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Live pigs: top exporters and importers (2024)

In 2024, world trade in live pigs totaled $5 billion (1.9 million tonnes). The top exporters were Denmark (34%), the Netherlands (16%) and Canada (12%); the top importers were Germany (24%), Poland (17%) and the United States (11%). Compared with 2019, the value rose 22%.

Summary

World trade
$5billion
Tonnes
1.9million tonnes
Price per tonne
$2,642
The largest flows between countries. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Top exporters

  1. Denmark$1.7 billion · 33.9%
  2. Netherlands$823 million · 16.5%
    re-exports
  3. Canada$577 million · 11.5%
  4. China$439 million · 8.8%
  5. Germany$264 million · 5.3%
  6. Spain$223 million · 4.5%
  7. Belgium$145 million · 2.9%
    re-exports
  8. Hungary$108 million · 2.2%
  9. Ireland$94 million · 1.9%
  10. Slovakia$86 million · 1.7%
  11. Portugal$78 million · 1.6%
  12. France$72 million · 1.4%
  13. Croatia$62 million · 1.3%
  14. Czechia$46 million · 0.93%
  15. Malaysia$43 million · 0.86%
  16. Russia$35 million · 0.71%
  17. Lithuania$35 million · 0.69%
  18. Luxembourg$32 million · 0.64%
  19. United States$29 million · 0.57%
  20. Thailand$26 million · 0.52%

Top importers

  1. Germany$1.2 billion · 23.7%
  2. Poland$850 million · 17%
  3. United States$563 million · 11.3%
  4. Spain$471 million · 9.4%
  5. Hong Kong$397 million · 7.9%
    re-exports
  6. Portugal$194 million · 3.9%
  7. Hungary$174 million · 3.5%
  8. Italy$163 million · 3.3%
  9. Romania$131 million · 2.6%
  10. Austria$106 million · 2.1%
  11. Netherlands$96 million · 1.9%
    re-exports
  12. United Kingdom$92 million · 1.8%
  13. Belgium$71 million · 1.4%
    re-exports
  14. Croatia$59 million · 1.2%
  15. Singapore$43 million · 0.86%
    re-exports
  16. Macao$42 million · 0.84%
  17. Georgia$33 million · 0.66%
  18. Serbia$28 million · 0.56%
  19. Slovakia$26 million · 0.53%
  20. Latvia$22 million · 0.44%

Trend

Who sells it

Denmark has been the top exporter since 2018

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

  • Denmark 1.7
  • Netherlands 0.82
  • Canada 0.58
  • China 0.44
  • Germany 0.26

Source: CEPII BACI

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Country19952024
Denmark0.051.7
Netherlands0.590.82
Canada0.140.58
China0.270.44
Germany0.080.26

Price

Implied price

The price per tonne rose 64% since 1995

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

  • 2024: $2,642

Source: CEPII BACI

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YearUSD per tonne
1995$1,606
1996$1,681
1997$1,453
1998$1,163
1999$1,057
2000$1,417
2001$1,427
2002$1,251
2003$1,339
2004$1,544
2005$1,653
2006$1,727
2007$1,659
2008$2,035
2009$2,075
2010$1,952
2011$2,055
2012$2,266
2013$2,211
2014$2,187
2015$1,630
2016$1,765
2017$2,023
2018$1,843
2019$2,116
2020$2,119
2021$1,819
2022$1,971
2023$2,728
2024$2,642

What it includes

  • 0103 · Live pigs

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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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