China vs IDA & IBRD total: Container port traffic

China
299.70 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units
in 2024
IDA & IBRD total
561.31 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units
in 2024
China rank
1st
IDA & IBRD total rank
2nd

Container port traffic over time

  • China
  • IDA & IBRD total
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How they compare

IDA & IBRD total currently reports 561.31 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units against 299.70 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units in China, a difference of 261.61 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units.

That makes IDA & IBRD total's figure about 1.9 times China's.

Across all 15 years both countries report, IDA & IBRD total has been ahead every year.

China ranks 1st and IDA & IBRD total ranks 2nd of 167 countries.

IDA & IBRD total has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade China IDA & IBRD total Difference Ahead
2010s 190.14 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units 370.20 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units 180.06 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units IDA & IBRD total
2020s 268.94 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units 503.19 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units 234.26 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units IDA & IBRD total

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher container port traffic, China or IDA & IBRD total?
IDA & IBRD total, at 561.31 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units against 299.70 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units in China as of 2024.
What is the difference in container port traffic between China and IDA & IBRD total?
261.61 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units, with IDA & IBRD total ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and IDA & IBRD total?
15 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2024.
How do China and IDA & IBRD total rank globally for container port traffic?
China ranks 1st and IDA & IBRD total ranks 2nd 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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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.