Container port traffic in Canada
Canada: Container port traffic was 6.39 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units in 2024. ▲ Rising
Container port traffic in Canada, 2010–2024
Source: UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD). Measured in TEU: 20 foot equivalent units.
Analysis
In 2024, container port traffic in Canada stood at 6.39 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.8% on the previous year and up 17.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, container port traffic in Canada peaked at 7.17 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units in 2021 and was at its lowest, 4.67 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units, in 2010.
Canada ranks 29th of 167 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 5.69 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | 4.67 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | 7.00 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.61 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | 6.10 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | 7.17 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | 5 |
Countries ranked near Canada
- 26 Egypt 8.58 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units compare
- 27 Saudi Arabia 8.03 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units compare
- 28 Sri Lanka 7.78 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units compare
- 30 Greece 5.69 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units compare
- 31 France 5.37 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units compare
- 32 Colombia 5.19 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is container port traffic in Canada?
- Container port traffic in Canada was 6.39 million 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 Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 7.17 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units in 2021.
- What is the lowest container port traffic recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.67 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units in 2010.
- How does Canada rank for container port traffic?
- Canada ranks 29th out of 167 countries with data for 2024.
- Is container port traffic rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Canada 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.