Container port traffic: TEUs) in World
World: Container port traffic: TEUs) was 920.30 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Container port traffic, maritime transport in World, 2010–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for container port traffic, maritime transport in World is 920.30 million, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.9% on the previous year and up 36.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, container port traffic, maritime transport in World peaked at 920.30 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 545.52 million, in 2010.
World ranks 1st of 36 groups 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: TEUs) in World, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 545.52 million | — |
| 2011 | 591.09 million | +8.4% |
| 2012 | 620.93 million | +5.0% |
| 2013 | 641.22 million | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 672.16 million | +4.8% |
| 2015 | 682.04 million | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 698.36 million | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 743.49 million | +6.5% |
| 2018 | 781.17 million | +5.1% |
| 2019 | 801.36 million | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 792.56 million | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 849.71 million | +7.2% |
| 2022 | 855.15 million | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 860.61 million | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 920.30 million | +6.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 677.73 million | 545.52 million | 801.36 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 855.67 million | 792.56 million | 920.30 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near World
- 1 China 299.70 million compare
- 2 United States 59.71 million compare
- 3 Singapore 41.12 million compare
- 4 Republic of Korea 31.85 million compare
- 4 South Korea 31.85 million compare
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- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0992 units per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is container port traffic, maritime transport in World?
- Container port traffic, maritime transport in World was 920.30 million in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest container port traffic, maritime transport recorded in World?
- The highest recorded value was 920.30 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest container port traffic, maritime transport recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 545.52 million in 2010.
- How does World rank for container port traffic, maritime transport?
- World ranks 1st out of 36 groups with data for 2024.
- Is container port traffic, maritime transport rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this World 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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