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Where does China get its rapeseed (canola)? Import sources 2024

In 2024, China imported $3.1 billion of rapeseed (canola) (6.2 million tonnes), 23.7% of the world total. Canada sold 95% of the total, followed by Russia (3%) and Mongolia (1%). China was the world’s largest importer of rapeseed (canola).

Summary

Value
$3.1billion
Tonnes
6.2million tonnes
Share of world total
23.7%
World rank
1st
Routes from the main sources. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Sources

The 9 main sources in the latest year.

PartnerValue (USD billions)TonnesUSD per tonneShareMode
Canada3Tonnes: 5,938,124USD per tonne: $50095.3%Sea
Russia0.1Tonnes: 190,452USD per tonne: $5383.3%Sea
Mongolia0.04Tonnes: 63,516USD per tonne: $6631.4%Land
Australia< 0.01Tonnes: 1,000USD per tonne: $5830.02%Sea
Ukraine< 0.01Tonnes: 1,022USD per tonne: $2500.01%Sea
Kazakhstan< 0.01Tonnes: 408USD per tonne: $4850.01%Land
Japan< 0.01Tonnes: 151USD per tonne: $4810%Sea
France< 0.01Tonnes: 0USD per tonne: $22,5000%Sea
Belgium re-exports< 0.01Tonnes: 0USD per tonne: $25,3330%Sea

Trend

Who it buys from

Canada has been its main source since 2003

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

  • Canada 3
  • Russia 0.1
  • Mongolia 0.04
  • Australia < 0.01
  • Ukraine < 0.01

Source: CEPII BACI

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Partner19952024
Canada0.043
Russia< 0.010.1
Mongolia< 0.010.04
Australia0< 0.01
Ukraine0< 0.01

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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