In 2019, plant-based meat products were widely popular among consumers who eat plant-based products. Across nine European countries an average of 81 percent of respondents said they consumed these types of products. In the United Kingdom and the Netherlands these products almost reached 90 percent of responding plant-based food consumers.
Share of plant-based food consumers who eat plant-based meat products in selected European countries in 2019
Austria, Belgium, Czechia, Denmark, France, Germany, Netherlands, Switzerland, United Kingdom
Survey time period
April to November 2019
Number of respondents
6,221*
Special properties
Respondents who ate plant-based food products in the last three months from a non-online store
Supplementary notes
* The source notes: "4,746 respondents consume only or mainly plant-based foods [...] 1,475 are reducing or trying to reduce their consumption of animal-based products [...]."
The survey includes respondents from the following European countries: Germany (1,004), UK (663), Austria (976), France (502), Belgium (569), the Netherlands (1,285), Switzerland (226), Denmark (621), and Czechia (375).
Only respondents who do the shopping for their household have been included.
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ProVeg. (May 28, 2020). Share of plant-based food consumers who eat plant-based meat products in selected European countries in 2019 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 06, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1257618/consumption-of-plant-based-meat-products-in-european-countries/
ProVeg. "Share of plant-based food consumers who eat plant-based meat products in selected European countries in 2019." Chart. May 28, 2020. Statista. Accessed January 06, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1257618/consumption-of-plant-based-meat-products-in-european-countries/
ProVeg. (2020). Share of plant-based food consumers who eat plant-based meat products in selected European countries in 2019. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 06, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1257618/consumption-of-plant-based-meat-products-in-european-countries/
ProVeg. "Share of Plant-based Food Consumers Who Eat Plant-based Meat Products in Selected European Countries in 2019." Statista, Statista Inc., 28 May 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1257618/consumption-of-plant-based-meat-products-in-european-countries/
ProVeg, Share of plant-based food consumers who eat plant-based meat products in selected European countries in 2019 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1257618/consumption-of-plant-based-meat-products-in-european-countries/ (last visited January 06, 2025)
Share of plant-based food consumers who eat plant-based meat products in selected European countries in 2019 [Graph], ProVeg, May 28, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1257618/consumption-of-plant-based-meat-products-in-european-countries/
