Peru vs South Africa: Container port traffic

Peru
3.48 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units
in 2024
South Africa
4.30 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units
in 2024
Peru rank
38th
South Africa rank
35th

Container port traffic over time

  • Peru
  • South Africa
2.0M3.0M4.0M5.0M201020172024

How they compare

South Africa currently reports 4.30 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units against 3.48 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units in Peru, a difference of 826,670 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units.

That makes South Africa's figure about 1.2 times Peru's.

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

Peru ranks 38th and South Africa ranks 35th of 167 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Peru South Africa Difference Ahead
2010s 2.20 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units 4.50 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units 2.30 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units South Africa
2020s 3.00 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units 4.19 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units 1.19 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher container port traffic, Peru or South Africa?
South Africa, at 4.30 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units against 3.48 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units in Peru as of 2024.
What is the difference in container port traffic between Peru and South Africa?
826,670 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Peru and South Africa?
15 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2024.
How do Peru and South Africa rank globally for container port traffic?
Peru ranks 38th and South Africa ranks 35th 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.