Container port traffic, maritime transport in World
World: Container port traffic, maritime transport was 920.30 million teu in 2024. ▲ Rising
Container port traffic, maritime transport in World, 2010–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in teu.
Analysis
The most recent figure for container port traffic, maritime transport in World is 920.30 million teu, 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 teu in 2024 and was at its lowest, 545.52 million teu, in 2010.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 677.73 million teu | 545.52 million teu | 801.36 million teu | 10 |
| 2020s | 855.67 million teu | 792.56 million teu | 920.30 million teu | 5 |
Countries ranked near World
- 1 China (People’s Republic of) 299.70 million teu compare
- 2 Singapore 41.12 million teu compare
- 3 Republic of Korea 31.85 million teu compare
- 4 Malaysia 30.66 million teu compare
More infrastructure data for World
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 9.17 billion (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 111.5 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 815.00 million (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 9.9 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0992 units per person (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -2.16 % change on previous year (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 815.00 million (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.12 units per person (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is container port traffic, maritime transport in World?
- Container port traffic, maritime transport in World was 920.30 million teu 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 teu in 2024.
- What is the lowest container port traffic, maritime transport recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 545.52 million teu in 2010.
- How does World rank for container port traffic, maritime transport?
- World ranks 1st out of 13 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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