Avocado trade value 2023| Statista

In 2023, the import and export value of avocados in the Netherlands amounted to 1.4 billion euros and 1.2 billion euros, respectively.

Since 2015, both the import and export of avocados have more than tripled, indicating a surge in popularity for the beloved berry. With Rotterdam as the main port of Europe, the high export value signifies that the hunger for this versatile fruit exists in other European countries as well, such as Spain.

Domestic consumption and re-export

The significant rise in the trade value of avocados in the Netherlands illustrates two developments. Firstly, the high import value shows an increase in the domestic consumption of avocados. To put the import value figure into perspective: the import value of bananas in 2021 was lower, measured at approximately 700 million euros. Secondly, the high export value underscores the crucial role of the port of Rotterdam as a gateway for overseas goods to the rest of Europe. In this regard, the ‘export value’ should be approached as a re-export value, meaning that the avocados were first imported from overseas and then exported to other markets. The actual avocado production in the Netherlands was minimal, most of them were originally exported from Mexico.

Environmental impact

The avocado is popular around the world, not only in Europe. The American Culinary Federation named avocado toast as one of the leading trends in brunch items on restaurant menus in the US. However, these is a downside to the large-scale production of avocados in countries such as Mexico and Brazil: avocados are known to use a lot of water. In fact, the Dutch food center estimates that a kilo of avocados can need up to 2,000 liters of water, which is around 50 times as much water as a kilo of oranges would need.

Import and export value of avocado in the Netherlands from 2015 to 2023 (in million euros)

Characteristic	Import	Export
2023¹	1,431	1,246
2022	1,149	1,079
2020	1,060	1,037
2019	920	921
2018	596	752
2017	638	706
2016	582	583
2015	375	405

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Release date

April 2025

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Region

Netherlands

Survey time period

2015 to 2023

Supplementary notes

¹ Preliminary figures.

² Includes only January to November 2024.

Import value includes shipping costs and insurance costs to the Dutch border (in the case of EU imports) or the EU border (in the case of non-EU imports). Imports include all goods imported for use or consumption in the Netherlands over which national taxes and import levies are paid. This includes temporarily imported goods of non-residents processed under contract in the Netherlands and goods imported from non-EU countries entering the Netherlands via warehouses and re-exports.

Export value includes shipping costs and insurance costs to the Dutch border. Exports include goods manufactured in the Netherlands and re-exports and temporarily exported goods of residents processed under contract abroad.

This category includes both dried and fresh avocados.

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