Canada vs Saudi Arabia: Container port traffic

Canada
6.39 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units
in 2024
Saudi Arabia
8.03 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units
in 2024
Canada rank
29th
Saudi Arabia rank
27th

Container port traffic over time

  • Canada
  • Saudi Arabia
02.5M5.0M7.5M10.0M12.5M201020172024

How they compare

Saudi Arabia currently reports 8.03 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units against 6.39 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units in Canada, a difference of 1.64 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units.

That makes Saudi Arabia's figure about 1.3 times Canada's.

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

Canada ranks 29th and Saudi Arabia ranks 27th of 167 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Canada Saudi Arabia Difference Ahead
2010s 5.69 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units 7.24 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units 1.55 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units Saudi Arabia
2020s 6.61 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units 9.82 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units 3.21 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units Saudi Arabia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher container port traffic, Canada or Saudi Arabia?
Saudi Arabia, at 8.03 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units against 6.39 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units in Canada as of 2024.
What is the difference in container port traffic between Canada and Saudi Arabia?
1.64 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Saudi Arabia?
15 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2024.
How do Canada and Saudi Arabia rank globally for container port traffic?
Canada ranks 29th and Saudi Arabia ranks 27th 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.