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Where does the Netherlands get its iron ore? Import sources 2024

In 2024, the Netherlands imported $2.3 billion of iron ore (24.4 million tonnes), 1.4% of the world total. Its main sources were Brazil (36%), Canada (31%) and South Africa (14%). The Netherlands was the world’s 5th-largest importer of iron ore.

Summary

Value
$2.3billion
Tonnes
24.4million tonnes
Share of world total
1.4%
World rank
5th
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
Brazil819Tonnes: 8,531,819USD per tonne: $9635.7%Sea
Canada705Tonnes: 6,757,273USD per tonne: $10430.7%Sea
South Africa328Tonnes: 4,851,761USD per tonne: $6814.3%Sea
Sweden241Tonnes: 2,242,944USD per tonne: $10710.5%Sea
Norway90Tonnes: 1,078,366USD per tonne: $833.9%Sea
United States55.6Tonnes: 463,153USD per tonne: $1202.4%Sea
Romania22Tonnes: 150,998USD per tonne: $1460.96%Sea
Ukraine12.9Tonnes: 103,710USD per tonne: $1240.56%Sea
Uruguay7.8Tonnes: 73,728USD per tonne: $1060.34%Sea
Argentina4.8Tonnes: 44,648USD per tonne: $1080.21%Sea
Liberia3.5Tonnes: 31,668USD per tonne: $1120.15%Sea
Mauritania1.8Tonnes: 20,833USD per tonne: $850.08%Sea
Australia1Tonnes: 42,521USD per tonne: $240.04%Sea
United Kingdom0.93Tonnes: 12,688USD per tonne: $730.04%Sea
Belgium re-exports0.65Tonnes: 4,148USD per tonne: $1560.03%Sea
China0.62Tonnes: 2,498USD per tonne: $2470.03%Sea
Germany0.09Tonnes: 725USD per tonne: $1280%Sea
Colombia0.03Tonnes: 231USD per tonne: $1200%Sea
Turkey0.02Tonnes: 99USD per tonne: $1690%Sea
Hungary0.01Tonnes: 11USD per tonne: $5160%Sea

Trend

Who it buys from

Brazil has been its main source since 2023

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

  • Brazil 0.82
  • Canada 0.7
  • South Africa 0.33
  • Sweden 0.24
  • Norway 0.09

Source: CEPII BACI

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Partner19952024
Brazil0.060.82
Canada0.060.7
South Africa< 0.010.33
Sweden0.010.24
Norway0.030.09

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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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