Container port traffic, maritime transport in Australia and New Zealand

Australia and New Zealand: Container port traffic, maritime transport was 12.95 million teu in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
12.95 million teu
Change on year
up 3.9%
World rank
19th
of 146 countries
All-time high
12.95 million teu
in 2024
All-time low
8.77 million teu
in 2010
Years of data
15
2010–2024

Container port traffic, maritime transport in Australia and New Zealand, 2010–2024

05.0M10.0M15.0M2010201720242010: 8.8M teu2011: 9.3M teu2012: 9.8M teu2013: 10.0M teu2014: 10.2M teu2015: 10.7M teu2016: 10.8M teu2017: 11.2M teu2018: 12.1M teu2019: 12.2M teu2020: 11.9M teu2021: 12.5M teu2022: 12.8M teu2023: 12.5M teu2024: 13.0M teu

Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in teu.

Analysis

Australia and New Zealand recorded 12.95 million teu for container port traffic, maritime transport in 2024. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.

That represents a change of up 3.9% on the previous year and up 27.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, container port traffic, maritime transport in Australia and New Zealand peaked at 12.95 million teu in 2024 and was at its lowest, 8.77 million teu, in 2010.

That places Australia and New Zealand 19th out of 146 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.

Container port traffic, maritime transport in Australia and New Zealand, year by year

Annual values for Container port traffic, maritime transport (twenty-foot equivalent units - TEUs) in Australia and New Zealand, 2010 to 2024.
Year teu Change
2010 8.77 million teu
2011 9.33 million teu +6.4%
2012 9.79 million teu +4.9%
2013 9.97 million teu +1.8%
2014 10.19 million teu +2.2%
2015 10.66 million teu +4.6%
2016 10.83 million teu +1.6%
2017 11.19 million teu +3.3%
2018 12.05 million teu +7.7%
2019 12.21 million teu +1.3%
2020 11.92 million teu -2.4%
2021 12.50 million teu +4.9%
2022 12.80 million teu +2.4%
2023 12.47 million teu -2.6%
2024 12.95 million teu +3.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 10.50 million teu 8.77 million teu 12.21 million teu 10
2020s 12.53 million teu 11.92 million teu 12.95 million teu 5

Countries ranked near Australia and New Zealand

  1. 16 Türkiye 13.51 million teu compare
  2. 16 Türkiye 13.51 million teu compare
  3. 18 Germany 13.29 million teu compare
  4. 20 Belgium 12.39 million teu compare
  5. 21 Italy 11.93 million teu compare
  6. 22 Morocco 11.79 million teu compare

See the full ranking of 183 places →

More infrastructure data for Australia and New Zealand

All data for Australia and New Zealand →

Frequently asked questions

What is container port traffic, maritime transport in Australia and New Zealand?
Container port traffic, maritime transport in Australia and New Zealand was 12.95 million teu in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
What is the highest container port traffic, maritime transport recorded in Australia and New Zealand?
The highest recorded value was 12.95 million teu in 2024.
What is the lowest container port traffic, maritime transport recorded in Australia and New Zealand?
The lowest recorded value was 8.77 million teu in 2010.
How does Australia and New Zealand rank for container port traffic, maritime transport?
Australia and New Zealand ranks 19th out of 146 countries with data for 2024.
Is container port traffic, maritime transport rising or falling in Australia and New Zealand?
Over the last ten years it is up 27.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Australia and New Zealand 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.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 15 observations, free to reuse under UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Container port traffic, maritime transport in Australia and New Zealand. Statizoid, drawing on United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Retrieved 09 September 2026, from https://infrastructure.statizoid.com/stat/container-port-traffic-maritime-transport-twenty-foot-equivalent-units-teus/australia-and-new-zealand/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://infrastructure.statizoid.com/stat/container-port-traffic-maritime-transport-twenty-foot-equivalent-units-teus/australia-and-new-zealand/">Container port traffic, maritime transport in Australia and New Zealand</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Container port traffic, maritime transport (twenty-foot equivalent units - TEUs)
Unit
teu
Source
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database
Licence
UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested)
Coverage
183 places, 2,636 data points, 2010–2024
Last refreshed