European Confectionery Trends in 2024
Confectionery is part of Processed Food and includes a number of sub-sectors such as Candy and Chocolate. You may also be interested in Meat, Edible Oil and Soup.
European confectionery consumption is projected to climb to approximately 2 billion kilograms by 2028, up from around 1.98 billion kilograms in 2023. This represents a modest compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 0.3%. Since 2019, demand for sweets and chocolates across Europe has risen by 0.4% annually. Germany leads the continent in confectionery consumption, with nearly 500 million kilograms consumed in 2023. The United Kingdom, France, and Spain follow as the second, third, and fourth largest markets, respectively. Finland has shown an impressive year-on-year growth of 1.8%, contrasting sharply with Bulgaria, which has seen a 5.2% annual decline in confectionery consumption since 2019.
Top 10 countries
In 2024 major markets in the Confectionery Industry were:
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Global Confectionery Statistics
- Candy Import 221 countries (Asia, Europe, Africa...)
- Candy Export 238 countries (Asia, Europe, Africa...)
- Chocolate Import 192 countries (Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa, Latin America...)
- Gum Import 190 countries (Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa, Asia...)
- Chocolate Export 178 countries (Europe, Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa...)
- Gum Export 171 countries (Asia, Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa...)
- Chemical Products Import 192 countries (Asia, Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa...)
- Citrus Import 190 countries (Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa, Asia...)
- Chocolate Sales 42 countries (Europe, Southern Europe, Northern Europe...)
- Chemical Products Export 184 countries (Asia, Africa, Latin America...)
