Container port traffic: TEUs) in Nigeria
Nigeria: Container port traffic: TEUs) was 1.57 million in 2023. ▲ Rising
Container port traffic, maritime transport in Nigeria, 2010–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for container port traffic, maritime transport in Nigeria is 1.57 million, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 7.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, container port traffic, maritime transport in Nigeria peaked at 1.87 million in 2014 and was at its lowest, 1.16 million, in 2010.
Nigeria ranks 64th of 147 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Container port traffic: TEUs) in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 1.16 million | — |
| 2011 | 1.46 million | +25.3% |
| 2012 | 1.58 million | +8.8% |
| 2013 | 1.70 million | +7.1% |
| 2014 | 1.87 million | +10.1% |
| 2015 | 1.54 million | -17.3% |
| 2016 | 1.27 million | -17.6% |
| 2017 | 1.41 million | +10.7% |
| 2018 | 1.56 million | +10.8% |
| 2019 | 1.63 million | +4.3% |
| 2020 | 1.55 million | -4.8% |
| 2021 | 1.57 million | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 1.57 million | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1.57 million | +0.0% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 1.57 million is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.03 million, 1.5× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 1.57 million is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 709,221, 2.2× the median. (17 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.52 million | 1.16 million | 1.87 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.56 million | 1.55 million | 1.57 million | 4 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
More infrastructure data for Nigeria
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 164.65 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 70.76 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 102,714 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0.0441 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0004 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -8.27 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 102,714 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.7076 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0007 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is container port traffic, maritime transport in Nigeria?
- Container port traffic, maritime transport in Nigeria was 1.57 million in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest container port traffic, maritime transport recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 1.87 million in 2014.
- What is the lowest container port traffic, maritime transport recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.16 million in 2010.
- How does Nigeria rank for container port traffic, maritime transport?
- Nigeria ranks 64th out of 147 countries with data for 2023.
- Is container port traffic, maritime transport rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nigeria 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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