Container port traffic in Cameroon
Cameroon: Container port traffic was 350,000 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units in 2024. ▲ Rising
Container port traffic in Cameroon, 2010–2024
Source: UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD). Measured in TEU: 20 foot equivalent units.
Analysis
In 2024, container port traffic in Cameroon stood at 350,000 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, container port traffic in Cameroon peaked at 421,854 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units in 2020 and was at its lowest, 290,000 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units, in 2010.
Cameroon ranks 96th of 167 countries 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 in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 290,000 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | — |
| 2011 | 333,834 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +15.1% |
| 2012 | 351,099 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +5.2% |
| 2013 | 339,268 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | -3.4% |
| 2014 | 333,555 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 379,915 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +13.9% |
| 2016 | 370,000 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | -2.6% |
| 2017 | 386,367 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +4.4% |
| 2018 | 378,758 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 370,493 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 421,854 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +13.9% |
| 2021 | 360,512 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | -14.5% |
| 2022 | 338,412 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | -6.1% |
| 2023 | 348,470 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +3.0% |
| 2024 | 350,000 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +0.4% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 350,000 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 762,062 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units, 46% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 350,000 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 242,999 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units, 1.4× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 353,329 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | 290,000 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | 386,367 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | 10 |
| 2020s | 363,850 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | 338,412 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | 421,854 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 93 Bahrain 409,382 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units compare
- 94 Cyprus 386,498 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units compare
- 95 Yemen 380,000 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units compare
- 97 Sudan 320,274 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units compare
- 98 Bulgaria 296,350 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units compare
- 99 Guinea 286,286 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units compare
More infrastructure data for Cameroon
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 31.52 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 108.21 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 67,507 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0.2318 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0023 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 3.35 % change on previous year (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 67,507 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.08 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is container port traffic in Cameroon?
- Container port traffic in Cameroon was 350,000 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units in 2024, according to UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD).
- What is the highest container port traffic recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 421,854 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units in 2020.
- What is the lowest container port traffic recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 290,000 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units in 2010.
- How does Cameroon rank for container port traffic?
- Cameroon ranks 96th out of 167 countries with data for 2024.
- Is container port traffic rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), published as part of Container port traffic (TEU: 20 foot equivalent units). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Port container traffic measures the flow of containers from land to sea transport modes, and vice versa, in twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs), a standard-size container. Data refer to coastal shipping as well as international journeys. Transshipment traffic is counted as two lifts at the intermediate port (once to off-load and again as an outbound lift) and includes empty units.