Container port traffic: TEUs) in Kenya
Kenya: Container port traffic: TEUs) was 2.01 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Container port traffic, maritime transport in Kenya, 2010–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Kenya recorded 2.01 million for container port traffic, maritime transport in 2024. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 23.5% on the previous year and up 98.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, container port traffic, maritime transport in Kenya peaked at 2.01 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 695,600, in 2010.
That places Kenya 57th out of 147 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Container port traffic: TEUs) in Kenya, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 695,600 | — |
| 2011 | 771,000 | +10.8% |
| 2012 | 903,443 | +17.2% |
| 2013 | 894,000 | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 1.01 million | +13.2% |
| 2015 | 1.08 million | +6.3% |
| 2016 | 1.09 million | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 1.19 million | +9.1% |
| 2018 | 1.31 million | +9.8% |
| 2019 | 1.42 million | +8.5% |
| 2020 | 1.36 million | -4.1% |
| 2021 | 1.44 million | +5.6% |
| 2022 | 1.43 million | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 1.62 million | +13.5% |
| 2024 | 2.01 million | +23.5% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 2.01 million is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.03 million, 1.9× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 2.01 million is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 709,221, 2.8× the median. (17 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.04 million | 695,600 | 1.42 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.57 million | 1.36 million | 2.01 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 54 Dominican Republic 2.11 million compare
- 55 Guatemala 2.01 million compare
- 56 Togo 2.01 million compare
- 58 Algeria 1.83 million compare
- 59 Côte d'Ivoire 1.80 million compare
- 59 Cote d'Ivoire 1.80 million compare
More infrastructure data for Kenya
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 71.38 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 126.48 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 57,017 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0.101 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.001 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -15.95 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 57,017 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.26 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is container port traffic, maritime transport in Kenya?
- Container port traffic, maritime transport in Kenya was 2.01 million in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest container port traffic, maritime transport recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 2.01 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest container port traffic, maritime transport recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 695,600 in 2010.
- How does Kenya rank for container port traffic, maritime transport?
- Kenya ranks 57th out of 147 countries with data for 2024.
- Is container port traffic, maritime transport rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 98.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kenya 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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