Costa Rica vs Kenya: Container port traffic, maritime transport

Costa Rica
1.72 million teu
in 2024
Kenya
2.01 million teu
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
60th
Kenya rank
56th

Container port traffic, maritime transport over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Kenya
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How they compare

Kenya currently reports 2.01 million teu against 1.72 million teu in Costa Rica, a difference of 287,640 teu.

That makes Kenya's figure about 1.2 times Costa Rica's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 15 shared years of data; in 2010 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 60th and Kenya ranks 56th of 146 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Kenya Difference Ahead
2010s 1.28 million teu 1.04 million teu 246,539 teu Costa Rica
2020s 1.60 million teu 1.57 million teu 29,924 teu Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher container port traffic, maritime transport, Costa Rica or Kenya?
Kenya, at 2.01 million teu against 1.72 million teu in Costa Rica as of 2024.
What is the difference in container port traffic, maritime transport between Costa Rica and Kenya?
287,640 teu, with Kenya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Kenya?
15 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2024.
How do Costa Rica and Kenya rank globally for container port traffic, maritime transport?
Costa Rica ranks 60th and Kenya ranks 56th 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.

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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