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Where does China get its manganese ore? Import sources 2024

In 2024, China imported $4 billion of manganese ore (29.1 million tonnes), 60.7% of the world total. Its main sources were South Africa (49%), Gabon (21%) and Ghana (13%). China was the world’s largest importer of manganese ore.

Summary

Value
$4billion
Tonnes
29.1million tonnes
Share of world total
60.7%
World rank
1st
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
South Africa1.9Tonnes: 15,780,596USD per tonne: $12348.5%Sea
Gabon0.84Tonnes: 4,161,536USD per tonne: $20121%Sea
Ghana0.53Tonnes: 4,645,303USD per tonne: $11513.4%Sea
Australia0.41Tonnes: 2,145,280USD per tonne: $19210.3%Sea
Brazil0.06Tonnes: 514,420USD per tonne: $1151.5%Sea
Myanmar0.06Tonnes: 561,830USD per tonne: $1041.5%Sea
Côte d'Ivoire0.05Tonnes: 570,814USD per tonne: $941.3%Sea
Guyana0.02Tonnes: 129,942USD per tonne: $1330.43%Sea
Malaysia0.02Tonnes: 254,473USD per tonne: $650.41%Sea
Zambia0.01Tonnes: 56,777USD per tonne: $2600.37%Sea
Mexico0.01Tonnes: 54,498USD per tonne: $2190.3%Sea
Cambodia0.01Tonnes: 40,230USD per tonne: $2470.25%Sea
Kenya0.01Tonnes: 28,408USD per tonne: $2960.21%Sea
Morocco0.01Tonnes: 46,466USD per tonne: $1410.16%Sea
Kazakhstan0.01Tonnes: 52,033USD per tonne: $1020.13%Land
Namibia< 0.01Tonnes: 39,234USD per tonne: $1060.1%Sea
Turkey< 0.01Tonnes: 12,782USD per tonne: $1390.04%Sea
Mali< 0.01Tonnes: 9,924USD per tonne: $1770.04%Sea
Egypt< 0.01Tonnes: —USD per tonne: —0.03%Sea
Thailand< 0.01Tonnes: 11,171USD per tonne: $810.02%Sea

Trend

Who it buys from

South Africa has been its main source since 2016

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

  • South Africa 1.9
  • Gabon 0.84
  • Ghana 0.53
  • Australia 0.41
  • Brazil 0.06

Source: CEPII BACI

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Partner19952024
South Africa0.011.9
Gabon0.040.84
Ghana00.53
Australia0.030.41
Brazil< 0.010.06

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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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