Argentina vs Nigeria: Container port traffic

Argentina
1.47 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units
in 2024
Nigeria
1.57 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units
in 2023
Argentina rank
59th
Nigeria rank
57th

Container port traffic over time

  • Argentina
  • Nigeria
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How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 1.57 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units against 1.47 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units in Argentina, a difference of 94,680 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.1 times Argentina's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 14 shared years of data; in 2010 it was Argentina ahead.

Argentina ranks 59th and Nigeria ranks 57th of 167 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Argentina Nigeria Difference Ahead
2010s 1.94 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units 1.52 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units 419,579 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units Argentina
2020s 1.67 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units 1.56 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units 103,740 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units Argentina

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher container port traffic, Argentina or Nigeria?
Nigeria, at 1.57 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units against 1.47 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units in Argentina as of 2023.
What is the difference in container port traffic between Argentina and Nigeria?
94,680 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Nigeria?
14 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2023.
How do Argentina and Nigeria rank globally for container port traffic?
Argentina ranks 59th and Nigeria ranks 57th of 167 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), published as Container port traffic (TEU: 20 foot equivalent units). 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 (TEU: 20 foot equivalent units)
Unit
TEU: 20 foot equivalent units
Source
UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
208 places, 2,791 data points, 2005–2024
Last refreshed

Port container traffic measures the flow of containers from land to sea transport modes, and vice versa, in twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs), a standard-size container. Data refer to coastal shipping as well as international journeys. Transshipment traffic is counted as two lifts at the intermediate port (once to off-load and again as an outbound lift) and includes empty units.