The overall value of pork exports slowed by an average -1.6% for all exporting countries since 2020 when pork shipments were valued at $37.3 billion.
Year over year, revenues from pork exports rose 1.3% starting from $36.2 billion during 2023.
As was the case in 2023, the 5 major exporters of pork in 2024 were United States of America, Spain, Germany, Canada and Brazil. Collectively, that handful of leading suppliers provided over three-fifths (62.7%) of globally exported pork.
From a continental perspective, $22.2 billion or 60.6% worth of all pork exports originated from suppliers in Europe. In second place were exporters in North America accounting for 28.5%.
Smaller percentages came from Latin America (9.5%) excluding Mexico but including the Caribbean, Asia (0.9%), Oceania (0.4%) Australia and New Zealand only, then Africa (0.1%).
For research purposes, the 4-digit Harmonized Tariff System code prefix is 0203 for fresh, chilled or frozen swine meat.
Pork Exports by Country
Below are the 15 countries that exported the highest dollar value worth of pork during 2024.
- United States: US$6.5 billion (17.8% of total pork exports)
- Spain: $6.3 billion (17.3%)
- Germany: $4.1 billion (11.2%)
- Canada: $3.2 billion (8.7%)
- Brazil: $2.83 billion (7.7%)
- Denmark: $2.74 billion (7.5%)
- Netherlands: $2.7 billion (7.4%)
- Belgium: $1.6 billion (4.3%)
- France: $1.1 billion (3.1%)
- Poland: $933.5 million (2.5%)
- Mexico: $726 million (2%)
- Chile: $623.6 million (1.7%)
- Hungary: $576 million (1.6%)
- Austria: $443.5 million (1.2%)
- Ireland: $441.9 million (1.2%)
By value, the listed 15 countries shipped 95.2% of globally exported pork in 2024.
Among the top exporters, the fastest-growing pork exporters from 2023 to 2024 were: Canada (up 18.8%), Hungary (up 16.6%), Ireland (up 11%) and the United States of America (up 8.2%).
Those countries that posted declines in their exported pork sales were led by: Netherlands (down -11.5% from 2023), Belgium (down -6.2%), Spain (down -6.2%), France (down -3.7%) and Austria (down -3.5%).
Searchable List of Pork Exporting Countries
The 87 countries that exported pork in 2024 are showcased in the following database.
| Rank | Exporter | Pork Exports | 2023-4 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | United States | $6,545,779,000 | +8.2% |
| 2. | Spain | $6,344,643,000 | -6.2% |
| 3. | Germany | $4,115,461,000 | +1.1% |
| 4. | Canada | $3,175,001,000 | +18.8% |
| 5. | Brazil | $2,830,458,000 | +7.6% |
| 6. | Denmark | $2,736,377,000 | +4.3% |
| 7. | Netherlands | $2,704,636,000 | -11.5% |
| 8. | Belgium | $1,591,854,000 | -6.2% |
| 9. | France | $1,138,142,000 | -3.7% |
| 10. | Poland | $933,521,000 | +4.7% |
| 11. | Mexico | $725,953,000 | -3.1% |
| 12. | Chile | $623,626,000 | +4.8% |
| 13. | Hungary | $576,024,000 | +16.6% |
| 14. | Austria | $443,479,000 | -3.5% |
| 15. | Ireland | $441,898,000 | +11% |
| 16. | United Kingdom | $311,299,000 | -10.8% |
| 17. | Russia | $190,785,000 | -11.2% |
| 18. | Australia | $145,581,000 | +6.2% |
| 19. | Italy | $136,574,000 | -1.7% |
| 20. | mainland China | $120,320,000 | +4.1% |
| 21. | Czech Republic | $88,926,000 | -8.9% |
| 22. | Portugal | $86,392,000 | -1% |
| 23. | Finland | $80,060,000 | -2% |
| 24. | Hong Kong | $65,253,000 | +6.4% |
| 25. | Vietnam | $55,933,000 | -10% |
| 26. | Singapore | $54,957,000 | +76.1% |
| 27. | Sweden | $50,824,000 | -16.2% |
| 28. | Croatia | $41,652,000 | +18.8% |
| 29. | Estonia | $34,696,000 | -16.5% |
| 30. | Latvia | $32,658,000 | +4% |
| 31. | Paraguay | $31,546,000 | +70.7% |
| 32. | South Africa | $26,224,000 | +7.5% |
| 33. | Lithuania | $22,084,000 | -6.6% |
| 34. | Slovakia | $20,726,000 | -39.7% |
| 35. | Slovenia | $20,388,000 | -79.2% |
| 36. | Bulgaria | $18,906,000 | -17.6% |
| 37. | Greece | $17,421,000 | +33.1% |
| 38. | Luxembourg | $12,561,000 | -6.6% |
| 39. | Japan | $11,623,000 | -21.2% |
| 40. | Norway | $11,547,000 | +3.4% |
| 41. | Ukraine | $7,717,000 | +192.1% |
| 42. | Switzerland | $7,426,000 | -49.8% |
| 43. | Thailand | $7,224,000 | -2.5% |
| 44. | Romania | $4,364,000 | +14.5% |
| 45. | Türkiye | $4,094,000 | +2.6% |
| 46. | Belarus | $3,567,000 | +511.8% |
| 47. | New Zealand | $3,220,000 | +13.2% |
| 48. | Montenegro | $2,910,000 | +106.2% |
| 49. | Argentina | $2,211,000 | +359.7% |
| 50. | Malaysia | $1,808,000 | -29.7% |
| 51. | Taiwan | $1,641,000 | +359.7% |
| 52. | Dominica | $1,605,000 | 0% |
| 53. | Serbia | $1,437,000 | -10% |
| 54. | South Korea | $1,394,000 | -22.6% |
| 55. | Namibia | $1,344,000 | +54.3% |
| 56. | Kenya | $1,119,000 | +12.3% |
| 57. | Cyprus | $1,076,000 | -56.9% |
| 58. | India | $810,000 | 0% |
| 59. | Botswana | $797,000 | +32.6% |
| 60. | Colombia | $678,000 | -21.5% |
| 61. | Bosnia/Herzegovina | $642,000 | +682.9% |
| 62. | United Arab Emirates | $497,000 | -37.7% |
| 63. | Trinidad/Tobago | $393,000 | -23.1% |
| 64. | Suriname | $353,000 | -64.1% |
| 65. | Honduras | $255,000 | +750% |
| 66. | Sri Lanka | $153,000 | +48.5% |
| 67. | Zambia | $131,000 | -71.8% |
| 68. | Guatemala | $111,000 | +177.5% |
| 69. | Costa Rica | $107,000 | -44.6% |
| 70. | Bahamas | $88,000 | 0% |
| 71. | Iran | $78,000 | 0% |
| 72. | Cuba | $64,000 | 0% |
| 73. | Jamaica | $50,000 | 0% |
| 74. | Algeria | $45,000 | 0% |
| 75. | Panama | $35,000 | -88% |
| 76. | Mozambique | $34,000 | -34.6% |
| 77. | Kazakhstan | $33,000 | -74.2% |
| 78. | Dominican Republic | $30,000 | +150% |
| 79. | Peru | $25,000 | +78.6% |
| 80. | Iceland | $11,000 | +450% |
| 81. | Ivory Coast | $9,000 | -55% |
| 82. | Uganda | $9,000 | +125% |
| 83. | Malawi | $6,000 | 0% |
| 84. | Curaçao | $4,000 | 0% |
| 85. | Niger | $3,000 | 0% |
| 86. | Indonesia | $2,000 | +100% |
| 87. | Georgia | $00 | -100% |
Widening the scope to all pork suppliers, the greatest percentage increases belong to exporters in the Honduras (up 750% from 2023), Bosnia and Herzegovina (up 682.9%), Belarus (up 511.8%), Iceland (up 450%), Argentina (up 359.7%) and Taiwan (also up 359.7%).
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The right-most column highlights the percentage change in the overall value of globally exported pork from 2023 to 2024.
An entry of 0% in that column means that 2023 data was unavailable.
Countries Collecting Largest Trade Surpluses from Pork
The following countries posted the highest positive net exports for pork during 2024. Investopedia defines net exports as the value of a country’s total exports minus the value of its total imports. Thus, the statistics below present the surplus between the value of each country’s pork exports and its import purchases for that same commodity.
- Spain: US$6 billion (net export surplus down -6.9% since 2023)
- United States: $5 billion (up 7.9%)
- Brazil: $2.8 billion (up 7.6%)
- Canada: $2.64 billion (up 25.3%)
- Denmark: $2.58 billion (up 6.1%)
- Germany: $2.4 billion (up 11.9%)
- Netherlands: $2 billion (down -9.9%)
- Belgium: $1.3 billion (down -6.7%)
- Ireland: $309.3 million (up 19.6%)
- Chile: $294.7 million (down -8.1%)
- Russia: $182.5 million (down -13.2%)
- France: $130 million (down -29.2%)
- Hungary: $63.7 million (up 69.1%)
- Finland: $30.1 million (up 32.1%)
- Paraguay: $29.6 million (up 74%)
World leader Spain generated the highest surplus in the international trade of pork. In turn, this positive cashflow confirms Spain’s strong competitive advantage for this specific product category.
Countries Causing Worst Trade Deficits from Pork
The following countries posted the highest negative net exports for pork during 2024. Investopedia defines net exports as the value of a country’s total exports minus the value of its total imports. Thus, the statistics below present the deficit between the value of each country’s pork import purchases and its exports for that same commodity.
- Japan: -US$4.3 billion (net export deficit up 8.6% since 2023)
- Italy: -$3 billion (down -0.5%)
- South Korea: -$2.1 billion (up 8.9%)
- mainland China: -$2 billion (down -41.4%)
- Mexico: -$1.9 billion (down -4.7%)
- Romania: -$1.2 billion (up 1.6%)
- Poland: -$1 billion (down -7.8%)
- United Kingdom: -$907.1 million (up 6.6%)
- Czech Republic: -$876.9 million (down -3.3%)
- Greece: -$732.5 million (up 5.2%)
- Hong Kong: -$554.8 million (down -5.2%)
- Philippines: -$527.8 million (up 9.7%)
- Australia: -$454.1 million (up 30.5%)
- Colombia: -$449.8 million (up 30.7%)
- Slovakia: -$439.3 million (down -1.7%)
Highly populated Japan incurred the highest deficit in the international trade of pork. In turn, this negative cashflow highlights the Asian nation’s competitive disadvantage for this specific product category but also signals opportunities for pork-supplying countries that help satisfy their powerful consumer demand for that specific commodity.
Top Global Pork Processing Companies
According to the Meat Atlas report (Der Fleischatlas), the following companies lead in worldwide meat sales including pork.
- JBS SA (Brazil)
- Tyson Food (United States)
- Cargill (Argentina)
- BRF (Brazil)
- Vion Food Group (Netherlands)
- Nippon Meat Packers (Japan)
- Smithfield Foods (United States, America’s largest pork producer)
- Marfrig Alimentos SA (Brazil)
- Danish Crown AmbA (Denmark, world’s biggest pork exporter)
- Hormel Foods (United States)
See also Pork Imports by Country, Big Export Sales for Frozen Shrimps, Top Beef Exporting Countries, Chicken Exports by Country and Top Goat Meat Exports by Country
Research Sources:
Central Intelligence Agency, The World Factbook Field Listing: Exports – Commodities. Accessed on May 26, 2025
International Trade Centre, Trade Map. Accessed on May 26, 2025
Investopedia, Net Exports Definition. Accessed on May 26, 2025
2020 Meat Atlas, Heinrich Böll Foundation, Berlin, Germany, and Friends of the Earth Europe, Brussels, Belgium. Accessed on May 26, 2025