Container port traffic: TEUs) in Middle Africa
Middle Africa: Container port traffic: TEUs) was 2.33 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Container port traffic, maritime transport in Middle Africa, 2010–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for container port traffic, maritime transport in Middle Africa is 2.33 million, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 4.5% on the previous year and down 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, container port traffic, maritime transport in Middle Africa peaked at 2.38 million in 2014 and was at its lowest, 1.48 million, in 2010.
Middle Africa ranks 35th of 36 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Container port traffic: TEUs) in Middle Africa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 1.48 million | — |
| 2011 | 1.78 million | +20.3% |
| 2012 | 2.20 million | +24.0% |
| 2013 | 2.13 million | -3.5% |
| 2014 | 2.38 million | +11.6% |
| 2015 | 1.97 million | -17.1% |
| 2016 | 1.72 million | -12.5% |
| 2017 | 1.99 million | +15.6% |
| 2018 | 1.95 million | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 2.20 million | +13.0% |
| 2020 | 2.14 million | -2.9% |
| 2021 | 2.20 million | +2.7% |
| 2022 | 2.25 million | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 2.23 million | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 2.33 million | +4.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.98 million | 1.48 million | 2.38 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.23 million | 2.14 million | 2.33 million | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is container port traffic, maritime transport in Middle Africa?
- Container port traffic, maritime transport in Middle Africa was 2.33 million in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest container port traffic, maritime transport recorded in Middle Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 2.38 million in 2014.
- What is the lowest container port traffic, maritime transport recorded in Middle Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.48 million in 2010.
- How does Middle Africa rank for container port traffic, maritime transport?
- Middle Africa ranks 35th out of 36 groups with data for 2024.
- Is container port traffic, maritime transport rising or falling in Middle Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Middle Africa 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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