Container port traffic, maritime transport in Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa: Container port traffic, maritime transport was 20.87 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Container port traffic, maritime transport in Sub-Saharan Africa, 2010–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2024, container port traffic, maritime transport in Sub-Saharan Africa stood at 20.87 million. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
The figure is up 12.3% on the previous year and up 35.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, container port traffic, maritime transport in Sub-Saharan Africa peaked at 20.87 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 11.39 million, in 2010.
Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 21st of 33 groups on this measure, 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 Sub-Saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 11.39 million | — |
| 2011 | 13.15 million | +15.4% |
| 2012 | 14.22 million | +8.1% |
| 2013 | 14.79 million | +4.0% |
| 2014 | 15.38 million | +4.0% |
| 2015 | 15.47 million | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 14.82 million | -4.3% |
| 2017 | 16.04 million | +8.2% |
| 2018 | 17.09 million | +6.6% |
| 2019 | 17.51 million | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 17.19 million | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 18.24 million | +6.1% |
| 2022 | 17.42 million | -4.5% |
| 2023 | 18.58 million | +6.6% |
| 2024 | 20.87 million | +12.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 14.99 million | 11.39 million | 17.51 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.46 million | 17.19 million | 20.87 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa
- 18 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 9.62 million compare
- 19 Australia 9.58 million compare
- 20 Panama 9.57 million compare
- 21 Mexico 9.28 million compare
- 22 Philippines 9.22 million compare
- 23 Egypt 8.58 million compare
- 24 Saudi Arabia 8.03 million compare
More infrastructure data for Sub-Saharan Africa
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 1.20 billion (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 90.4 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 5.00 million (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0.4 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0038 units per person (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -16.67 % change on previous year (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 5.00 million (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.9049 units per person (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is container port traffic, maritime transport in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Container port traffic, maritime transport in Sub-Saharan Africa was 20.87 million in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest container port traffic, maritime transport recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 20.87 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest container port traffic, maritime transport recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.39 million in 2010.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa rank for container port traffic, maritime transport?
- Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 21st out of 33 groups with data for 2024.
- Is container port traffic, maritime transport rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan 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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