How much feldspar does South Africa export?

It is the 2nd largest exporter by value: $92 million in 2024, 14% of world exports of feldspar (HS 252910) (CEPII BACI). Its biggest customer is India, which takes 98% of its feldspar exports by value.

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South Africa's feldspar exports

South Africa exports of Feldspar, 2024
World rank	Export value	Share of world exports	Quantity (tonnes)	Average value per tonne	Year
2	$92 million	14%	249,435 t	$369	2024

CEPII BACI international trade database (HS22, V202601), HS 252910 (Feldspar).

Where South Africa's feldspar goes

Largest destinations of South Africa's feldspar exports, 2024
Destination	Value	Share of South Africa's exports
India	$90M	98%
Spain	$2M	1.9%
Austria	$62,671	0.1%
China	$53,679	0.1%
Botswana	$20,520	<0.1%

Largest five destinations of 764 exporter-importer pairs BACI reports for 2024. See trade flows.

Cite as: Commodity Origins, "South Africa feldspar: production, exports and prices", https://commodityorigins.com/countries/ZAF/feldspar/ (CC BY 4.0). Rankings count only countries reporting to the sources named; this page is shown only for top-five producers or exporters with at least 3% of the world total. Report an issue with this page.