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Who buys Brazil’s alumina? Export destinations 2024

In 2024, Brazil exported $3.2 billion of alumina (7.5 million tonnes), 18.2% of the world total. Its main destinations were Canada (46%), Norway (28%) and the United States (12%). Brazil was the world’s 2nd-largest exporter of alumina.

Summary

Value
$3.2billion
Tonnes
7.5million tonnes
Share of world total
18.2%
World rank
2nd
Routes to the main destinations. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Destinations

The 20 main destinations in the latest year.

PartnerValue (USD billions)TonnesUSD per tonneShareMode
Canada1.5Tonnes: 3,627,420USD per tonne: $40845.6%Sea
Norway0.92Tonnes: 2,007,249USD per tonne: $46028.5%Sea
United States0.38Tonnes: 847,009USD per tonne: $45011.8%Sea
Iceland0.28Tonnes: 657,916USD per tonne: $4288.7%Sea
Argentina0.1Tonnes: 245,917USD per tonne: $4223.2%Sea
Egypt0.03Tonnes: 57,196USD per tonne: $5250.93%Sea
India0.02Tonnes: 26,354USD per tonne: $9120.74%Sea
Latvia0.01Tonnes: 31,501USD per tonne: $3280.32%Sea
Netherlands re-exports< 0.01Tonnes: 16,856USD per tonne: $2310.12%Sea
Mexico< 0.01Tonnes: 5,878USD per tonne: $6080.11%Sea
Colombia< 0.01Tonnes: 1,092USD per tonne: $7820.03%Sea
China< 0.01Tonnes: 1,031USD per tonne: $6540.02%Sea
Italy< 0.01Tonnes: 286USD per tonne: $6480.01%Sea
Dominican Republic< 0.01Tonnes: 204USD per tonne: $8610.01%Sea
Switzerland< 0.01Tonnes: 247USD per tonne: $5260%Sea
Taiwan< 0.01Tonnes: 0USD per tonne: $1,835,0310%Air
Japan< 0.01Tonnes: 191USD per tonne: $5960%Sea
Trinidad and Tobago< 0.01Tonnes: 160USD per tonne: $6810%Sea
Chile< 0.01Tonnes: 80USD per tonne: $1,2310%Sea
Bolivia< 0.01Tonnes: 30USD per tonne: $1,7200%Land

Trend

Who it sells to

Canada has been its main destination since 2009

Value in USD billions. The five largest destinations in 2024.

  • Canada 1.5
  • Norway 0.92
  • United States 0.38
  • Iceland 0.28
  • Argentina 0.1

Source: CEPII BACI

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Partner19952024
Canada< 0.011.5
Norway00.92
United States< 0.010.38
Iceland00.28
Argentina0.040.1

Sources and methodology

Sources and licenses

Methodology

Goods trade from CEPII BACI (BACI_HS92_V202601), which reconciles what exporters and importers report: countries that stopped reporting (Russia since 2022) appear with their partners’ data. FOB values in current US dollars; tonnes when BACI reports them. The price per tonne is the value of the rows with a weight divided by that weight. The transport mode is our own estimate based on value per kilo and geography. Data up to 2024.

Hong Kong, Singapore, the Netherlands and Belgium re-export goods from other countries: their figures include transit.

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