Commodity Origins

What does United Kingdom produce and export?

United Kingdom ranks in the top ten producers of 6 commodities: wool (#5, 4% of world output in 2024), barley (#8, 5% of world output in 2024), oats (#8, 4.4% of world output in 2024), lamb (#9, 2.3% of world output in 2024), cheese (#10, 2.2% of world output in 2023), linseed (#10, 1% of world output in 2024). It is a top-ten exporter of platinum (#2, 11% of world export value in 2024), silver (#2, 10% of world export value in 2024), lamb (#3, 7.7% of world export value in 2024), palladium (#3, 11% of world export value in 2024), lead (#4, 5.4% of world export value in 2024) and more.

Where united kingdom is produced, 2024World map shaded by share of united kingdom production in 2024. Darkest: United Kingdom 100%. 1 producing countries shown.Fiji: no reported productionTanzania: no reported productionWestern Sahara: no reported productionCanada: no reported productionUnited States: no reported productionKazakhstan: no reported productionUzbekistan: no reported productionPapua New Guinea: no reported productionIndonesia: no reported productionArgentina: no reported productionChile: no reported productionDR Congo: no reported productionSomalia: no reported productionKenya: no reported productionSudan: no reported productionChad: no reported productionHaiti: no reported productionDominican Republic: no reported productionRussia: no reported productionBahamas: no reported productionFalkland Isds (Malvinas): no reported productionNorway: no reported productionGreenland: no reported productionFr. South Antarctic Terr.: no reported productionTimor-Leste: no reported productionSouth Africa: no reported productionLesotho: no reported productionMexico: no reported productionUruguay: no reported productionBrazil: no reported productionBolivia: no reported productionPeru: no reported productionColombia: no reported productionPanama: no reported productionCosta Rica: no reported productionNicaragua: no reported productionHonduras: no reported productionEl Salvador: no reported productionGuatemala: no reported productionBelize: no reported productionVenezuela: no reported productionGuyana: no reported productionSuriname: no reported productionFrance: no reported productionEcuador: no reported productionPuerto Rico: no reported productionJamaica: no reported productionCuba: no reported productionZimbabwe: no reported productionBotswana: no reported productionNamibia: no reported productionSenegal: no reported productionMali: no reported productionMauritania: no reported productionBenin: no reported productionNiger: no reported productionNigeria: no reported productionCameroon: no reported productionTogo: no reported productionGhana: no reported productionIvory Coast: no reported productionGuinea: no reported productionGuinea-Bissau: no reported productionLiberia: no reported productionSierra Leone: no reported productionBurkina Faso: no reported productionCentral African Republic: no reported productionRepublic of the Congo: no reported productionGabon: no reported productionEquatorial Guinea: no reported productionZambia: no reported productionMalawi: no reported productionMozambique: no reported productionEswatini: no reported productionAngola: no reported productionBurundi: no reported productionIsrael: no reported productionLebanon: no reported productionMadagascar: no reported productionPalestine: no reported productionGambia: no reported productionTunisia: no reported productionAlgeria: no reported productionJordan: no reported productionUnited Arab Emirates: no reported productionQatar: no reported productionKuwait: no reported productionIraq: no reported productionOman: no reported productionVanuatu: no reported productionCambodia: no reported productionThailand: no reported productionLaos: no reported productionMyanmar: no reported productionVietnam: no reported productionNorth Korea: no reported productionSouth Korea: no reported productionMongolia: no reported productionIndia: no reported productionBangladesh: no reported productionBhutan: no reported productionNepal: no reported productionPakistan: no reported productionAfghanistan: no reported productionTajikistan: no reported productionKyrgyzstan: no reported productionTurkmenistan: no reported productionIran: no reported productionSyria: no reported productionArmenia: no reported productionSweden: no reported productionBelarus: no reported productionUkraine: no reported productionPoland: no reported productionAustria: no reported productionHungary: no reported productionMoldova: no reported productionRomania: no reported productionLithuania: no reported productionLatvia: no reported productionEstonia: no reported productionGermany: no reported productionBulgaria: no reported productionGreece: no reported productionTurkey: no reported productionAlbania: no reported productionCroatia: no reported productionSwitzerland: no reported productionLuxembourg: no reported productionBelgium: no reported productionNetherlands: no reported productionPortugal: no reported productionSpain: no reported productionIreland: no reported productionNew Caledonia: no reported productionSolomon Islands: no reported productionNew Zealand: no reported productionAustralia: no reported productionSri Lanka: no reported productionChina: no reported productionTaiwan: no reported productionItaly: no reported productionDenmark: no reported productionUnited Kingdom: 100% (1)Iceland: no reported productionAzerbaijan: no reported productionGeorgia: no reported productionPhilippines: no reported productionMalaysia: no reported productionBrunei: no reported productionSlovenia: no reported productionFinland: no reported productionSlovakia: no reported productionCzechia: no reported productionEritrea: no reported productionJapan: no reported productionParaguay: no reported productionYemen: no reported productionSaudi Arabia: no reported productionAntarcticaN. CyprusCyprus: no reported productionMorocco: no reported productionEgypt: no reported productionLibya: no reported productionEthiopia: no reported productionDjibouti: no reported productionSomalilandUganda: no reported productionRwanda: no reported productionBosnia and Herzegovina: no reported productionNorth Macedonia: no reported productionSerbia: no reported productionMontenegro: no reported productionKosovoTrinidad and Tobago: no reported productionSouth Sudan: no reported production<0.5%0.5–1%1–2.5%2.5–5%5–10%10–20%≥20%
Share of world production, 2024. Countries with no reported production are unshaded.

What does United Kingdom produce?

Commodities where United Kingdom is a top-ten producer
CommodityWorld rankShare of worldProductionYearSource
Wool Fibres & other raw materials54%68,520 t2024FAOSTAT
Barley Grains & cereals85%7.1 million t2024FAOSTAT
Oats Grains & cereals84.4%986,000 t2024FAOSTAT
Lamb Livestock, meat & dairy92.3%265,500 t2024FAOSTAT
Cheese Livestock, meat & dairy102.2%509,900 t2023FAOSTAT
Linseed Oilseeds & vegetable oils101%31,038 t2024FAOSTAT

What does United Kingdom export?

Top 10 united kingdom commodity exports, 2024Bar chart of top 10 united kingdom commodity exports in 2024: Platinum 11%, Silver 10%, Lamb 7.7%, Palladium 11%, Lead 5.4%, Salmon 6.7%, Wool 2.4%, Lithium 0.6%, Nickel 5.4%, Silk 1.4%; rest of world 39%.PlatinumPlatinum: 11%, $1.6 billion11%SilverSilver: 10%, $3.4 billion10%LambLamb: 7.7%, $696.1 million7.7%PalladiumPalladium: 11%, $1.4 billion11%LeadLead: 5.4%, $476.3 million5.4%SalmonSalmon: 6.7%, $1.1 billion6.7%WoolWool: 2.4%, $66.8 million2.4%LithiumLithium: 0.6%, $24.8 million0.6%NickelNickel: 5.4%, $774.7 million5.4%SilkSilk: 1.4%, $5 million1.4%Rest of worldRest of world: 39%, $039%
United Kingdom's largest commodity exports by value, with share of world exports for each line (CEPII BACI, 2024). Bars show share of world trade in that commodity, not share of the country's exports.
Top 10 united kingdom commodity exports in 2024
RankCountryExport value (US$)Share of world
2platinum$1.6 billion11%
2silver$3.4 billion10%
3lamb$696.1 million7.7%
3palladium$1.4 billion11%
4lead$476.3 million5.4%
4salmon$1.1 billion6.7%
5wool$66.8 million2.4%
6lithium$24.8 million0.6%
8nickel$774.7 million5.4%
8silk$5 million1.4%
Rest of world$039%
Commodities where United Kingdom is a top-ten exporter
CommodityWorld rankShare of world exportsExport valueYear
Platinum211%$1.6 billion2024
Silver210%$3.4 billion2024
Lamb37.7%$696.1 million2024
Palladium311%$1.4 billion2024
Lead45.4%$476.3 million2024
Salmon46.7%$1.1 billion2024
Wool52.4%$66.8 million2024
Lithium60.6%$24.8 million2024
Nickel85.4%$774.7 million2024
Silk81.4%$5 million2024
Tea91.8%$134.9 million2024
Uranium9<0.1%$24,6142024
Eggs102.5%$147.5 million2024
Gold102.6%$15.1 billion2024
Oats101.7%$19.4 million2024
Potatoes103%$214.8 million2024

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Sources: FAOSTAT (crops and livestock), USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries (minerals), Energy Institute Statistical Review (energy) for production; CEPII BACI for trade. Ranks count only the commodities on this site.

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Data updated 6 September 2026.