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Sheep and goat meat: top exporters and importers (2024)

In 2024, world trade in sheep and goat meat totaled $9 billion (1.5 million tonnes). The top exporters were Australia (42%), New Zealand (24%) and the United Kingdom (9%); the top importers were the United States (17%), China (13%) and France (11%). Compared with 2019, the value rose 11%.

Summary

World trade
$9billion
Tonnes
1.5million tonnes
Price per tonne
$6,104
The largest flows between countries. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Top exporters

  1. Australia$3.8 billion · 42.2%
    see destinations
  2. New Zealand$2.2 billion · 24.4%
    see destinations
  3. United Kingdom$783 million · 8.7%
  4. Ireland$414 million · 4.6%
  5. Spain$275 million · 3.1%
  6. France$222 million · 2.5%
  7. Netherlands$187 million · 2.1%
    re-exports
  8. Kenya$135 million · 1.5%
  9. India$89 million · 0.98%
  10. South Africa$87 million · 0.97%
  11. Pakistan$74 million · 0.82%
  12. Greece$70 million · 0.78%
  13. Belgium$64 million · 0.7%
    re-exports
  14. Uruguay$63 million · 0.69%
  15. Germany$56 million · 0.62%
  16. Tanzania$53 million · 0.59%
  17. Kazakhstan$51 million · 0.57%
  18. Romania$42 million · 0.46%
  19. Italy$40 million · 0.44%
  20. Chile$36 million · 0.39%

Top importers

  1. United States$1.5 billion · 17%
    see sources
  2. China$1.2 billion · 13.1%
  3. France$1 billion · 11.5%
  4. Germany$455 million · 5%
  5. United Arab Emirates$427 million · 4.7%
  6. United Kingdom$411 million · 4.6%
  7. Netherlands$273 million · 3%
    re-exports
  8. Saudi Arabia$257 million · 2.9%
  9. Italy$213 million · 2.4%
  10. South Korea$211 million · 2.3%
  11. Canada$208 million · 2.3%
  12. Malaysia$206 million · 2.3%
  13. Kuwait$205 million · 2.3%
  14. Iran$190 million · 2.1%
  15. Belgium$176 million · 2%
    re-exports
  16. Japan$171 million · 1.9%
  17. Qatar$150 million · 1.7%
  18. Jordan$96 million · 1.1%
  19. Taiwan$91 million · 1%
  20. Switzerland$90 million · 0.99%

Trend

Who sells it

Australia has been the top exporter since 2016

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

  • Australia 3.8
  • New Zealand 2.2
  • United Kingdom 0.78
  • Ireland 0.41
  • Spain 0.28

Source: CEPII BACI

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Country19952024
Australia0.413.8
New Zealand0.932.2
United Kingdom0.490.78
Ireland0.190.41
Spain0.030.28

Price

Implied price

The price per tonne rose 129% since 1995

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

  • 2024: $6,104

Source: CEPII BACI

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YearUSD per tonne
1995$2,670
1996$2,888
1997$2,935
1998$2,601
1999$2,514
2000$2,348
2001$2,650
2002$2,939
2003$3,483
2004$3,987
2005$4,166
2006$4,008
2007$4,243
2008$4,548
2009$4,574
2010$5,309
2011$6,596
2012$5,868
2013$5,323
2014$6,015
2015$5,497
2016$5,504
2017$5,822
2018$6,223
2019$6,216
2020$6,216
2021$7,097
2022$7,331
2023$6,058
2024$6,104

What it includes

  • 0204 · Lamb and goat meat

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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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