Container port traffic in Central Europe and the Baltics
Central Europe and the Baltics: Container port traffic was 8.04 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units in 2024. ▲ Rising
Container port traffic in Central Europe and the Baltics, 2010–2024
Source: UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD). Measured in TEU: 20 foot equivalent units.
Analysis
In 2024, container port traffic in Central Europe and the Baltics stood at 8.04 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
The figure is up 7.7% on the previous year and up 62.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, container port traffic in Central Europe and the Baltics peaked at 8.04 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2.94 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units, in 2010.
That places Central Europe and the Baltics 36th out of 39 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Container port traffic in Central Europe and the Baltics, year by year
| Year | TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 2.94 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | — |
| 2011 | 3.80 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +29.5% |
| 2012 | 4.23 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +11.2% |
| 2013 | 4.64 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +9.7% |
| 2014 | 4.97 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +7.0% |
| 2015 | 4.73 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | -4.7% |
| 2016 | 5.08 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +7.3% |
| 2017 | 5.66 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +11.5% |
| 2018 | 6.50 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +14.8% |
| 2019 | 6.68 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 6.45 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | -3.4% |
| 2021 | 6.77 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +5.0% |
| 2022 | 7.46 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +10.2% |
| 2023 | 7.47 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 8.04 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +7.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 4.92 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | 2.94 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | 6.68 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.24 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | 6.45 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | 8.04 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | 5 |
Countries ranked near Central Europe and the Baltics
- 33 Russian Federation 5.19 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units compare
- 34 Chile 4.47 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units compare
- 35 South Africa 4.30 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units compare
- 36 Oman 4.25 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units compare
- 37 Portugal 3.54 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units compare
- 38 Peru 3.48 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units compare
- 39 New Zealand 3.37 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units compare
More infrastructure data for Central Europe and the Baltics
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 130.27 million (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 124.68 per 100 people (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 15.39 million (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 14.73 per 100 people (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.1538 units per person (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -5.49 % change on previous year (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 15.39 million (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.3 units per person (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is container port traffic in Central Europe and the Baltics?
- Container port traffic in Central Europe and the Baltics was 8.04 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 Central Europe and the Baltics?
- The highest recorded value was 8.04 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units in 2024.
- What is the lowest container port traffic recorded in Central Europe and the Baltics?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.94 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units in 2010.
- How does Central Europe and the Baltics rank for container port traffic?
- Central Europe and the Baltics ranks 36th out of 39 groups with data for 2024.
- Is container port traffic rising or falling in Central Europe and the Baltics?
- Over the last ten years it is up 62.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Central Europe and the Baltics 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.