Container port traffic in France
France: Container port traffic was 5.37 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units in 2024. ▲ Rising
Container port traffic in France, 2010–2024
Source: UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD). Measured in TEU: 20 foot equivalent units.
Analysis
In 2024, container port traffic in France stood at 5.37 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units.
The figure is up 10.3% on the previous year and up 21.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, container port traffic in France peaked at 5.59 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units in 2022 and was at its lowest, 3.87 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units, in 2011.
France ranks 31st 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.
Container port traffic in France, year by year
| Year | TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 3.92 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | — |
| 2011 | 3.87 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 4.08 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +5.5% |
| 2013 | 4.29 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +5.1% |
| 2014 | 4.42 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 4.46 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 4.47 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 4.96 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +11.0% |
| 2018 | 5.05 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 4.99 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 4.44 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | -11.2% |
| 2021 | 5.52 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +24.5% |
| 2022 | 5.59 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 4.87 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | -12.9% |
| 2024 | 5.37 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +10.3% |
France compared with similar countries
- France's 5.37 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.03 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units, 5.2× the median. (72 countries reporting)
- France's 5.37 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.01 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units, 5.3× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 4.45 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | 3.87 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | 5.05 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.16 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | 4.44 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | 5.59 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | 5 |
Countries ranked near France
- 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
- 32 Colombia 5.19 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units compare
- 33 Russia 5.19 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units compare
- 34 Chile 4.47 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units compare
More infrastructure data for France
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 77.53 million (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 116.69 per 100 people (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 37.28 million (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 56.11 per 100 people (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.5453 units per person (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -1.55 % change on previous year (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 37.28 million (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.13 units per person (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is container port traffic in France?
- Container port traffic in France was 5.37 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 France?
- The highest recorded value was 5.59 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units in 2022.
- What is the lowest container port traffic recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.87 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units in 2011.
- How does France rank for container port traffic?
- France ranks 31st out of 167 countries with data for 2024.
- Is container port traffic rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this France 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.