# HS 020442 Of Sheep (Including Lamb) global trade data...

Reported global trade in of sheep (including lamb), cuts with bone in (excluding carcasses and half-carcasses), frozen reached $3.0B in 2024, with five-year annual growth of -1%.

## Annual trade evidence

| Year | Global trade | Year-on-year growth | 3-year growth |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2013 | $2.2B | +15.8% | +10.3% |
| 2014 | $2.6B | +17.8% | +8.9% |
| 2015 | $2.1B | -17.6% | +4% |
| 2016 | $1.8B | -16.2% | -6.6% |
| 2017 | $2.4B | +36.7% | -1.9% |
| 2018 | $2.8B | +16.6% | +10.1% |
| 2019 | $3.1B | +10.1% | +20.6% |
| 2020 | $2.9B | -7.6% | +5.9% |
| 2021 | $3.4B | +16.4% | +5.8% |
| 2022 | $3.7B | +11% | +6.1% |
| 2023 | $3.1B | -15.7% | +2.9% |
| 2024 | $3.0B | -5.8% | -4.1% |

## Leading buyer markets

| Buyer market | Latest imports | 5-year growth | Suppliers |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| China | $906.5M | -10.3% | 7 |
| USA | $401.9M | +3.3% | 10 |
| United Kingdom | $200.2M | +12.4% | 17 |
| Malaysia | $151.1M | +5.3% | 10 |
| Netherlands | $100.6M | +7.5% | 37 |
| Saudi Arabia | $97.8M | +7.9% | 15 |
| Germany | $89.8M | +3.3% | 38 |
| Canada | $69.4M | +1.9% | 8 |
| France | $56.9M | +6.3% | 24 |
| Republic of Korea | $52.1M | +2.6% | 11 |
| Papua New Guinea | $48.2M | +4.2% | 2 |
| Jordan | $44.6M | +10.4% | 12 |

_Source: reported merchandise trade data. Updated 2026-08-14._