Australia vs Mexico: Container port traffic

Australia
9.58 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units
in 2024
Mexico
9.28 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units
in 2024
Australia rank
22nd
Mexico rank
24th

Container port traffic over time

  • Australia
  • Mexico
02.0M4.0M6.0M8.0M10.0M201020172024

How they compare

Australia currently reports 9.58 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units against 9.28 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units in Mexico, a difference of 295,230 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units.

Across all 15 years both countries report, Australia has been ahead every year.

Australia ranks 22nd and Mexico ranks 24th of 167 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Mexico Difference Ahead
2010s 7.63 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units 5.43 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units 2.20 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units Australia
2020s 9.19 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units 8.05 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units 1.14 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units Australia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher container port traffic, Australia or Mexico?
Australia, at 9.58 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units against 9.28 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units in Mexico as of 2024.
What is the difference in container port traffic between Australia and Mexico?
295,230 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units, with Australia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Mexico?
15 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2024.
How do Australia and Mexico rank globally for container port traffic?
Australia ranks 22nd and Mexico ranks 24th 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.