Container port traffic: TEUs) in Africa
Africa: Container port traffic: TEUs) was 44.34 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Container port traffic, maritime transport in Africa, 2010–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Africa recorded 44.34 million for container port traffic, maritime transport in 2024. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 11.7% on the previous year and up 52.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, container port traffic, maritime transport in Africa peaked at 44.34 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 23.42 million, in 2010.
That places Africa 18th out of 36 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Container port traffic: TEUs) in Africa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 23.42 million | — |
| 2011 | 25.81 million | +10.2% |
| 2012 | 26.04 million | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 27.39 million | +5.2% |
| 2014 | 29.17 million | +6.5% |
| 2015 | 29.15 million | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 27.72 million | -4.9% |
| 2017 | 29.68 million | +7.1% |
| 2018 | 31.51 million | +6.2% |
| 2019 | 33.94 million | +7.7% |
| 2020 | 34.52 million | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 36.79 million | +6.6% |
| 2022 | 36.62 million | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 39.68 million | +8.3% |
| 2024 | 44.34 million | +11.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 28.38 million | 23.42 million | 33.94 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 38.39 million | 34.52 million | 44.34 million | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is container port traffic, maritime transport in Africa?
- Container port traffic, maritime transport in Africa was 44.34 million in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest container port traffic, maritime transport recorded in Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 44.34 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest container port traffic, maritime transport recorded in Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.42 million in 2010.
- How does Africa rank for container port traffic, maritime transport?
- Africa ranks 18th out of 36 groups with data for 2024.
- Is container port traffic, maritime transport rising or falling in Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 52.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Africa data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Container port traffic, maritime transport (twenty-foot equivalent units - TEUs). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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