Container port traffic: TEUs) in South Korea
South Korea: Container port traffic: TEUs) was 31.85 million teu in 2024. ▲ Rising
Container port traffic, maritime transport in South Korea, 2010–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in teu.
Analysis
The most recent figure for container port traffic, maritime transport in South Korea is 31.85 million teu, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
The figure is up 6.2% on the previous year and up 28.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, container port traffic, maritime transport in South Korea peaked at 31.85 million teu in 2024 and was at its lowest, 19.20 million teu, in 2010.
That places South Korea 4th 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 South Korea, year by year
| Year | teu | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 19.20 million teu | — |
| 2011 | 21.61 million teu | +12.5% |
| 2012 | 22.56 million teu | +4.4% |
| 2013 | 23.46 million teu | +4.0% |
| 2014 | 24.80 million teu | +5.7% |
| 2015 | 25.48 million teu | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 25.95 million teu | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 27.42 million teu | +5.7% |
| 2018 | 28.87 million teu | +5.3% |
| 2019 | 28.96 million teu | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 28.83 million teu | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 29.79 million teu | +3.3% |
| 2022 | 28.50 million teu | -4.3% |
| 2023 | 30.00 million teu | +5.3% |
| 2024 | 31.85 million teu | +6.2% |
South Korea compared with similar countries
- South Korea's 31.85 million teu is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.37 million teu, 23.3× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- South Korea's 31.85 million teu is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 9.22 million teu, 3.5× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 24.83 million teu | 19.20 million teu | 28.96 million teu | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.80 million teu | 28.50 million teu | 31.85 million teu | 5 |
Countries ranked near South Korea
More infrastructure data for South Korea
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 89.22 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 172.52 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 21.29 million (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 41.17 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.4114 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -3.9 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 21.29 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.72 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 South Korea?
- Container port traffic, maritime transport in South Korea was 31.85 million teu in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest container port traffic, maritime transport recorded in South Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 31.85 million teu in 2024.
- What is the lowest container port traffic, maritime transport recorded in South Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.20 million teu in 2010.
- How does South Korea rank for container port traffic, maritime transport?
- South Korea ranks 4th out of 147 countries with data for 2024.
- Is container port traffic, maritime transport rising or falling in South Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Korea 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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