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Where does Japan get its copper ore? Import sources 2024

In 2024, Japan imported $13.2 billion of copper ore (4.1 million tonnes), 12.7% of the world total. Its main sources were Chile (38%), Indonesia (17%) and Australia (14%). Japan was the world’s 2nd-largest importer of copper ore.

Summary

Value
$13.2billion
Tonnes
4.1million tonnes
Share of world total
12.7%
World rank
2nd
Routes from the main sources. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Sources

The 16 main sources in the latest year.

PartnerValue (USD billions)TonnesUSD per tonneShareMode
Chile5Tonnes: 1,220,641USD per tonne: $4,11138.1%Sea
Indonesia2.3Tonnes: 671,910USD per tonne: $3,41717.4%Sea
Australia1.9Tonnes: 463,857USD per tonne: $3,99814.1%Sea
Peru1.7Tonnes: 896,261USD per tonne: $1,90513%Sea
Canada0.8Tonnes: 270,095USD per tonne: $2,9806.1%Sea
United States0.72Tonnes: 354,163USD per tonne: $2,0355.5%Sea
Papua New Guinea0.57Tonnes: 179,270USD per tonne: $3,1744.3%Sea
Philippines0.12Tonnes: 33,131USD per tonne: $3,7040.93%Sea
Taiwan0.07Tonnes: 46,621USD per tonne: $1,4760.52%Sea
Mexico0.02Tonnes: 10,688USD per tonne: $1,9320.16%Sea
France< 0.01Tonnes: 388USD per tonne: $3,8410.01%Sea
Belgium re-exports< 0.01Tonnes: 48USD per tonne: $6,9700%Sea
Netherlands re-exports< 0.01Tonnes: 0USD per tonne: $794,6460%Air
Republic of the Congo< 0.01Tonnes: 2USD per tonne: $2,6150%Sea
China< 0.01Tonnes: 9USD per tonne: $1820%Sea
Finland< 0.01Tonnes: 0USD per tonne: $1,3640%Sea

Trend

Who it buys from

Chile was its main source throughout the period

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

  • Chile 5
  • Indonesia 2.3
  • Australia 1.9
  • Peru 1.7
  • Canada 0.8

Source: CEPII BACI

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Partner19952024
Chile0.785
Indonesia0.622.3
Australia0.161.9
Peru0.081.7
Canada0.430.8

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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