Methodology
3 Executive Summary
4 Introduction
4.1 Overview
4.2 Key Industry Trends
5 GCC Pet Food Market
5.1 Market Overview
5.2 Market Performance
5.3 Impact of COVID-19
5.4 Market Breakup by Pet Type
5.5 Market Breakup by Product Type
5.6 Market Breakup by Ingredient Type
5.7 Market Breakup by Distribution Channel
5.8 Market Breakup by Region
5.9 Market Forecast
5.10 SWOT Analysis
5.10.1 Overview
5.10.2 Strengths
5.10.3 Weaknesses
5.10.4 Opportunities
5.10.5 Threats
5.11 Value Chain Analysis
5.11.1 Overview
5.11.2 Research and Development
5.11.3 Raw Material Procurement
5.11.4 Manufacturing
5.11.5 Marketing
5.11.6 Distribution
5.11.7 End-Use
5.12 Porters Five Forces Analysis
5.12.1 Overview
5.12.2 Bargaining Power of Buyers
5.12.3 Bargaining Power of Suppliers
5.12.4 Degree of Competition
5.12.5 Threat of New Entrants
5.12.6 Threat of Substitutes
5.13 Price Analysis
5.13.1 Key Price Indicators
5.13.2 Price Structure
5.14 Key Success and Risk Factors
6 Market Breakup by Pet Type
6.1 Dog Food
6.1.1 Market Trends
6.1.2 Market Forecast
6.2 Cat Food
6.2.1 Market Trends
6.2.2 Market Forecast
6.3 Others
6.3.1 Market Trends
6.3.2 Market Forecast
7 Market Breakup by Product Type
7.1 Dry Food
7.1.1 Market Trends
7.1.2 Market Forecast
7.2 Wet & Canned Food
7.2.1 Market Trends
7.2.2 Market Forecast
7.3 Snacks & Treats
7.3.1 Market Trends
7.3.2 Market Forecast
8 Market Breakup by Ingredient Type
8.1 Animal Derivatives
8.1.1 Market Trends
8.1.2 Market Forecast
8.2 Plant Derivatives
8.2.1 Market Trends
8.2.2 Market Forecast
8.3 Cereal Derivatives
8.3.1 Market Trends
8.3.2 Market Forecast
8.4 Others
8.4.1 Market Trends
8.4.2 Market Forecast
9 Market Breakup by Distribution Channel
9.1 Supermarkets & Hypermarkets
9.1.1 Market Trends
9.1.2 Market Forecast
9.2 Convenience Stores
9.2.1 Market Trends
9.2.2 Market Forecast
9.3 Online Stores
9.3.1 Market Trends
9.3.2 Market Forecast
9.4 Others
9.4.1 Market Trends
9.4.2 Market Forecast
10 Market Breakup by Region
10.1 UAE
10.1.1 Market Trends
10.1.2 Market Forecast
10.2 Saudi Arabia
10.2.1 Market Trends
10.2.2 Market Forecast
10.3 Kuwait
10.3.1 Market Trends
10.3.2 Market Forecast
10.4 Qatar
10.4.1 Market Trends
10.4.2 Market Forecast
10.5 Oman
10.5.1 Market Trends
10.5.2 Market Forecast
10.6 Bahrain
10.6.1 Market Trends
10.6.2 Market Forecast
11 Competitive Landscape
11.1 Market Structure
11.2 Key Players
11.3 Profiles of Key Players
12 Pet Food Manufacturing Process
12.1 Product Overview
12.2 Detailed Process Flow
12.3 Various Types of Unit Operations Involved
12.4 Mass Balance and Raw Material Requirements
13 Project Details and Requirements
13.1 Land Requirements
13.2 Construction Requirements
13.3 Machinery Requirements
13.4 Raw Material Requirements
13.5 Packaging Requirements
13.6 Transportation Requirements
13.7 Utility Requirements
13.8 Manpower Requirements
List of Figures
Figure 1: GCC: Pet Food Market: Major Drivers and Challenges
Figure 2: GCC: Pet Food Market: Sales Value (in Million USD???), 2019-2024
Figure 3: GCC: Pet Food Market: Breakup by Pet Type (in %), 2024
Figure 4: GCC: Pet Food Market: Breakup by Product Type (in %), 2024
Figure 5: GCC: Pet Food Market: Breakup by Ingredient Type (in %), 2024
Figure 6: GCC: Pet Food Market: Breakup by Distribution Channel (in %), 2024
Figure 7: GCC: Pet Food Market: Breakup by Region (in %), 2024
Figure 8: GCC: Pet Food Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million USD???), 2025-2033
Figure 9: GCC: Pet Food Industry: SWOT Analysis
Figure 10: GCC: Pet Food Industry: Value Chain Analysis
Figure 11: GCC: Pet Food Industry: Porter’s Five Forces Analysis
Figure 12: Pet Food Market: Price Structure
Figure 13: GCC: Dog Food Market: Sales Value (in Million USD???), 2019 & 2024
Figure 14: GCC: Dog Food Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million USD???), 2025-2033
Figure 15: GCC: Cat Food Market: Sales Value (in Million USD???), 2019 & 2024
Figure 16: GCC: Cat Food Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million USD???), 2025-2033
Figure 17: GCC: Other Pet Food Market: Sales Value (in Million USD???), 2019 & 2024
Figure 18: GCC: Other Pet Food Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million USD???), 2025-2033
Figure 19: GCC: Dry Pet Food Market: Sales Value (in Million USD???), 2019 & 2024
Figure 20: GCC: Dry Pet Food Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million USD???), 2025-2033
Figure 21: GCC: Wet & Canned Pet Food Market: Sales Value (in Million USD???), 2019 & 2024
Figure 22: GCC: Wet & Canned Pet Food Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million USD???), 2025-2033
Figure 23: GCC: Pet Food (Snacks & Treats) Market: Sales Value (in Million USD???), 2019 & 2024
Figure 24: GCC: Pet Food (Snacks & Treats) Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million USD???), 2025-2033
Figure 25: GCC: Pet Food Market (from Animal Derivatives): Sales Value (in Million USD???), 2019 & 2024
Figure 26: GCC: Pet Food Market Forecast (from Animal Derivatives): Sales Value (in Million USD???), 2025-2033
Figure 27: GCC: Pet Food Market (from Plant Derivatives): Sales Value (in Million USD???), 2019 & 2024
Figure 28: GCC: Pet Food Market Forecast (from Plant Derivatives): Sales Value (in Million USD???), 2025-2033
Figure 29: GCC: Pet Food Market (from Cereal Derivatives): Sales Value (in Million USD???), 2019 & 2024
Figure 30: GCC: Pet Food Market Forecast (from Cereal Derivatives): Sales Value (in Million USD???), 2025-2033
Figure 31: GCC: Pet Food Market (from Other Ingredients): Sales Value (in Million USD???), 2019 & 2024
Figure 32: GCC: Pet Food Market Forecast (from Other Ingredients): Sales Value (in Million USD???), 2025-2033
Figure 33: GCC: Pet Food Market: Sales through Supermarkets and Hypermarkets (in Million USD???), 2019 & 2024
Figure 34: GCC: Pet Food Market Forecast: Sales through Supermarkets and Hypermarkets (in Million USD???), 2025-2033
Figure 35: GCC: Pet Food Market: Sales through Convenience Stores (in Million USD???), 2019 & 2024
Figure 36: GCC: Pet Food Market Forecast: Sales through Convenience Stores (in Million USD???), 2025-2033
Figure 37: GCC: Pet Food Market: Sales through Online Stores (in Million USD???), 2019 & 2024
Figure 38: GCC: Pet Food Market Forecast: Sales through Online Stores (in Million USD???), 2025-2033
Figure 39: GCC: Pet Food Market: Sales through Other Distribution Channels (in Million USD???), 2019 & 2024
Figure 40: GCC: Pet Food Market Forecast: Sales through Other Distribution Channels (in Million USD???), 2025-2033
Figure 41: UAE: Pet Food Market: Sales Value (in Million USD???), 2019 & 2024
Figure 42: UAE: Pet Food Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million USD???), 2025-2033
Figure 43: Saudi Arabia: Pet Food Market: Sales Value (in Million USD???), 2019 & 2024
Figure 44: Saudi Arabia: Pet Food Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million USD???), 2025-2033
Figure 45: Kuwait: Pet Food Market: Sales Value (in Million USD???), 2019 & 2024
Figure 46: Kuwait: Pet Food Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million USD???), 2025-2033
Figure 47: Qatar: Pet Food Market: Sales Value (in Million USD???), 2019 & 2024
Figure 48: Qatar: Pet Food Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million USD???), 2025-2033
Figure 49: Oman: Pet Food Market: Sales Value (in Million USD???), 2019 & 2024
Figure 50: Oman: Pet Food Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million USD???), 2025-2033
Figure 51: Bahrain: Pet Food Market: Sales Value (in Million USD???), 2019 & 2024
Figure 52: Bahrain: Pet Food Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million USD???), 2025-2033
Figure 53: Pet Food Manufacturing: Detailed Process Flow
Figure 54: Pet Food Manufacturing: Conversion Rate of Feedstocks
Figure 55: Pet Food Manufacturing: Packaging Requirements
List of Tables
Table 1: GCC: Pet Food Market: Key Industry Highlights, 2024 and 2033
Table 2: GCC: Pet Food Market Forecast: Breakup by Pet Type (in Million USD???), 2025-2033
Table 3: GCC: Pet Food Market Forecast: Breakup by Product Type (in Million USD???), 2025-2033
Table 4: GCC: Pet Food Market Forecast: Breakup by Ingredient Type (in Million USD???), 2025-2033
Table 5: GCC: Pet Food Market Forecast: Breakup by Distribution Channel (in Million USD???), 2025-2033
Table 6: GCC: Pet Food Market Forecast: Breakup by Region (in Million USD???), 2025-2033
Table 7: GCC: Pet Food Market: Competitive Structure
Table 8: GCC: Pet Food Market: Key Players
Table 9: UAE: Pet Food Manufacturing Plant: Land Requirements
Table 10: UAE: Pet Food Manufacturing Plant: Construction Requirements
Table 11: UAE: Pet Food Manufacturing Plant: Machinery Requirements
Table 12: UAE: Pet Food Manufacturing Plant: Raw Material Requirements
Table 13: UAE: Pet Food Manufacturing: Utility Requirements
Table 14: UAE: Pet Food Manufacturing Plant: Manpower Requirements

Companies Mentioned

  • Nestlé Purina
  • Mars Incorporated
  • Hill’s Pet Nutrition Inc.
  • General Mills Inc.
  • WellPet LLC.
  • The J.M. Smucker Company
  • Schell & Kampeter Inc.
  • Heristo AG

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