China (People’s Republic of) vs Korea: Container port traffic

China (People’s Republic of)
299.70 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units
in 2024
Korea
31.85 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units
in 2024
China (People’s Republic of) rank
1st
Korea rank
4th

Container port traffic over time

  • China (People’s Republic of)
  • Korea
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How they compare

China (People’s Republic of) currently reports 299.70 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units against 31.85 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units in Korea, a difference of 267.85 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units.

That makes China (People’s Republic of)'s figure about 9.4 times Korea's.

Across all 15 years both countries report, China (People’s Republic of) has been ahead every year.

China (People’s Republic of) ranks 1st and Korea ranks 4th of 167 countries.

China (People’s Republic of) has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade China (People’s Republic of) Korea Difference Ahead
2010s 190.14 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units 24.83 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units 165.31 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units China (People’s Republic of)
2020s 268.94 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units 29.80 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units 239.14 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units China (People’s Republic of)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher container port traffic, China (People’s Republic of) or Korea?
China (People’s Republic of), at 299.70 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units against 31.85 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units in Korea as of 2024.
What is the difference in container port traffic between China (People’s Republic of) and Korea?
267.85 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units, with China (People’s Republic of) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China (People’s Republic of) and Korea?
15 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2024.
How do China (People’s Republic of) and Korea rank globally for container port traffic?
China (People’s Republic of) ranks 1st and Korea ranks 4th 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.