European Union vs Germany: Container port traffic

European Union
101.35 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units
in 2024
Germany
13.29 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units
in 2024
European Union rank
1st
Germany rank
16th

Container port traffic over time

  • European Union
  • Germany
20.0M40.0M60.0M80.0M100.0M201020172024

How they compare

European Union currently reports 101.35 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units against 13.29 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units in Germany, a difference of 88.06 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units.

That makes European Union's figure about 7.6 times Germany's.

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

European Union ranks 1st and Germany ranks 16th of 2 regions.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade European Union Germany Difference Ahead
2010s 87.09 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units 15.02 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units 72.07 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units European Union
2020s 99.43 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units 13.66 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units 85.77 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units European Union

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher container port traffic, European Union or Germany?
European Union, at 101.35 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units against 13.29 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units in Germany as of 2024.
What is the difference in container port traffic between European Union and Germany?
88.06 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units, with European Union ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for European Union and Germany?
15 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2024.
How do European Union and Germany rank globally for container port traffic?
European Union ranks 1st and Germany ranks 16th of 2 regions.
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.