Container port traffic, maritime transport in Portugal
Portugal: Container port traffic, maritime transport was 3.54 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Container port traffic, maritime transport in Portugal, 2010–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2024, container port traffic, maritime transport in Portugal stood at 3.54 million. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of up 11.0% on the previous year and up 31.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, container port traffic, maritime transport in Portugal peaked at 3.54 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.64 million, in 2010.
That places Portugal 34th out of 123 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, maritime transport in Portugal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 1.64 million | — |
| 2011 | 1.78 million | +8.6% |
| 2012 | 1.90 million | +7.2% |
| 2013 | 2.35 million | +23.6% |
| 2014 | 2.69 million | +14.2% |
| 2015 | 2.74 million | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 2.91 million | +6.3% |
| 2017 | 3.12 million | +7.3% |
| 2018 | 3.17 million | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 2.91 million | -8.3% |
| 2020 | 2.99 million | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 3.29 million | +10.3% |
| 2022 | 3.15 million | -4.3% |
| 2023 | 3.19 million | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 3.54 million | +11.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2.52 million | 1.64 million | 3.17 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.23 million | 2.99 million | 3.54 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
- 31 Chile 4.47 million compare
- 32 South Africa 4.30 million compare
- 33 Oman 4.25 million compare
- 35 Peru 3.48 million compare
- 36 New Zealand 3.37 million compare
- 37 Bangladesh 3.35 million compare
More infrastructure data for Portugal
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 12.94 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 124.13 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 5.53 million (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 53 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.5167 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 0.4382 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 5.53 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.21 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 Portugal?
- Container port traffic, maritime transport in Portugal was 3.54 million in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest container port traffic, maritime transport recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 3.54 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest container port traffic, maritime transport recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.64 million in 2010.
- How does Portugal rank for container port traffic, maritime transport?
- Portugal ranks 34th out of 123 countries with data for 2024.
- Is container port traffic, maritime transport rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Portugal 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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