Container port traffic, maritime transport in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: Container port traffic, maritime transport was 23.47 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Container port traffic, maritime transport in United Arab Emirates, 2010–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for container port traffic, maritime transport in United Arab Emirates is 23.47 million, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.0% on the previous year and up 16.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, container port traffic, maritime transport in United Arab Emirates peaked at 23.47 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 15.14 million, in 2010.
United Arab Emirates ranks 6th of 123 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Container port traffic, maritime transport in United Arab Emirates, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 15.14 million | — |
| 2011 | 17.03 million | +12.5% |
| 2012 | 18.06 million | +6.1% |
| 2013 | 18.66 million | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 20.19 million | +8.2% |
| 2015 | 21.24 million | +5.2% |
| 2016 | 20.65 million | -2.8% |
| 2017 | 19.09 million | -7.6% |
| 2018 | 18.70 million | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 18.80 million | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 18.72 million | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 19.24 million | +2.8% |
| 2022 | 20.39 million | +6.0% |
| 2023 | 21.53 million | +5.6% |
| 2024 | 23.47 million | +9.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 18.76 million | 15.14 million | 21.24 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.67 million | 18.72 million | 23.47 million | 5 |
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More infrastructure data for United Arab Emirates
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 22.41 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 203.21 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 2.29 million (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 20.8 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.2087 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 1.54 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 2.29 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 2.04 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 United Arab Emirates?
- Container port traffic, maritime transport in United Arab Emirates was 23.47 million in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest container port traffic, maritime transport recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The highest recorded value was 23.47 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest container port traffic, maritime transport recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.14 million in 2010.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for container port traffic, maritime transport?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 6th out of 123 countries with data for 2024.
- Is container port traffic, maritime transport rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United Arab Emirates 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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