Container port traffic in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)

Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries): Container port traffic was 23.90 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
23.90 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units
Change on year
up 6.6%
Rank
30th
of 41 groups
All-time high
23.90 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units
in 2021
All-time low
12.00 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units
in 2010
Years of data
12
2010–2021

Container port traffic in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), 2010–2021

05.0M10.0M15.0M20.0M25.0M2010201520212010: 12.0M TEU: 20 foot equivalent units2011: 14.3M TEU: 20 foot equivalent units2012: 16.0M TEU: 20 foot equivalent units2013: 17.4M TEU: 20 foot equivalent units2014: 17.8M TEU: 20 foot equivalent units2015: 15.7M TEU: 20 foot equivalent units2016: 16.5M TEU: 20 foot equivalent units2017: 18.8M TEU: 20 foot equivalent units2018: 20.9M TEU: 20 foot equivalent units2019: 22.7M TEU: 20 foot equivalent units2020: 22.4M TEU: 20 foot equivalent units2021: 23.9M TEU: 20 foot equivalent units

Source: UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD). Measured in TEU: 20 foot equivalent units.

Analysis

The most recent figure for container port traffic in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) is 23.90 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.

That represents a change of up 6.6% on the previous year and up 67.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, container port traffic in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 23.90 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units in 2021 and was at its lowest, 12.00 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units, in 2010.

Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 30th of 41 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.

Container port traffic in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year

Annual values for Container port traffic (TEU: 20 foot equivalent units) in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), 2010 to 2021.
Year TEU: 20 foot equivalent units Change
2010 12.00 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units
2011 14.27 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units +18.9%
2012 15.95 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units +11.8%
2013 17.38 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units +8.9%
2014 17.82 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units +2.5%
2015 15.67 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units -12.0%
2016 16.51 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units +5.3%
2017 18.79 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units +13.8%
2018 20.92 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units +11.3%
2019 22.65 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units +8.3%
2020 22.42 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units -1.0%
2021 23.90 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units +6.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 17.20 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units 12.00 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units 22.65 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units 10
2020s 23.16 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units 22.42 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units 23.90 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units 2

Countries ranked near Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)

  1. 27 Saudi Arabia 8.03 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units compare
  2. 28 Sri Lanka 7.78 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units compare
  3. 29 Canada 6.39 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units compare
  4. 30 Greece 5.69 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units compare
  5. 31 France 5.37 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units compare
  6. 32 Colombia 5.19 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units compare
  7. 33 Russian Federation 5.19 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units compare

See the full ranking of 208 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is container port traffic in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
Container port traffic in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) was 23.90 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units in 2021, according to UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD).
What is the highest container port traffic recorded in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
The highest recorded value was 23.90 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units in 2021.
What is the lowest container port traffic recorded in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
The lowest recorded value was 12.00 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units in 2010.
How does Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for container port traffic?
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 30th out of 41 groups with data for 2021.
Is container port traffic rising or falling in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
Over the last ten years it is up 67.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) 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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Indicator
Container port traffic (TEU: 20 foot equivalent units)
Unit
TEU: 20 foot equivalent units
Source
UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
208 places, 2,791 data points, 2005–2024
Last refreshed

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.