Container port traffic, maritime transport in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Container port traffic, maritime transport was 8.03 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Container port traffic, maritime transport in Saudi Arabia, 2010–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for container port traffic, maritime transport in Saudi Arabia is 8.03 million, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 29.4% on the previous year and up 17.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, container port traffic, maritime transport in Saudi Arabia peaked at 11.38 million in 2023 and was at its lowest, 5.31 million, in 2010.
Saudi Arabia ranks 24th of 123 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Container port traffic, maritime transport in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 5.31 million | — |
| 2011 | 5.69 million | +7.2% |
| 2012 | 6.62 million | +16.3% |
| 2013 | 6.76 million | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 6.86 million | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 7.79 million | +13.6% |
| 2016 | 7.68 million | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 8.08 million | +5.2% |
| 2018 | 8.68 million | +7.4% |
| 2019 | 8.91 million | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 9.33 million | +4.8% |
| 2021 | 9.88 million | +5.8% |
| 2022 | 10.47 million | +6.0% |
| 2023 | 11.38 million | +8.7% |
| 2024 | 8.03 million | -29.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 7.24 million | 5.31 million | 8.91 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.82 million | 8.03 million | 11.38 million | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is container port traffic, maritime transport in Saudi Arabia?
- Container port traffic, maritime transport in Saudi Arabia was 8.03 million in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest container port traffic, maritime transport recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 11.38 million in 2023.
- What is the lowest container port traffic, maritime transport recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.31 million in 2010.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for container port traffic, maritime transport?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 24th out of 123 countries with data for 2024.
- Is container port traffic, maritime transport rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia 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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