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Honey: top exporters and importers (2024)

In 2024, world trade in honey totaled $2.2 billion (824 thousand tonnes). The top exporters were New Zealand (11%), China (10%) and Argentina (9%); the top importers were the United States (28%), Germany (10%) and Japan (6%). Compared with 2019, the value rose 11%.

Summary

World trade
$2.2billion
Tonnes
824thousand tonnes
Price per tonne
$2,722
The largest flows between countries. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Top exporters

  1. New Zealand$252 million · 11.3%
  2. China$234 million · 10.4%
  3. Argentina$198 million · 8.8%
  4. India$193 million · 8.6%
  5. Ukraine$161 million · 7.2%
  6. Germany$118 million · 5.3%
  7. Brazil$103 million · 4.6%
  8. Spain$99 million · 4.4%
  9. Hungary$72 million · 3.2%
  10. Vietnam$65 million · 2.9%
  11. Mexico$63 million · 2.8%
  12. Belgium$49 million · 2.2%
    re-exports
  13. Australia$46 million · 2.1%
  14. Canada$45 million · 2%
  15. Bulgaria$42 million · 1.9%
  16. Romania$39 million · 1.8%
  17. Turkey$31 million · 1.4%
  18. Poland$28 million · 1.3%
  19. Thailand$28 million · 1.3%
  20. France$27 million · 1.2%

Top importers

  1. United States$634 million · 28.3%
  2. Germany$235 million · 10.5%
  3. Japan$133 million · 5.9%
  4. United Kingdom$118 million · 5.3%
  5. France$112 million · 5%
  6. Italy$68 million · 3%
  7. Saudi Arabia$67 million · 3%
  8. Spain$66 million · 2.9%
  9. Netherlands$63 million · 2.8%
    re-exports
  10. Belgium$63 million · 2.8%
    re-exports
  11. Poland$53 million · 2.4%
  12. China$48 million · 2.1%
  13. Canada$46 million · 2%
  14. United Arab Emirates$39 million · 1.8%
  15. Switzerland$38 million · 1.7%
  16. Australia$33 million · 1.5%
  17. Austria$29 million · 1.3%
  18. Portugal$25 million · 1.1%
  19. Ireland$21 million · 0.95%
  20. Greece$19 million · 0.83%

Trend

Who sells it

New Zealand has been the top exporter since 2019

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

  • New Zealand 252
  • China 234
  • Argentina 198
  • India 193
  • Ukraine 161

Source: CEPII BACI

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Country19952024
New Zealand7.8252
China102234
Argentina71.3198
India1.9193
Ukraine0.06161

Price

Implied price

The price per tonne rose 102% since 1995

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

  • 2024: $2,722

Source: CEPII BACI

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YearUSD per tonne
1995$1,349
1996$1,698
1997$1,731
1998$1,541
1999$1,316
2000$1,214
2001$1,323
2002$1,789
2003$2,517
2004$2,476
2005$2,048
2006$1,935
2007$2,221
2008$2,829
2009$3,002
2010$3,152
2011$3,421
2012$3,317
2013$3,570
2014$3,731
2015$3,600
2016$3,388
2017$3,461
2018$3,382
2019$3,134
2020$3,202
2021$3,697
2022$3,620
2023$3,155
2024$2,722

What it includes

  • 0409 · Natural honey

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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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