The Best Cat Litter Mats of 2026

• Material: Nylon
• Size: 30 x 23 inches, 23 x 21 inches, or 29 x 27 inches
• Weight: 0.5 pounds

Made in the BlackHole style, the iPrimio is a double-layer cat litter mat with a top layer design molded into a pattern of honeycomb holes and a waterproof bottom layer. The holes trap litter and funnel it between the two layers. To clean the mat, you simply separate the layers and shake them. It has more space between its plastic honeycomb holes than others, and it opens on three sides like a book for easy cleaning.

In our lab tests, this cat litter mat did well at collecting litter, but we lost more in transit because of the open sides. The ability to pull back the entire top layer made it easier to clean liquids from, but also easier for liquids to spread on the cat litter mat, and gunky messes will still require some scrubbing with soap and water. iPrimio makes this cat litter mat in multiple sizes, black or brown.

• Material: EVA
• Size: 30 x 24 x 0.6 inches, or 24 x 15 x 0.6 inches
• Weight: 1.1 pounds

The Pieviev Trapping Mat is another BlackHole-style cat litter mat with a top layer of EVA foam molded into a honeycomb design of 10 mm holes and a waterproof bottom layer. The patterned foam material is fairly comfortable in bare feet but did slide a good amount in our lab's "kick tests."

The cat litter mat managed to capture a lot of litter and contained liquids well, but it could get awkward trying to dump the contents without spilling. Another thing about this cat litter mat is that it takes a lot of scrubbing to rid the honeycomb holes of gunkier messes.

The Pieviev cat litter mat comes in three colors: black, gray, and brown.

• Material: Plastic
• Size: From 24 x 17 inches (Small) to 47 x 35 inches (Jumbo), as well as half-circle and corner sizes
• Weight: 2.05 pounds

Among loop-enclosure-style cat litter mats, the Gorilla Grip is extremely popular, and it’s easy to see why. The mat, which uses a mesh pattern of thick coils to trap litter, is available in eighteen colors and seven sizes, from a 24-by-17-inch small to a 47-by-35-inch jumbo capable of fitting two litter boxes.

The diamond pattern of coiled mesh loops and the grooves dividing them can trap a lot of litter, and the material encourages cats to wipe their feet. However, our feline testers did not like the cat litter mat much; they either bit and kicked at it or jumped over it entirely.

While it did well in our real-use tests, where it caught litter well, the jumbo cat litter mat is unwieldy to shake out and never seemed to come entirely clean; despite shaking for several minutes, litter was still being released. Loop enclosure cat litter mats are often difficult to get entirely clean, as the coil holds grain of litter tightly.

The Gorilla Grip cat litter mat also performed poorly during the waterproof tests, where liquid seeped through breaks in the bottom layer and took a while to air dry.

• Material: PVC
• Size: 35 x 23 x 0.19 inches (Large) and 47 x 35 x 0.24 inches (Extra large)
• Weight: 2.05 pounds

Another loop-enclosure-style cat litter mat, the Pawkin, was unexpectedly soft to the touch. The pattern of loops and channels did well collecting litter during testing, but it was difficult to shake clean and a pain to vacuum thoroughly.

The grooves helped channel and contain liquid during our scent test, but during our mess testing, we accidentally tore a fingertip-sized hole in the cat litter mat as we tried to work our gunky material out of the loops.

This cat litter mat is also prone to creasing and is difficult to air dry. The Pawkin cat litter mat is available in one extra-large size, 35 by 23 by 0.9 inches, and only comes in gray.

• Material: Rubber
• Size: 23 x 15 x 0.27 inches (Medium)
• Weight: 1.48 pounds

Combining features from a few other cat litter mats in this guide, the Purr-Fect Paws cat litter mat uses tiny recessed cups to trap litter. This is unexpectedly effective, but moving the cat litter mat to shake it off was awkward, as its flexibility made it easy to spill the litter.

This cat litter mat does quite well at holding liquids without seeping or spilling, but it certainly isn’t easy to clean gunky messes out of. In testing, we found some material stuck inside a cup the day after cleaning.

This cat litter mat is not unpleasant to the touch but is fairly industrial in appearance. The Purr-Fect Paws cat litter mat comes in blue, tan, and gray colors and medium, large, and extra-large sizes.

• Material: Sisal
• Size: 24 x 15 inches (Medium), 15 x 12 inches (Small)
• Weight: 1.19 pounds

Sisal is a natural plant fiber often used on cat trees because of its stiff texture. That makes the Frisco Sisal cat litter mat ideal for cats who like to scratch upon exiting the litter box. It's also more environmentally friendly since it’s made of renewable and sustainable materials.

As a cat litter mat, it's merely all right. The sisal material doesn’t grab or capture litter the same way a rubber cat litter mat with loops or holes can; the majority of the scattered litter sits on the mat's surface, making it easy to end up with some on the floor.

This cat litter mat is easy to shake off and clean but difficult to vacuum.

Our cats enjoyed scratching at this cat litter mat during testing, but the available sizes—a 24-by-15-inch medium or 15-by-12-inch small—were too slight to be very effective. Additionally, it's not at all waterproof, as liquids soaked through immediately.