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Other live animals: top exporters and importers (2024)

In 2024, world trade in other live animals totaled $1.8 billion (164 thousand tonnes). The top exporters were the Netherlands (11%), Cambodia (10%) and the United States (7%); the top importers were the United States (19%), Canada (8%) and Saudi Arabia (7%). Compared with 2019, the value rose 46%.

Summary

World trade
$1.8billion
Tonnes
164thousand tonnes
Price per tonne
$10,198
The largest flows between countries. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Top exporters

  1. Netherlands$196 million · 11.1%
    re-exports
  2. Cambodia$174 million · 9.8%
  3. United States$130 million · 7.3%
  4. Mauritius$120 million · 6.8%
  5. Sudan$107 million · 6%
  6. Belgium$92 million · 5.2%
    re-exports
  7. Vietnam$88 million · 5%
  8. Canada$82 million · 4.6%
  9. Somalia$81 million · 4.5%
  10. France$72 million · 4.1%
  11. Spain$61 million · 3.4%
  12. Germany$53 million · 3%
  13. China$51 million · 2.9%
  14. United Kingdom$35 million · 2%
  15. United Arab Emirates$35 million · 1.9%
  16. Saudi Arabia$31 million · 1.7%
  17. Japan$28 million · 1.6%
  18. Morocco$24 million · 1.3%
  19. Israel$21 million · 1.2%
  20. Slovakia$18 million · 1%

Top importers

  1. United States$330 million · 18.6%
  2. Canada$145 million · 8.1%
  3. Saudi Arabia$131 million · 7.4%
  4. Egypt$102 million · 5.7%
  5. Japan$99 million · 5.6%
  6. Germany$96 million · 5.4%
  7. China$90 million · 5%
  8. Netherlands$81 million · 4.5%
    re-exports
  9. United Kingdom$64 million · 3.6%
  10. France$62 million · 3.5%
  11. Spain$56 million · 3.2%
  12. Belgium$54 million · 3.1%
    re-exports
  13. United Arab Emirates$48 million · 2.7%
  14. Qatar$42 million · 2.4%
  15. South Korea$38 million · 2.1%
  16. Italy$38 million · 2.1%
  17. Switzerland$28 million · 1.6%
  18. Denmark$18 million · 1%
  19. Kuwait$15 million · 0.83%
  20. Mexico$15 million · 0.82%

Trend

Who sells it

The Netherlands has been the top exporter since 2019

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

  • Netherlands 196
  • Cambodia 174
  • United States 130
  • Mauritius 120
  • Sudan 107

Source: CEPII BACI

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Country19952024
Netherlands42.8196
Cambodia0174
United States47.4130
Mauritius5.8120
Sudan2.2107

Price

Implied price

The price per tonne rose 1,113% since 1995

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

  • 2024: $10,198

Source: CEPII BACI

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YearUSD per tonne
1995$841
1996$1,393
1997$1,796
1998$2,991
1999$4,012
2000$7,874
2001$8,792
2002$11,953
2003$8,461
2004$10,935
2005$10,500
2006$9,398
2007$12,207
2008$9,320
2009$9,616
2010$9,841
2011$9,908
2012$8,088
2013$8,994
2014$9,960
2015$6,011
2016$11,376
2017$6,080
2018$15,362
2019$13,381
2020$12,075
2021$12,529
2022$10,641
2023$16,243
2024$10,198

What it includes

  • 0106 · Other live animals

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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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