Activated carbon | Imports and Exports | 2023

In 2023, the world exports of "Activated carbon" exceeded $2.21 billion (according to external trade statistics of 93 countries). It was $2.45 billion in the previous year (according to merchandise trade statistics of 87 countries).

Top exporters of Activated carbon in 2023

The world's largest exporters of this commodity group in 2023:

• China - 23% of the world exports ($517 million)
• USA - 16.3% ($362 million)
• India - 10.9% ($242 million)
• Belgium - 8.4% ($186 million)
• Sri Lanka - 6.02% ($133 million)

«Activated carbon» accounted for a substantial share of total exports of

• Sri Lanka - 1.1% of Sri Lanka's total exports in 2023 ($133 million of $12 billion)
• Philippines - 0.143% ($104 million of $72 billion)
• Ghana - 0.104% ($17.5 million of $16.8 billion)
• India - 0.056% ($242 million of $431 billion)

According to statistics provided by the major exporters, the largest flows of exports of «Activated carbon» in 2023:

• Exports from Belgium to France: (2.07% of the world exports, $46 million according to external trade statistics of Belgium)
• Exports from China to Belgium: (1.75% of the world exports, $39 million according to external trade statistics of China)
• Exports from China to Japan: (2.8% of the world exports, $62 million according to external trade statistics of China)
• Exports from China to Korea: (3.3% of the world exports, $73 million according to external trade statistics of China)
• Exports from India to USA: (1.75% of the world exports, $38 million according to external trade statistics of India)
• Exports from Sri Lanka to USA: (1.97% of the world exports, $43 million according to external trade statistics of Sri Lanka)
• Exports from USA to Belgium: (1.74% of the world exports, $38 million according to external trade statistics of USA)
• Exports from USA to Canada: (1.97% of the world exports, $43 million according to external trade statistics of USA)
• Exports from USA to Korea: (1.61% of the world exports, $35 million according to external trade statistics of USA)
• Exports from USA to Mexico: (4.3% of the world exports, $95 million according to external trade statistics of USA)

In 2023, the world imports of "Activated carbon" exceeded $2.08 billion (according to external trade statistics of 131 countries). It was $2.53 billion in the previous year (according to merchandise trade statistics of 138 countries).

There are no trade data (2023) for such importers as Korea (6.22% of the world imports in 2022), Vietnam (0.875%), Mongolia (0.048%), Nepal (0.02%), Cambodia (0.02%), Trinidad and Tobago (0.017%), Angola (0.016%), Burundi (0.004%), Bermuda (0.001%)

Top importers of Activated carbon in 2023

The world's largest importers of this commodity group in 2023:

• USA - 11.4% of the world imports ($238 million)
• Germany - 9.41% ($196 million)
• China - 8.38% ($174 million)
• Japan - 7.31% ($152 million)
• Belgium - 5.41% ($112 million)

«Activated carbon» accounted for a substantial share of total imports of

• Suriname - 0.23% of Suriname's total imports in 2023 ($3.9 million of $1.69 billion)
• Sri Lanka - 0.123% ($20 million of $16.3 billion)
• Ghana - 0.095% ($15.6 million of $16.3 billion)
• Burkina Faso - 0.062% ($3.67 million of $5.88 billion)
• Zimbabwe - 0.061% ($5.67 million of $9.2 billion)
• Djibouti - 0.06% ($3.21 million of $5.29 billion)

According to statistics provided by the major importers, the largest flows of imports of «Activated carbon» in 2023:

• Imports to Belgium from China (1.85% of the world imports, $38 million according to external trade statistics of Belgium)
• Imports to Canada from USA (1.74% of the world imports, $36 million according to external trade statistics of Canada)
• Imports to China from USA (2.4% of the world imports, $50 million according to external trade statistics of China)
• Imports to France from Belgium (1.68% of the world imports, $35 million according to external trade statistics of France)
• Imports to Germany from China (2.31% of the world imports, $48 million according to external trade statistics of Germany)
• Imports to India from China (1.7% of the world imports, $35 million according to external trade statistics of India)
• Imports to Japan from China (3.27% of the world imports, $68 million according to external trade statistics of Japan)
• Imports to Mexico from USA (4.19% of the world imports, $87 million according to external trade statistics of Mexico)
• Imports to USA from India (2.03% of the world imports, $42 million according to external trade statistics of USA)
• Imports to USA from Sri Lanka (2.15% of the world imports, $44 million according to external trade statistics of USA)