Container port traffic in China
China: Container port traffic was 299.70 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units in 2024. ▲ Rising
Container port traffic in China, 2010–2024
Source: UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD). Measured in TEU: 20 foot equivalent units.
Analysis
China recorded 299.70 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units for container port traffic in 2024. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
The figure is up 7.5% on the previous year and up 60.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, container port traffic in China peaked at 299.70 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units in 2024 and was at its lowest, 136.04 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units, in 2010.
China ranks 1st of 167 countries 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 in China, year by year
| Year | TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 136.04 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | — |
| 2011 | 151.80 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +11.6% |
| 2012 | 165.94 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +9.3% |
| 2013 | 176.61 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +6.4% |
| 2014 | 187.29 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +6.1% |
| 2015 | 195.51 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +4.4% |
| 2016 | 202.83 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +3.7% |
| 2017 | 218.71 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +7.8% |
| 2018 | 229.13 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +4.8% |
| 2019 | 237.57 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +3.7% |
| 2020 | 240.48 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 256.95 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +6.8% |
| 2022 | 268.79 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +4.6% |
| 2023 | 278.76 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +3.7% |
| 2024 | 299.70 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +7.5% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 299.70 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 552,376 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units, 542.6× the median. (48 countries reporting)
- China's 299.70 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 145,782 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units, 2055.8× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 190.14 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | 136.04 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | 237.57 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | 10 |
| 2020s | 268.94 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | 240.48 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | 299.70 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | 5 |
Countries ranked near China
- 2 United States 59.71 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units compare
- 3 Singapore 41.12 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units compare
- 4 South Korea 31.85 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units compare
More infrastructure data for China
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 1.87 billion (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 131.75 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 166.51 million (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 11.73 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.1182 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -7.19 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 166.51 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.33 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is container port traffic in China?
- Container port traffic in China was 299.70 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 China?
- The highest recorded value was 299.70 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units in 2024.
- What is the lowest container port traffic recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 136.04 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units in 2010.
- How does China rank for container port traffic?
- China ranks 1st out of 167 countries with data for 2024.
- Is container port traffic rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 60.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this China 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.