Colombia vs Eastern Africa: Container port traffic, maritime transport

Colombia
5.19 million teu
in 2024
Eastern Africa
5.59 million teu
in 2024
Colombia rank
36th
Eastern Africa rank
34th

Container port traffic, maritime transport over time

  • Colombia
  • Eastern Africa
02.0M4.0M6.0M201020172024

How they compare

Eastern Africa currently reports 5.59 million teu against 5.19 million teu in Colombia, a difference of 401,250 teu.

That makes Eastern Africa's figure about 1.1 times Colombia's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 15 shared years of data; in 2010 it was Colombia ahead.

Colombia ranks 36th and Eastern Africa ranks 34th of 146 countries.

Colombia has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Colombia Eastern Africa Difference Ahead
2010s 3.48 million teu 3.46 million teu 19,808 teu Colombia
2020s 4.67 million teu 4.54 million teu 131,248 teu Colombia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher container port traffic, maritime transport, Colombia or Eastern Africa?
Eastern Africa, at 5.59 million teu against 5.19 million teu in Colombia as of 2024.
What is the difference in container port traffic, maritime transport between Colombia and Eastern Africa?
401,250 teu, with Eastern Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Eastern Africa?
15 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2024.
How do Colombia and Eastern Africa rank globally for container port traffic, maritime transport?
Colombia ranks 36th and Eastern Africa ranks 34th of 146 countries.
Where does this data come from?
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Container port traffic, maritime transport (twenty-foot equivalent units - TEUs). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Colombia vs Eastern Africa: Container port traffic, maritime transport. Statizoid, drawing on United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Retrieved 07 September 2026, from https://infrastructure.statizoid.com/compare/container-port-traffic-maritime-transport-twenty-foot-equivalent-units-teus/colombia/eastern-africa/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://infrastructure.statizoid.com/compare/container-port-traffic-maritime-transport-twenty-foot-equivalent-units-teus/colombia/eastern-africa/">Colombia vs Eastern Africa: Container port traffic, maritime transport</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Container port traffic, maritime transport (twenty-foot equivalent units - TEUs)
Unit
teu
Source
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database
Licence
UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested)
Coverage
183 places, 2,636 data points, 2010–2024
Last refreshed