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Quicklime and slaked lime: top exporters and importers (2024)

In 2024, world trade in quicklime and slaked lime totaled $1.5 billion (9.8 million tonnes). The top exporters were France (10%), Germany (6%) and Malaysia (6%); the top importers were Indonesia (7%), the Netherlands (6%) and Chile (6%). Compared with 2019, the value rose 18%.

Summary

World trade
$1.5billion
Tonnes
9.8million tonnes
Price per tonne
$150
The largest flows between countries. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Top exporters

  1. France$153 million · 10.4%
  2. Germany$83 million · 5.7%
  3. Malaysia$82 million · 5.6%
  4. Belgium$80 million · 5.4%
    re-exports
  5. China$78 million · 5.3%
  6. Argentina$70 million · 4.7%
  7. Spain$58 million · 3.9%
  8. Oman$55 million · 3.7%
  9. Vietnam$54 million · 3.7%
  10. United States$50 million · 3.4%
  11. Thailand$49 million · 3.3%
  12. United Arab Emirates$44 million · 3%
  13. Mexico$40 million · 2.7%
  14. Zambia$40 million · 2.7%
  15. Canada$38 million · 2.6%
  16. Norway$36 million · 2.5%
  17. United Kingdom$36 million · 2.4%
  18. Italy$33 million · 2.2%
  19. Saudi Arabia$26 million · 1.7%
  20. Senegal$23 million · 1.6%

Top importers

  1. Indonesia$106 million · 7.2%
  2. Netherlands$92 million · 6.3%
    re-exports
  3. Chile$87 million · 5.9%
  4. India$86 million · 5.9%
  5. Germany$79 million · 5.4%
  6. United States$79 million · 5.3%
  7. France$77 million · 5.2%
  8. Finland$77 million · 5.2%
  9. Australia$54 million · 3.7%
  10. Canada$49 million · 3.3%
  11. Sweden$48 million · 3.3%
  12. Taiwan$39 million · 2.7%
  13. Zimbabwe$31 million · 2.1%
  14. Belgium$29 million · 2%
    re-exports
  15. Philippines$25 million · 1.7%
  16. Burkina Faso$20 million · 1.3%
  17. Czechia$19 million · 1.3%
  18. Kazakhstan$19 million · 1.3%
  19. Poland$19 million · 1.3%
  20. Singapore$18 million · 1.2%
    re-exports

Trend

Who sells it

France has been the top exporter since 2009

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

  • France 153
  • Germany 83.5
  • Malaysia 82
  • Belgium 79.7
  • China 78.1

Source: CEPII BACI

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Country19952024
France47.3153
Germany83.483.5
Malaysia2.982
Belgium78.879.7
China4.378.1

Price

Implied price

The price per tonne rose 82% since 1995

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

  • 2024: $150

Source: CEPII BACI

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YearUSD per tonne
1995$82
1996$76
1997$71
1998$60
1999$71
2000$63
2001$48
2002$68
2003$79
2004$84
2005$93
2006$103
2007$120
2008$126
2009$119
2010$132
2011$120
2012$133
2013$143
2014$143
2015$141
2016$128
2017$123
2018$131
2019$127
2020$126
2021$127
2022$142
2023$164
2024$150

What it includes

  • 2522 · Quicklime and slaked lime

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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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