International sales for water and ice exports from all countries totaled US$1.23 billion in 2021. The overall value of exported water and ice rose by an average 9% for all exporting countries from $1.13 billion for 2017.
Year over year, the value of globally exported water and ice increased by 3.8% compared to $1.19 billion during 2020.
Five major exporters of water and ice were mainland China, United States of America, France, Norway, and Turkey in 2021. Combined, that leading cohort generated over three-quarters (76.5%) of worldwide shipments of water and ice by dollar value.
Among continents, suppliers in Asia sold the highest dollar worth of exported water and ice during 2021 with shipments valued at $779.5 million or 63.3% of the global total. In second place were European exporters at 24.3% while another 10.1% of worldwide water and ice shipments originated from North America.
Smaller percentages were furnished by providers in Oceania (1.2%) mostly Australia and New Zealand, Latin America (0.9%) excluding Mexico but including the Caribbean, and Africa (0.1%).
For research purposes, the 6-digit Harmonized Tariff System code prefix is 220210 for ice, snow and ordinary natural water. Commodities under this sub-code exclude sugar, other sweeteners or flavorings.
Below are the 15 countries that exported the highest dollar value worth of water and ice during 2021.
China:US$660.8 million (53.7% of total water and ice exports)
United States: $108.1 million (8.8%)
France: $83.9 million (6.8%)
Norway: $47.1 million (3.8%)
Turkey: $41.8 million (3.4%)
Thailand: $30.8 million (2.5%)
Netherlands: $29.2 million (2.4%)
Iceland: $25.9 million (2.1%)
Germany: $20.6 million (1.7%)
Belgium: $19.8 million (1.6%)
United Kingdom: $18.7 million (1.5%)
Malaysia: $16.7 million (1.4%)
Canada: $12.2 million (1%)
New Zealand: $10.8 million (0.9%)
Russia: $10.8 million (0.9%)
