Container port traffic, maritime transport in Japan
Japan: Container port traffic, maritime transport was 21.89 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Container port traffic, maritime transport in Japan, 2010–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for container port traffic, maritime transport in Japan is 21.89 million, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, container port traffic, maritime transport in Japan peaked at 23.42 million in 2018 and was at its lowest, 20.02 million, in 2010.
Japan ranks 7th of 123 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Container port traffic, maritime transport in Japan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 20.02 million | — |
| 2011 | 20.63 million | +3.1% |
| 2012 | 21.17 million | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 21.44 million | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 21.66 million | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 21.09 million | -2.6% |
| 2016 | 21.68 million | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 22.80 million | +5.2% |
| 2018 | 23.42 million | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 23.28 million | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 21.57 million | -7.3% |
| 2021 | 22.35 million | +3.6% |
| 2022 | 22.46 million | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 21.50 million | -4.3% |
| 2024 | 21.89 million | +1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 21.72 million | 20.02 million | 23.42 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.95 million | 21.50 million | 22.46 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near Japan
More infrastructure data for Japan
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 221.92 million (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 178.43 per 100 people (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 59.33 million (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 47.7 per 100 people (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.4765 units per person (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -1.94 % change on previous year (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 59.33 million (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.78 units per person (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is container port traffic, maritime transport in Japan?
- Container port traffic, maritime transport in Japan was 21.89 million in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest container port traffic, maritime transport recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 23.42 million in 2018.
- What is the lowest container port traffic, maritime transport recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.02 million in 2010.
- How does Japan rank for container port traffic, maritime transport?
- Japan ranks 7th out of 123 countries with data for 2024.
- Is container port traffic, maritime transport rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Japan 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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