According to a survey conducted among people who took part in Veganuary worldwide in 2023, approximately 25 percent of respondents intended to continue eating a vegan diet after Veganuary, compared to around seven percent who did not intend to do so. The share of those who did not maintain a Vegan diet during the month rose from 2021 to 2023 by 25 percent.

According to a survey conducted among people who took part in Veganuary worldwide in 2023, nearly half of the respondents intended to reduce their consumption of animal products by at least three quarters or more after Veganuary. Only one percent of respondents stated that they would not do so at all.

In 2022, Latin America had the highest growth rate for plant-based meat substitutes among all regions worldwide. Latin America's growth rate was approximately 36 percent. This was more than three times as much as the growth rate of Europe, which was the second-fastest growing region, with approximately nine percent growth.

In 2022, the investment in plant-based companies amounted to nearly 2.1 billion U.S. dollars. By comparison, the annual investment in plant-based companies amounted to approximately 23 million U.S. dollars in 2010.

In 2023, the region of Europe accounted for the highest retail sales of plant-based meat, valued at 3.3 billion U.S. dollars. In comparison, the APAC region had retail sales that year with 339 million dollars.

Note: Cat numbers in some groups were lower than 1,369, as described under Results. Average cats were those with the reference categories defined previously.

Mean and standard deviation, or count and proportion, for demographic variables comparing those lower and higher than the medians of total n-3 PUFA or total n-6 PUFA (Chi-Squared and ANOVA p-values for comparison within fatty acid type).

Proportion of the 2020 US human population who could be fed with food energy savings associated with vegan diets.