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Seaweed, sugar beet and sugar cane: top exporters and importers (2024)

In 2024, world trade in seaweed, sugar beet and sugar cane totaled $1.6 billion (3.7 million tonnes). The top exporters were China (40%), Indonesia (7%) and Myanmar (6%); the top importers were China (21%), the United States (9%) and Germany (6%). Compared with 2019, the value rose 54%.

Summary

World trade
$1.6billion
Tonnes
3.7million tonnes
Price per tonne
$430
The largest flows between countries. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Top exporters

  1. China$645 million · 40.2%
  2. Indonesia$119 million · 7.4%
  3. Myanmar$104 million · 6.5%
  4. Laos$82 million · 5.1%
  5. Germany$79 million · 4.9%
  6. Egypt$50 million · 3.1%
  7. Spain$50 million · 3.1%
  8. Nigeria$49 million · 3.1%
  9. Turkey$30 million · 1.9%
  10. Morocco$23 million · 1.5%
  11. South Africa$21 million · 1.3%
  12. France$20 million · 1.3%
  13. Vietnam$20 million · 1.3%
  14. Netherlands$19 million · 1.2%
    re-exports
  15. Canada$17 million · 1.1%
  16. Belgium$16 million · 1%
    re-exports
  17. Hungary$16 million · 0.99%
  18. India$15 million · 0.94%
  19. Poland$15 million · 0.93%
  20. Thailand$14 million · 0.86%

Top importers

  1. China$344 million · 21.5%
  2. United States$148 million · 9.3%
  3. Germany$92 million · 5.7%
  4. Netherlands$60 million · 3.8%
    re-exports
  5. Saudi Arabia$58 million · 3.6%
  6. Iran$58 million · 3.6%
  7. Mexico$51 million · 3.2%
  8. Switzerland$49 million · 3.1%
  9. Vietnam$47 million · 2.9%
  10. Italy$42 million · 2.6%
  11. Iraq$38 million · 2.4%
  12. Japan$33 million · 2.1%
  13. Taiwan$33 million · 2.1%
  14. South Korea$32 million · 2%
  15. Czechia$29 million · 1.8%
  16. United Kingdom$27 million · 1.7%
  17. Canada$27 million · 1.7%
  18. Poland$26 million · 1.7%
  19. Spain$26 million · 1.6%
  20. United Arab Emirates$26 million · 1.6%

Trend

Who sells it

China was the top exporter throughout the period

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

  • China 645
  • Indonesia 119
  • Myanmar 104
  • Laos 81.5
  • Germany 78.9

Source: CEPII BACI

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Country19952024
China168645
Indonesia18.2119
Myanmar0.13104
Laos081.5
Germany10.778.9

Price

Implied price

The price per tonne fell 46% since 1995

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

  • 2024: $430

Source: CEPII BACI

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YearUSD per tonne
1995$798
1996$895
1997$570
1998$522
1999$778
2000$876
2001$648
2002$650
2003$668
2004$694
2005$490
2006$671
2007$719
2008$619
2009$556
2010$536
2011$577
2012$754
2013$677
2014$826
2015$862
2016$1,136
2017$611
2018$573
2019$904
2020$511
2021$831
2022$927
2023$723
2024$430

What it includes

  • 1212 · Seaweed, sugar beet and sugar cane

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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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