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Where does Spain get its corn (maize)? Import sources 2024

In 2024, Spain imported $2 billion of corn (maize) (9.5 million tonnes), 4.4% of the world total. Its main sources were Ukraine (48%), France (18%) and the United States (11%). Spain was the world’s 5th-largest importer of corn (maize).

Summary

Value
$2billion
Tonnes
9.5million tonnes
Share of world total
4.4%
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
Ukraine957Tonnes: 5,231,753USD per tonne: $18348.2%Sea
France359Tonnes: 1,259,650USD per tonne: $28518.1%Sea
United States222Tonnes: 1,091,233USD per tonne: $20411.2%Sea
Brazil187Tonnes: 923,722USD per tonne: $2029.4%Sea
Romania49.5Tonnes: 214,527USD per tonne: $2312.5%Sea
Portugal35.1Tonnes: 132,860USD per tonne: $2641.8%Sea
Canada34.6Tonnes: 202,169USD per tonne: $1711.7%Sea
Serbia26.4Tonnes: 126,507USD per tonne: $2091.3%Sea
Moldova14.5Tonnes: 71,651USD per tonne: $2020.73%Sea
Latvia13.3Tonnes: 60,058USD per tonne: $2210.67%Sea
Peru12.8Tonnes: 5,384USD per tonne: $2,3710.64%Sea
Poland10.9Tonnes: 44,862USD per tonne: $2440.55%Sea
Italy10.5Tonnes: 3,021USD per tonne: $3,4870.53%Sea
Argentina10.5Tonnes: 38,022USD per tonne: $2750.53%Sea
Netherlands re-exports9.6Tonnes: 31,525USD per tonne: $3060.49%Sea
Hungary7.4Tonnes: 1,293USD per tonne: $5,7480.37%Sea
Bulgaria5.4Tonnes: 16,900USD per tonne: $3170.27%Sea
Croatia5.1Tonnes: 22,000USD per tonne: $2330.26%Sea
Germany4.9Tonnes: 15,168USD per tonne: $3250.25%Sea
South Africa4.4Tonnes: 10,622USD per tonne: $4140.22%Sea

Trend

Who it buys from

Ukraine has been its main source since 2023

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

  • Ukraine 0.96
  • France 0.36
  • United States 0.22
  • Brazil 0.19
  • Romania 0.05

Source: CEPII BACI

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Partner19952024
Ukraine00.96
France0.10.36
United States0.330.22
Brazil< 0.010.19
Romania< 0.010.05

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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