Global sales growth of the vegan market 2015/2020, by country

This statistic shows the sales growth of the vegan market between 2015 and 2020 worldwide, by country. According to the report, China was projected to be the fastest growing market for vegan products between 2015 and 2020, with a growth rate of 17.2 percent. As of 2016, Asia Pacific held the largest share of vegan consumers globally, with approximately nine percent of people following a vegan diet in this area.Vegan lifestyle - additional informationVeganism is a lifestyle and which rejects all forms of animal exploitation. The term “vegan” was coined by Donald Watson in 1944 to differentiate vegans from vegetarians. Due to health, environmental and ethical reasons, vegans avoid consuming food, wearing clothes and using products that come from animals. Global sales of vegan-labeled food products have experienced a steady growth over the past five years. Products labeled as vegan had a growth rate of 3.3 percent in 2015. In the United States, veganism has become quite popular among Millennial consumers. According to a survey, more than a fourth of U.S. Millennials had considered the label “vegan” as an important factor for purchasing food products. Additionally, a 2016 study on consumer attitudes towards the vegan diet showed that more than half of U.S. consumers consider veganism healthy. China, the United Arab Emirates and Australia were forecast to be the fastest growing markets for vegan products between 2015 and 2020. Australia’s vegan market was projected to have a growth rate of 9.6 percent during the period considered. In 2015, the best-selling vegan packaged food products in Australia included vegan dairy-type products, which had a market value of over 83 million Australian dollars.

本统计数据显示了2015年至2020年全球范围内素食市场的销售增长情况，按国家划分。根据报告，中国预计将成为2015年至2020年间素食产品增长最快的市场，增长率为17.2%。截至2016年，亚太地区在全球素食消费者中占据最大份额，该地区约有九分之一的人遵循素食饮食。素食生活方式——附加信息素食主义是一种拒绝所有形式的动物剥削的生活方式。‘素食’一词由唐纳德·沃森于1944年创造，用以区分素食主义者与素食者。由于健康、环境和伦理原因，素食主义者避免食用来自动物的食品、穿着动物制品以及使用相关产品。在过去五年中，标有素食标签的食品产品全球销量经历了稳步增长。2015年，标有素食标签的产品增长率达到3.3%。在美国，素食主义在千禧一代消费者中相当流行。据一项调查显示，超过四分之一的美国千禧一代将‘素食’标签视为购买食品产品的重要因素。此外，2016年的一项关于消费者对素食饮食态度的研究表明，超过一半的美国消费者认为素食主义健康。中国、阿联酋和澳大利亚预计将成为2015年至2020年间素食产品增长最快的市场。在此期间，澳大利亚的素食市场预计增长率为9.6%。2015年，澳大利亚最畅销的素食包装食品产品包括素食乳制品，其市场价值超过8300万澳大利亚元。