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Live sheep and goats: top exporters and importers (2024)

In 2024, world trade in live sheep and goats totaled $2.5 billion (596 thousand tonnes). The top exporters were Sudan (29%), Somalia (12%) and Spain (10%); Saudi Arabia accounted for 52% of imports, followed by Morocco (7%) and Jordan (6%). Compared with 2019, the value rose 18%.

Summary

World trade
$2.5billion
Tonnes
596thousand tonnes
Price per tonne
$4,150
The largest flows between countries. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Top exporters

  1. Sudan$727 million · 29.4%
  2. Somalia$294 million · 11.9%
  3. Spain$251 million · 10.2%
  4. Romania$241 million · 9.8%
  5. Iran$153 million · 6.2%
  6. Jordan$127 million · 5.2%
  7. Djibouti$82 million · 3.3%
  8. Portugal$75 million · 3%
  9. Hungary$63 million · 2.6%
  10. Australia$50 million · 2%
  11. Namibia$46 million · 1.9%
  12. France$43 million · 1.7%
  13. Georgia$42 million · 1.7%
  14. Syria$27 million · 1.1%
  15. Kyrgyzstan$23 million · 0.94%
  16. Armenia$20 million · 0.8%
  17. India$18 million · 0.75%
  18. United Kingdom$16 million · 0.64%
  19. Serbia$16 million · 0.64%
  20. Burkina Faso$13 million · 0.52%

Top importers

  1. Saudi Arabia$1.3 billion · 51.8%
  2. Morocco$163 million · 6.6%
  3. Jordan$140 million · 5.7%
  4. Kuwait$139 million · 5.6%
  5. Qatar$115 million · 4.7%
  6. Italy$82 million · 3.3%
  7. Israel$67 million · 2.7%
  8. South Africa$45 million · 1.8%
  9. Libya$37 million · 1.5%
  10. Germany$31 million · 1.3%
  11. France$29 million · 1.2%
  12. Uzbekistan$28 million · 1.1%
  13. Greece$25 million · 1%
  14. Spain$24 million · 0.96%
  15. United Arab Emirates$21 million · 0.87%
  16. Bahrain$18 million · 0.73%
  17. Azerbaijan$17 million · 0.69%
  18. Ireland$16 million · 0.64%
  19. Lebanon$15 million · 0.61%
  20. Croatia$15 million · 0.6%

Trend

Who sells it

Sudan has been the top exporter since 2023

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

  • Sudan 727
  • Somalia 294
  • Spain 251
  • Romania 241
  • Iran 153

Source: CEPII BACI

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Country19952024
Sudan55.8727
Somalia88.5294
Spain16.3251
Romania54.8241
Iran17.1153

Price

Implied price

The price per tonne rose 177% since 1995

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

  • 2024: $4,150

Source: CEPII BACI

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YearUSD per tonne
1995$1,498
1996$1,248
1997$1,586
1998$1,334
1999$1,299
2000$1,342
2001$1,355
2002$2,983
2003$2,007
2004$2,134
2005$2,222
2006$2,296
2007$2,156
2008$2,556
2009$2,332
2010$2,789
2011$3,043
2012$3,363
2013$3,625
2014$3,446
2015$3,356
2016$2,938
2017$2,744
2018$3,253
2019$3,256
2020$3,321
2021$3,691
2022$3,690
2023$3,904
2024$4,150

What it includes

  • 0104 · Live sheep and goats

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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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