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Live plants and cuttings: top exporters and importers (2024)

In 2024, world trade in live plants and cuttings totaled $10.6 billion (4.3 million tonnes). The top exporters were the Netherlands (41%), Germany (8%) and Italy (8%); the top importers were Germany (14%), France (10%) and the Netherlands (9%). Compared with 2019, the value rose 18%.

Summary

World trade
$10.6billion
Tonnes
4.3million tonnes
Price per tonne
$2,448
The largest flows between countries. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Top exporters

  1. Netherlands$4.3 billion · 40.9%
    re-exports
  2. Germany$863 million · 8.2%
  3. Italy$824 million · 7.8%
  4. Canada$586 million · 5.5%
  5. Spain$535 million · 5.1%
  6. Belgium$501 million · 4.7%
    re-exports
  7. China$379 million · 3.6%
  8. United States$362 million · 3.4%
  9. Denmark$253 million · 2.4%
  10. Taiwan$178 million · 1.7%
  11. France$172 million · 1.6%
  12. Poland$167 million · 1.6%
  13. Costa Rica$98 million · 0.93%
  14. Portugal$88 million · 0.83%
  15. Turkey$85 million · 0.81%
  16. Kenya$74 million · 0.7%
  17. Uganda$64 million · 0.61%
  18. Guatemala$64 million · 0.6%
  19. Thailand$64 million · 0.6%
  20. Japan$48 million · 0.46%

Top importers

  1. Germany$1.5 billion · 13.9%
  2. France$1.1 billion · 10.1%
  3. Netherlands$982 million · 9.3%
    re-exports
  4. United States$963 million · 9.1%
  5. United Kingdom$837 million · 7.9%
  6. Italy$385 million · 3.6%
  7. Belgium$346 million · 3.3%
    re-exports
  8. Poland$325 million · 3.1%
  9. Austria$322 million · 3%
  10. Switzerland$309 million · 2.9%
  11. Canada$270 million · 2.6%
  12. Denmark$224 million · 2.1%
  13. Spain$188 million · 1.8%
  14. Romania$157 million · 1.5%
  15. Czechia$153 million · 1.4%
  16. Sweden$148 million · 1.4%
  17. Mexico$121 million · 1.1%
  18. Portugal$115 million · 1.1%
  19. Morocco$110 million · 1%
  20. Norway$106 million · 1%

Trend

Who sells it

The Netherlands was the top exporter throughout the period

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

  • Netherlands 4.3
  • Germany 0.86
  • Italy 0.82
  • Canada 0.59
  • Spain 0.53

Source: CEPII BACI

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Country19952024
Netherlands1.44.3
Germany0.150.86
Italy0.140.82
Canada0.090.59
Spain0.070.53

Price

Implied price

The price per tonne rose 44% since 1995

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

  • 2024: $2,448

Source: CEPII BACI

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YearUSD per tonne
1995$1,704
1996$1,932
1997$1,929
1998$1,812
1999$464
2000$1,612
2001$1,730
2002$1,388
2003$2,081
2004$2,310
2005$2,266
2006$2,237
2007$2,686
2008$2,809
2009$2,861
2010$2,592
2011$2,556
2012$2,373
2013$2,535
2014$2,469
2015$2,349
2016$1,990
2017$1,895
2018$2,318
2019$2,160
2020$2,227
2021$2,424
2022$2,413
2023$2,531
2024$2,448

What it includes

  • 0602 · Live plants and cuttings

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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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