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Where does China get its barley? Import sources 2024

In 2024, China imported $3.2 billion of barley (13.2 million tonnes), 35% of the world total. Its main sources were Australia (43%), Canada (15%) and France (14%). China was the world’s largest importer of barley.

Summary

Value
$3.2billion
Tonnes
13.2million tonnes
Share of world total
35%
World rank
1st
Routes from the main sources. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Sources

The 11 main sources in the latest year.

PartnerValue (USD billions)TonnesUSD per tonneShareMode
Australia1.4Tonnes: 5,026,743USD per tonne: $27242.7%Sea
Canada0.49Tonnes: 1,853,605USD per tonne: $26415.3%Sea
France0.46Tonnes: 1,954,721USD per tonne: $23414.3%Sea
Argentina0.34Tonnes: 1,533,900USD per tonne: $22410.7%Sea
Ukraine0.22Tonnes: 1,253,983USD per tonne: $1756.8%Sea
Russia0.18Tonnes: 779,446USD per tonne: $2275.5%Sea
Kazakhstan0.14Tonnes: 790,136USD per tonne: $1784.4%Land
Uruguay0.01Tonnes: 28,860USD per tonne: $1880.17%Sea
Denmark< 0.01Tonnes: 9,687USD per tonne: $3480.11%Sea
Germany< 0.01Tonnes: —USD per tonne: —0%Sea
South Korea< 0.01Tonnes: 0USD per tonne: $10,0000%Sea

Trend

Who it buys from

Australia has been its main source since 2024

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

  • Australia 1.4
  • Canada 0.49
  • France 0.46
  • Argentina 0.34
  • Ukraine 0.22

Source: CEPII BACI

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Partner19952024
Australia0.031.4
Canada0.070.49
France0.060.46
Argentina00.34
Ukraine00.22

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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