In 2023, European Union member states imported 105,104 tons of coconuts from non-EU countries, valued at 146 million euros, according to data released by the statistics agency Eurostat.
Two-thirds (67%) of these imports consisted of dried coconut (70,330 tons), while the remaining one-third was made up of fresh coconut.
Coconut imports from non-EU countries primarily came from five countries, accounting for 86% of total imports. The Philippines was by far the largest supplier, providing 40% of the EU’s total coconut imports. It was followed by Indonesia (17%), Ivory Coast (14%), Sri Lanka (8%), and Vietnam (8%).
The Netherlands stood out as the largest importer of coconuts among EU countries in 2023, importing nearly half (47%) of all coconuts from non-EU countries. Germany was the second-largest importer (15%), followed by Spain (10%), France (7%), and Italy (4%).
These five EU countries together imported almost three-quarters (83%) of the total coconuts imported into the EU.