In 2019, some 93 percent of responding plant-based food consumers from a variety of European countries stated that they consume plant-based milk. The respondents were consumers who did the shopping for their household and had purchased plant-based food products in the past three months. Milk was the most commonly bought plant-based product followed by plant-based meat and yoghurt at 81 and 73 percent, respectively. The survey included respondents from Germany, the UK, France, and six other EU-countries.
Share of plant-based food consumers who eat specific plant-based products in Europe in 2019
Austria, Belgium, Czechia, Denmark, France, Germany, Netherlands, Switzerland, United Kingdom
Survey time period
April and 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 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, UK, Austria, France, Belgium, the Netherlands, Switzerland, Denmark, and Czechia." Only respondents who do the shopping for their household have been included.
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