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Where does the United States get its dog and cat food? Import sources 2024

In 2024, the United States imported $2.3 billion of dog and cat food (572 thousand tonnes), 9% of the world total. Its main sources were Thailand (37%), Canada (20%) and China (8%). The United States was the world’s 2nd-largest importer of dog and cat food.

Summary

Value
$2.3billion
Tonnes
572thousand tonnes
Share of world total
9%
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 millions)TonnesUSD per tonneShareMode
Thailand848Tonnes: 140,865USD per tonne: $6,01737.4%Sea
Canada453Tonnes: 109,418USD per tonne: $4,14420%Land
China191Tonnes: 30,021USD per tonne: $6,3558.4%Sea
Vietnam118Tonnes: 12,926USD per tonne: $9,1015.2%Sea
Mexico95.9Tonnes: 165,012USD per tonne: $5814.2%Sea
Cambodia92.8Tonnes: 12,333USD per tonne: $7,5234.1%Sea
New Zealand76Tonnes: 4,136USD per tonne: $18,3873.4%Sea
Germany59.6Tonnes: 7,901USD per tonne: $7,5382.6%Sea
Honduras51.3Tonnes: 27,585USD per tonne: $1,8592.3%Sea
Serbia33.6Tonnes: 9,976USD per tonne: $3,3641.5%Sea
Ireland24.1Tonnes: 2,560USD per tonne: $9,4141.1%Sea
Poland22Tonnes: 7,202USD per tonne: $3,0480.97%Sea
Nepal21Tonnes: 1,483USD per tonne: $14,1910.93%Sea
Netherlands re-exports20.7Tonnes: 7,723USD per tonne: $2,6840.91%Sea
Paraguay17.2Tonnes: 1,265USD per tonne: $13,5600.76%Sea
United Kingdom15.9Tonnes: 294USD per tonne: $54,1600.7%Air
Spain13.8Tonnes: 2,664USD per tonne: $5,1770.61%Sea
Brazil12.8Tonnes: 896USD per tonne: $14,2410.56%Sea
France12.6Tonnes: 3,581USD per tonne: $3,5060.55%Sea
Italy11.8Tonnes: 4,187USD per tonne: $2,8100.52%Sea

Trend

Who it buys from

Thailand has been its main source since 2017

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

  • Thailand 848
  • Canada 453
  • China 191
  • Vietnam 118
  • Mexico 95.9

Source: CEPII BACI

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Partner19952024
Thailand20.2848
Canada81.5453
China0.17191
Vietnam0118
Mexico0.8495.9

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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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