RankCountryExports of Seaweeds & oth. algae, fresh/chilled/frozen/dried, whether or not ground in USD (2010)
1China$141,814,209
2Indonesia$135,939,458
3Korea, South$96,918,861
4Chile$71,210,438
5Philippines$38,236,592
6Japan$23,996,199
7United States$16,238,022
8Peru$14,831,407
9Canada$12,091,847
10France$11,953,907
11Ireland$11,899,963
12Morocco$9,626,106
13Israel$9,504,000
14Netherlands$7,841,169
15United Kingdom$7,808,543
16India$3,562,080
17Tanzania$3,292,792
18Australia$2,656,471
19Denmark$2,623,289
20Iceland$2,563,489
21Germany$2,436,706
22Norway$2,425,611
23Thailand$2,333,725
24Vietnam$2,144,819
25Malaysia$1,969,601
26Belgium$1,886,993
27Spain$1,742,348
28Portugal$1,405,471
29South Africa$1,381,509
30Italy$1,201,504
31Madagascar$1,135,024
32New Zealand$976,383
33Singapore$807,769
34Austria$681,162
35Sweden$654,449
36Bulgaria$577,184
37Ecuador$562,053
38Hong Kong$557,893
39Argentina$495,565
40Lithuania$338,528
41Russia$289,446
42Mexico$288,079
43Czech Republic$241,373
44Egypt$231,566
45Latvia$229,039
46Brazil$220,963
47Slovenia$171,122
48Switzerland$158,661
49Romania$131,695
50Slovakia$106,084
51Greece$99,259
52Hungary$96,000
53Estonia$74,740
54Panama$73,703
55Tunisia$55,247
56Poland$53,579
57Sri Lanka$46,991
58Senegal$36,593
59Fiji$30,075
60Ukraine$28,273
61Jamaica$21,593
62Luxembourg$17,076
63Finland$16,565
64Croatia$12,052
65Cambodia$10,647
66Lebanon$10,587
67Turkey$3,029
68French Polynesia$2,188
69Colombia$2,058
70Syria$1,322
71Trinidad and Tobago$713
72Tonga$286
73Guatemala$134
74Serbia$49
75Botswana$44
76Guyana$5
Country2005200620072008200920102011
Albania      $10,691
Argentina$623,773$884,461$436,312$399,536$201,446$495,565$268,269
Aruba      $21
Australia$3,018,838$3,474,157$1,984,884$1,926,375$1,656,603$2,656,471$2,916,744
Austria$289,712$386,002$426,113$290,978$403,344$681,162 
Barbados $1,100     
Belarus$8,200$8,900  $47,700 $200
Belgium$1,687,551$1,067,930$1,592,144$1,572,587$1,509,679$1,886,993$1,470,045
Bosnia and Herzegovina    $70  
Botswana    $403$44$23
Brazil$144,806$74,211$195,357$212,736$158,664$220,963$220,152
Bulgaria  $919 $200,702$577,184$445,693
Cambodia$709,779$63,860   $10,647 
Canada$8,125,789$9,546,133$9,514,026$11,789,700$12,019,253$12,091,847$12,387,981
Chile$35,533,317$33,621,087$41,524,990$54,717,568$60,811,277$71,210,438$81,159,892
China$108,945,658$119,545,423$119,810,643$124,323,778$120,003,324$141,814,209$188,691,755
Colombia$2,680$3,075  $2,603$2,058 
Costa Rica      $3,855
Croatia$3,103$8,274$9,288$13,987$4,067$12,052$549
Cuba$31,285$21,463     
Czech Republic$138,110$179,754$148,579$162,629$246,289$241,373$356,950
Denmark$2,548,928$1,785,304$2,303,252$2,143,377$2,077,800$2,623,289$3,453,986
Dominica$657      
Dominican Republic  $48    
Ecuador$264,799$263,284$392,469$483,590$341,317$562,053$580,249
Egypt  $21,919$198,807$76,548$231,566$229,347
Estonia$69,621$103,685$264,890$238,198$18,996$74,740$15,725
Fiji$48,667$85,246$19,975$11,828$16,382$30,075 
Finland$12,977$8,164$18,908$20,014$25,633$16,565$3,255
France$8,702,230$10,533,562$13,653,380$13,466,336$11,149,333$11,953,907$12,596,875
French Polynesia  $1,113$1,470$1,081$2,188$403
Georgia   $700$400  
Germany$2,460,000$3,097,000$2,575,000$3,385,000$1,414,000$2,436,706$3,977,643
Greece$15,284$41,891$4,586$21,586$5,609$99,259$246,694
Guatemala$452$60$5$26$9$134 
Guyana     $5 
Hong Kong$3,590,531$3,507,036$4,316,776$1,917,379$738,331$557,893$718,581
Hungary$1,000    $96,000$131,000
Iceland$3,969,393$4,194,706$3,489,325$3,709,278$3,234,337$2,563,489$132,476
India$1,934,734$1,054,748$1,057,829$1,439,752$1,918,417$3,562,080$5,225,224
Indonesia$35,555,019$49,586,226$57,522,350$110,153,291$87,773,297$135,939,458$157,586,549
Ireland$4,630,912$5,670,137$6,820,798$9,334,711$8,693,158$11,899,963$14,546,704
Israel$2,575,000$3,443,000$3,963,000$3,794,000$4,475,000$9,504,000$9,460,000
Italy$347,412$436,743$1,257,990$603,235$528,113$1,201,504$425,778
Jamaica  $4,536 $19,619$21,593 
Japan$22,538,509$17,775,152$20,086,595$25,641,958$24,378,215$23,996,199$22,184,570
Kazakhstan    $229  
Kenya $1,196$1,401    
Kiribati$54,897      
Korea, South$87,856,368$88,486,288$74,415,484$95,485,403$79,609,882$96,918,861$136,847,819
Kuwait  $3,931    
Kyrgyzstan    $6,116  
Latvia$19,109$23,600$46,473$94,624$116,278$229,039$363,023
Lebanon$3,000$6,087$3,854$16,013$18,022$10,587$900
Lithuania$9,576$66,569$12,788$66,004$128,563$338,528$444,387
Luxembourg$471$816$3,844$22,766$6,954$17,076$9,482
Macau $21,392$2,259$5,692$3,036  
Macedonia$5,508$2,121$4,195 $2,642  
Madagascar$221,303$509,506$679,264$892,787$1,581,399$1,135,024 
Malaysia$3,474,467$3,187,405$2,586,107$1,289,723$1,235,767$1,969,601$3,101,858
Mauritius $2,265 $7,556   
Mexico$124,812$646,956$301,010$160,320$246,287$288,079$561,652
Moldova $4,250$4,050$14,248   
Mongolia$35      
Morocco$13,675,855$18,614,891$11,802,327$8,911,475$8,500,348$9,626,106 
Namibia$177,062$73,185$72,669$191,411   
Netherlands$6,274,303$6,651,072$8,484,059$9,143,564$6,492,249$7,841,169 
New Caledonia$52$55     
New Zealand$284,196$280,860$1,002,244$980,313$503,729$976,383$1,096,369
Nicaragua      $5
Niger   $1,014   
Norway$2,958,767$3,160,063$3,191,657$2,473,676$1,607,837$2,425,611$1,572,003
Pakistan      $9,718
Panama $8,189$5,818$1,584$2,341$73,703$26,867
Peru$2,176,536$2,594,760$4,002,729$14,085,053$8,577,797$14,831,407$16,813,845
Philippines$28,629,076$25,327,033$21,634,827$25,361,017$12,710,659$38,236,592$56,069,995
Poland$65,263$197,153$144,124$7,264$23,590$53,579$55,570
Portugal$151,238$86,603$426,073$480,924$424,633$1,405,471$941,048
Romania$37,288$2,960$7,452$10,414$60,970$131,695$262,012
Russia$149,153$89,044$334,075$207,131$180,142$289,446$336,078
Saint Kitts and Nevis   $37   
Saint Lucia$1,280 $359$4   
Saudi Arabia$16,623$685$4,944    
Senegal$30,166$21,570$1,711 $50,864$36,593$20,303
Serbia$9,228$830$374$5,034$1,744$49$5,784
Seychelles   $63   
Singapore$1,185,965$708,377$827,814$1,016,351$497,011$807,769$811,065
Slovakia    $301,799$106,084$43,490
Slovenia $431$574$21,895$15,982$171,122$282,293
South Africa$513,354$443,168$707,970$895,325$980,358$1,381,509$1,436,816
Spain$1,211,792$1,778,530$3,145,184$3,093,519$2,524,517$1,742,348 
Sri Lanka$5,968$14,731$9,386$73,618$41,049$46,991$32,116
Sweden$88,289$93,839$149,211$186,621$349,376$654,449$588,242
Switzerland$50,669$60,787$74,214$162,788$91,171$158,661$243,287
Syria     $1,322 
Tanzania$1,824,917$1,577,623$2,728,588$3,354,674$2,695,344$3,292,792$4,318,202
Thailand$530,072$4,654,526$7,072,251$6,779,187$2,241,063$2,333,725$4,528,849
Tonga$752,910$547,291$84,256$23,371 $286 
Trinidad and Tobago$48$268$1,585$2,799$1,370$713 
Tunisia$1,333,104$847,813$919,297$221,605$64,903$55,247 
Turkey$6,059$45,092$21,416$19,307 $3,029$22,705
Uganda   $2,358   
Ukraine$28,819$38,066$40,368$43,770$13,342$28,273$19,347
United Arab Emirates$1,389 $4,652$136   
United Kingdom$4,809,032$5,664,548$7,259,208$9,111,855$9,215,477$7,808,543$8,139,675
United States$14,100,987$14,317,944$15,061,311$19,187,298$17,024,701$16,238,022$18,756,869
Uruguay    $1,068  
Vietnam$1,677,375$994,640$907,197$1,790,346$1,325,214$2,144,819 
Yemen  $181$100  $103,108