Container port traffic: TEUs) in India
India: Container port traffic: TEUs) was 23.90 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Container port traffic, maritime transport in India, 2010–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2024, container port traffic, maritime transport in India stood at 23.90 million. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
The figure is up 7.6% on the previous year and up 105.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, container port traffic, maritime transport in India peaked at 23.90 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 9.24 million, in 2010.
That places India 9th 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 India, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 9.24 million | — |
| 2011 | 9.88 million | +7.0% |
| 2012 | 10.02 million | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 10.57 million | +5.5% |
| 2014 | 11.65 million | +10.2% |
| 2015 | 12.32 million | +5.7% |
| 2016 | 13.72 million | +11.4% |
| 2017 | 15.45 million | +12.6% |
| 2018 | 17.00 million | +10.0% |
| 2019 | 17.49 million | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 17.60 million | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 19.56 million | +11.2% |
| 2022 | 19.72 million | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 22.21 million | +12.6% |
| 2024 | 23.90 million | +7.6% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 23.90 million is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.03 million, 23.2× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 12.73 million | 9.24 million | 17.49 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.60 million | 17.60 million | 23.90 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near India
More infrastructure data for India
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 1.15 billion (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 79.35 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 39.24 million (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 2.7 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.027 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 26.84 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 39.24 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.7935 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is container port traffic, maritime transport in India?
- Container port traffic, maritime transport in India was 23.90 million in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest container port traffic, maritime transport recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 23.90 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest container port traffic, maritime transport recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.24 million in 2010.
- How does India rank for container port traffic, maritime transport?
- India ranks 9th out of 147 countries with data for 2024.
- Is container port traffic, maritime transport rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 105.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this India 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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