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
Container port traffic in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), 2010–2021
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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)
- 27 Saudi Arabia 8.03 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units compare
- 28 Sri Lanka 7.78 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units compare
- 29 Canada 6.39 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
- 33 Russian Federation 5.19 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units compare
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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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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.