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Where does China get its corn (maize)? Import sources 2024

In 2024, China imported $2.4 billion of corn (maize) (8.6 million tonnes), 5.4% of the world total. Its main sources were Ukraine (46%), Brazil (28%) and the United States (20%). China was the world’s 4th-largest importer of corn (maize).

Summary

Value
$2.4billion
Tonnes
8.6million tonnes
Share of world total
5.4%
World rank
4th
Routes from the main sources. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Sources

The 20 main sources in the latest year.

PartnerValue (USD billions)TonnesUSD per tonneShareMode
Ukraine1.1Tonnes: 3,533,469USD per tonne: $31445.7%Sea
Brazil0.67Tonnes: 2,723,171USD per tonne: $24627.6%Sea
United States0.49Tonnes: 1,853,561USD per tonne: $26420.2%Sea
Myanmar0.05Tonnes: 162,117USD per tonne: $3352.2%Sea
Russia0.04Tonnes: 155,385USD per tonne: $2331.5%Sea
Laos0.02Tonnes: 76,638USD per tonne: $3060.97%Land
Bulgaria0.02Tonnes: 75,432USD per tonne: $2150.67%Sea
Germany0.01Tonnes: 51USD per tonne: $215,1510.45%Air
Kazakhstan0.01Tonnes: 46,819USD per tonne: $1820.35%Land
South Africa< 0.01Tonnes: 16,227USD per tonne: $3080.21%Sea
France< 0.01Tonnes: 142USD per tonne: $21,1200.12%Sea
Peru< 0.01Tonnes: 414USD per tonne: $2,6830.05%Sea
Senegal< 0.01Tonnes: 1,100USD per tonne: $2510.01%Sea
Chile< 0.01Tonnes: 64USD per tonne: $3,8740.01%Sea
India< 0.01Tonnes: 5USD per tonne: $16,0190%Land
Hong Kong re-exports< 0.01Tonnes: 1USD per tonne: $11,0850%Land
Malaysia< 0.01Tonnes: 2USD per tonne: $4,3880%Sea
Argentina< 0.01Tonnes: 0USD per tonne: $13,9360%Sea
Philippines< 0.01Tonnes: 0USD per tonne: $35,6360%Sea
Hungary< 0.01Tonnes: 0USD per tonne: $8,6100%Sea

Trend

Who it buys from

Ukraine has been its main source since 2024

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

  • Ukraine 1.1
  • Brazil 0.67
  • United States 0.49
  • Myanmar 0.05
  • Russia 0.04

Source: CEPII BACI

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Partner19952024
Ukraine01.1
Brazil00.67
United States0.740.49
Myanmar< 0.010.05
Russia00.04

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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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