The top 5 countries importing live lions from South Africa are:
- China
- Thailand
- Pakistan
- Vietnam
- Bangladesh
Collectively, they have imported half of the total 2,164 live lions traded from South Africa between 2010-2020.
China alone imported a total of 561 live lions from South Africa in this 10 year period – more than a quarter of the CITES reported exported number of live lions from SA.