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Activated carbon: top exporters and importers (2024)

In 2024, world trade in activated carbon totaled $3.4 billion (3.8 million tonnes). The top exporters were China (19%), the United States (16%) and India (12%); the top importers were the United States (9%), Germany (8%) and China (5%). Compared with 2019, the value rose 22%.

Summary

World trade
$3.4billion
Tonnes
3.8million tonnes
Price per tonne
$910
The largest flows between countries. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Top exporters

  1. China$649 million · 18.9%
  2. United States$545 million · 15.8%
  3. India$405 million · 11.8%
  4. Sri Lanka$170 million · 4.9%
  5. Germany$169 million · 4.9%
  6. Belgium$162 million · 4.7%
    re-exports
  7. Philippines$134 million · 3.9%
  8. Netherlands$111 million · 3.2%
    re-exports
  9. Mexico$111 million · 3.2%
  10. Japan$103 million · 3%
  11. Indonesia$87 million · 2.5%
  12. France$86 million · 2.5%
  13. Greece$65 million · 1.9%
  14. Malaysia$62 million · 1.8%
  15. United Kingdom$61 million · 1.8%
  16. Italy$59 million · 1.7%
  17. Spain$45 million · 1.3%
  18. Thailand$43 million · 1.3%
  19. Australia$43 million · 1.3%
  20. Turkey$38 million · 1.1%

Top importers

  1. United States$294 million · 8.6%
  2. Germany$267 million · 7.8%
  3. China$187 million · 5.4%
  4. South Korea$185 million · 5.4%
  5. Japan$153 million · 4.4%
  6. France$137 million · 4%
  7. Belgium$124 million · 3.6%
    re-exports
  8. Mexico$122 million · 3.6%
  9. Netherlands$118 million · 3.4%
    re-exports
  10. Italy$115 million · 3.3%
  11. India$102 million · 3%
  12. Canada$102 million · 3%
  13. United Kingdom$80 million · 2.3%
  14. Indonesia$79 million · 2.3%
  15. Russia$75 million · 2.2%
  16. Poland$74 million · 2.1%
  17. Spain$69 million · 2%
  18. Taiwan$66 million · 1.9%
  19. Brazil$64 million · 1.9%
  20. Thailand$62 million · 1.8%

Trend

Who sells it

China has been the top exporter since 2007

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

  • China 649
  • United States 545
  • India 405
  • Sri Lanka 170
  • Germany 169

Source: CEPII BACI

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Country19952024
China40.2649
United States138545
India0.5405
Sri Lanka19.1170
Germany101169

Price

Implied price

The price per tonne rose 92% since 1995

Current US dollars per tonne: value over the weight reported by BACI.

  • 2024: $910

Source: CEPII BACI

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YearUSD per tonne
1995$474
1996$421
1997$336
1998$269
1999$307
2000$318
2001$420
2002$503
2003$536
2004$539
2005$567
2006$593
2007$612
2008$687
2009$746
2010$743
2011$813
2012$736
2013$704
2014$462
2015$805
2016$448
2017$754
2018$671
2019$784
2020$892
2021$861
2022$990
2023$926
2024$910

What it includes

  • 3802 · Activated carbon

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Sources and methodology

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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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