Belgium vs North America: Container port traffic

Belgium
12.39 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units
in 2024
North America
66.10 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units
in 2024
Belgium rank
17th
North America rank
18th

Container port traffic over time

  • Belgium
  • North America
020.0M40.0M60.0M201020172024

How they compare

North America currently reports 66.10 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units against 12.39 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units in Belgium, a difference of 53.71 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units.

That makes North America's figure about 5.3 times Belgium's.

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

Belgium ranks 17th and North America ranks 18th of 167 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Belgium North America Difference Ahead
2010s 10.40 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units 51.83 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units 41.43 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units North America
2020s 12.40 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units 64.50 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units 52.10 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units North America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher container port traffic, Belgium or North America?
North America, at 66.10 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units against 12.39 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units in Belgium as of 2024.
What is the difference in container port traffic between Belgium and North America?
53.71 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units, with North America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and North America?
15 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2024.
How do Belgium and North America rank globally for container port traffic?
Belgium ranks 17th and North America ranks 18th 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.