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Where does France get its cheese? Import sources 2024

In 2024, France imported $3.1 billion of cheese (500 thousand tonnes), 7% of the world total. Its main sources were Italy (34%), Germany (17%) and the Netherlands (16%). France was the world’s 2nd-largest importer of cheese.

Summary

Value
$3.1billion
Tonnes
500thousand tonnes
Share of world total
7%
World rank
2nd
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
Italy1.1Tonnes: 139,559USD per tonne: $7,60034.2%Land
Germany0.54Tonnes: 107,753USD per tonne: $5,00217.4%Land
Netherlands re-exports0.51Tonnes: 89,062USD per tonne: $5,68316.3%Sea
Belgium re-exports0.22Tonnes: 40,104USD per tonne: $5,5967.2%Land
United Kingdom0.21Tonnes: 34,981USD per tonne: $6,0346.8%Sea
Spain0.14Tonnes: 20,772USD per tonne: $6,8134.6%Land
Ireland0.12Tonnes: 20,676USD per tonne: $5,8203.9%Sea
Greece0.09Tonnes: 11,800USD per tonne: $7,9483%Sea
Switzerland0.07Tonnes: 5,461USD per tonne: $12,9082.3%Land
Denmark0.07Tonnes: 16,032USD per tonne: $4,0762.1%Sea
Poland0.01Tonnes: 2,727USD per tonne: $4,7800.42%Sea
Hungary0.01Tonnes: 2,210USD per tonne: $4,4400.32%Sea
Austria0.01Tonnes: 1,225USD per tonne: $6,6840.26%Sea
Slovakia0.01Tonnes: 1,392USD per tonne: $5,1980.23%Sea
Luxembourg0.01Tonnes: 1,453USD per tonne: $4,8200.23%Land
Cyprus0.01Tonnes: 596USD per tonne: $9,2930.18%Sea
Portugal< 0.01Tonnes: 575USD per tonne: $7,8690.15%Sea
Finland< 0.01Tonnes: 700USD per tonne: $5,3750.12%Sea
Turkey< 0.01Tonnes: 508USD per tonne: $5,6770.09%Sea
Sweden< 0.01Tonnes: 1,043USD per tonne: $2,6020.09%Sea

Trend

Who it buys from

Italy has been its main source since 2009

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

  • Italy 1.1
  • Germany 0.54
  • Netherlands 0.51
  • Belgium 0.22
  • United Kingdom 0.21

Source: CEPII BACI

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Partner19952024
Italy0.111.1
Germany0.130.54
Netherlands0.260.51
Belgium0.040.22
United Kingdom0.020.21

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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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