Netherlands vs Spain: Container port traffic

Netherlands
14.52 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units
in 2024
Spain
18.11 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units
in 2024
Netherlands rank
12th
Spain rank
10th

Container port traffic over time

  • Netherlands
  • Spain
05.0M10.0M15.0M20.0M201020172024

How they compare

Spain currently reports 18.11 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units against 14.52 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units in Netherlands, a difference of 3.60 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units.

That makes Spain's figure about 1.2 times Netherlands's.

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

Netherlands ranks 12th and Spain ranks 10th of 167 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Netherlands Spain Difference Ahead
2010s 12.86 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units 14.85 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units 1.99 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units Spain
2020s 14.82 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units 17.22 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units 2.40 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units Spain

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher container port traffic, Netherlands or Spain?
Spain, at 18.11 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units against 14.52 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units in Netherlands as of 2024.
What is the difference in container port traffic between Netherlands and Spain?
3.60 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units, with Spain ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Spain?
15 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2024.
How do Netherlands and Spain rank globally for container port traffic?
Netherlands ranks 12th and Spain ranks 10th 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.