Container port traffic: TEUs) in China
China: Container port traffic: TEUs) was 299.70 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Container port traffic, maritime transport in China, 2010–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for container port traffic, maritime transport in China is 299.70 million, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of up 7.5% on the previous year and up 60.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, container port traffic, maritime transport in China peaked at 299.70 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 136.04 million, in 2010.
That places China 1st out of 147 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Container port traffic: TEUs) in China, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 136.04 million | — |
| 2011 | 151.80 million | +11.6% |
| 2012 | 165.94 million | +9.3% |
| 2013 | 176.61 million | +6.4% |
| 2014 | 187.29 million | +6.1% |
| 2015 | 195.51 million | +4.4% |
| 2016 | 202.83 million | +3.7% |
| 2017 | 218.71 million | +7.8% |
| 2018 | 229.13 million | +4.8% |
| 2019 | 237.57 million | +3.7% |
| 2020 | 240.48 million | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 256.95 million | +6.8% |
| 2022 | 268.79 million | +4.6% |
| 2023 | 278.76 million | +3.7% |
| 2024 | 299.70 million | +7.5% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 299.70 million is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.65 million, 181.7× the median. (36 countries reporting)
- China's 299.70 million is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 9.22 million, 32.5× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 190.14 million | 136.04 million | 237.57 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 268.94 million | 240.48 million | 299.70 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near China
- 2 United States 59.71 million compare
- 3 Singapore 41.12 million compare
- 4 Republic of Korea 31.85 million compare
- 4 South Korea 31.85 million compare
More infrastructure data for China
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 1.87 billion (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 131.75 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 166.51 million (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 11.73 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.1182 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -7.19 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 166.51 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.33 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is container port traffic, maritime transport in China?
- Container port traffic, maritime transport in China was 299.70 million in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest container port traffic, maritime transport recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 299.70 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest container port traffic, maritime transport recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 136.04 million in 2010.
- How does China rank for container port traffic, maritime transport?
- China ranks 1st out of 147 countries with data for 2024.
- Is container port traffic, maritime transport rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 60.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this China 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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