Container port traffic in Iceland
Iceland: Container port traffic was 425,000 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units in 2023. ▲ Rising
Container port traffic in Iceland, 2010–2023
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 Iceland is 425,000 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
The figure is up 18.1% on the previous year and up 75.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, container port traffic in Iceland peaked at 425,000 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units in 2023 and was at its lowest, 192,778 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units, in 2010.
Iceland ranks 92nd of 167 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Container port traffic in Iceland, year by year
| Year | TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 192,778 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | — |
| 2011 | 199,850 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +3.7% |
| 2012 | 220,518 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +10.3% |
| 2013 | 241,857 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +9.7% |
| 2014 | 261,732 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +8.2% |
| 2015 | 277,629 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +6.1% |
| 2016 | 308,660 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +11.2% |
| 2017 | 350,348 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +13.5% |
| 2018 | 353,300 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 330,292 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | -6.5% |
| 2020 | 320,000 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | -3.1% |
| 2021 | 360,000 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +12.5% |
| 2022 | 360,000 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 425,000 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +18.1% |
Iceland compared with similar countries
- Iceland's 425,000 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.03 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units, 41% of the median. (72 countries reporting)
- Iceland's 425,000 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.01 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units, 42% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 273,696 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | 192,778 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | 353,300 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | 10 |
| 2020s | 366,250 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | 320,000 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | 425,000 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | 4 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
- 89 Mozambique 489,000 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units compare
- 90 Mauritius 468,254 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units compare
- 91 Libya 465,168 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units compare
- 93 Bahrain 409,382 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units compare
- 94 Cyprus 386,498 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units compare
- 95 Yemen 380,000 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units compare
More infrastructure data for Iceland
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 475,724 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 120.93 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 68,518 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 17.42 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.1773 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -16.94 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 68,518 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.23 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is container port traffic in Iceland?
- Container port traffic in Iceland was 425,000 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units in 2023, according to UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD).
- What is the highest container port traffic recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 425,000 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units in 2023.
- What is the lowest container port traffic recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 192,778 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units in 2010.
- How does Iceland rank for container port traffic?
- Iceland ranks 92nd out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
- Is container port traffic rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 75.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iceland 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.