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Where does China get its pork? Import sources 2024

In 2024, China imported $2.2 billion of pork (1.1 million tonnes), 6.1% of the world total. Its main sources were Spain (27%), Brazil (22%) and the United States (11%). China was the world’s 4th-largest importer of pork.

Summary

Value
$2.2billion
Tonnes
1.1million tonnes
Share of world total
6.1%
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 millions)TonnesUSD per tonneShareMode
Spain597Tonnes: 264,509USD per tonne: $2,25626.8%Sea
Brazil481Tonnes: 221,476USD per tonne: $2,17021.6%Sea
United States238Tonnes: 99,077USD per tonne: $2,40710.7%Sea
Canada170Tonnes: 103,566USD per tonne: $1,6467.7%Sea
Netherlands re-exports135Tonnes: 69,731USD per tonne: $1,9366.1%Sea
Denmark131Tonnes: 58,394USD per tonne: $2,2505.9%Sea
Chile105Tonnes: 67,721USD per tonne: $1,5494.7%Sea
France101Tonnes: 46,135USD per tonne: $2,1914.5%Sea
United Kingdom99.4Tonnes: 54,009USD per tonne: $1,8414.5%Sea
Ireland81Tonnes: 35,833USD per tonne: $2,2603.6%Sea
Russia53.3Tonnes: 19,444USD per tonne: $2,7422.4%Land
Austria11.5Tonnes: 4,680USD per tonne: $2,4580.52%Sea
Finland5.3Tonnes: 3,763USD per tonne: $1,4170.24%Sea
Portugal4.8Tonnes: 3,543USD per tonne: $1,3580.22%Sea
Belgium re-exports4.3Tonnes: 2,054USD per tonne: $2,1130.2%Sea
Argentina2.2Tonnes: 1,328USD per tonne: $1,6520.1%Sea
Hong Kong re-exports1.7Tonnes: 679USD per tonne: $2,4860.08%Land
Germany1.6Tonnes: 477USD per tonne: $3,4560.07%Sea
Switzerland1.5Tonnes: 882USD per tonne: $1,6750.07%Sea
Poland0.26Tonnes: 276USD per tonne: $9480.01%Sea

Trend

Who it buys from

Spain has been its main source since 2024

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

  • Spain 0.6
  • Brazil 0.48
  • United States 0.24
  • Canada 0.17
  • Netherlands 0.14

Source: CEPII BACI

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Partner19952024
Spain00.6
Brazil< 0.010.48
United States< 0.010.24
Canada< 0.010.17
Netherlands< 0.010.14

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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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