Container port traffic: TEUs) in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Container port traffic: TEUs) was 9.62 million teu in 2024. ▲ Rising
Container port traffic, maritime transport in United Kingdom, 2010–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in teu.
Analysis
United Kingdom recorded 9.62 million teu for container port traffic, maritime transport in 2024.
That represents a change of up 5.8% on the previous year and up 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, container port traffic, maritime transport in United Kingdom peaked at 10.51 million teu in 2019 and was at its lowest, 7.98 million teu, in 2012.
That places United Kingdom 24th out of 147 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Container port traffic: TEUs) in United Kingdom, year by year
| Year | teu | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 8.22 million teu | — |
| 2011 | 8.14 million teu | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 7.98 million teu | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 8.25 million teu | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 9.51 million teu | +15.3% |
| 2015 | 9.76 million teu | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 10.20 million teu | +4.5% |
| 2017 | 10.24 million teu | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 10.32 million teu | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 10.51 million teu | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 9.73 million teu | -7.4% |
| 2021 | 10.29 million teu | +5.7% |
| 2022 | 9.75 million teu | -5.3% |
| 2023 | 9.09 million teu | -6.8% |
| 2024 | 9.62 million teu | +5.8% |
United Kingdom compared with similar countries
- United Kingdom's 9.62 million teu is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.37 million teu, 7.0× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- United Kingdom's 9.62 million teu is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.13 million teu, 8.5× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 9.31 million teu | 7.98 million teu | 10.51 million teu | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.70 million teu | 9.09 million teu | 10.29 million teu | 5 |
Countries ranked near United Kingdom
More infrastructure data for United Kingdom
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 84.10 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 121.64 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 23.77 million (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 34.38 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.3431 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -11.55 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 23.77 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 United Kingdom?
- Container port traffic, maritime transport in United Kingdom was 9.62 million teu in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest container port traffic, maritime transport recorded in United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 10.51 million teu in 2019.
- What is the lowest container port traffic, maritime transport recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.98 million teu in 2012.
- How does United Kingdom rank for container port traffic, maritime transport?
- United Kingdom ranks 24th out of 147 countries with data for 2024.
- Is container port traffic, maritime transport rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United Kingdom 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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