Leading pets owned by households in the United Kingdom (UK) 2016-2019, by region

This statistic shows a ranking of the leading pets owned by households in the United Kingdom (UK) between 2016 and 2019, broken down by region. In London, 14 percent of people were cat owners, while 9 percent owned a dog, making this the only region were cats were more popular than dogs.In total, 45 percent of the UK population own a pet . This figure has increased by five percent since 2016. Over 90 percent of pet owners in the UK say that owning a pet makes them feel happy and 88 percent feel that pet ownership improves their overall quality of life.With such as high ownership of pets in the United Kingdom, this leads the path for retailers in a growing and dynamic market. Pet food has a key role to play, with dog and cat food alone estimated at 2.5 billion British pounds in 2017.

本统计数据显示了2016年至2019年间英国（UK）家庭饲养的领先宠物排名，按地区细分。在伦敦，14%的人饲养了猫，而9%的人饲养了狗，这使得伦敦成为唯一一个猫比狗更受欢迎的地区。总体而言，英国45%的人口拥有宠物。这一比例自2016年以来增长了5%。超过90%的宠物主表示，拥有宠物使他们感到快乐，88%的人认为宠物所有权提升了他们的生活质量。在英国，如此高的宠物拥有率引领了零售商在日益增长且充满活力的市场的道路。宠物食品在其中扮演着关键角色，仅狗粮和猫粮的估计市场规模在2017年就达到了25亿英镑。