Container port traffic, maritime transport in Australia
Australia: Container port traffic, maritime transport was 9.58 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Container port traffic, maritime transport in Australia, 2010–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2024, container port traffic, maritime transport in Australia stood at 9.58 million. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.2% on the previous year and up 28.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, container port traffic, maritime transport in Australia peaked at 9.58 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 6.45 million, in 2010.
Australia ranks 19th of 123 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 7.63 million | 6.45 million | 8.78 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.19 million | 8.47 million | 9.58 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near Australia
More infrastructure data for Australia
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 30.07 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 112.58 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 5.95 million (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 22.28 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.2189 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -8.03 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 5.95 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.11 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is container port traffic, maritime transport in Australia?
- Container port traffic, maritime transport in Australia was 9.58 million in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest container port traffic, maritime transport recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 9.58 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest container port traffic, maritime transport recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.45 million in 2010.
- How does Australia rank for container port traffic, maritime transport?
- Australia ranks 19th out of 123 countries with data for 2024.
- Is container port traffic, maritime transport rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Australia 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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