Container port traffic in India
India: Container port traffic was 23.90 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units in 2024. ▲ Rising
Container port traffic in India, 2010–2024
Source: UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD). Measured in TEU: 20 foot equivalent units.
Analysis
In 2024, container port traffic in India stood at 23.90 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.6% on the previous year and up 105.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, container port traffic in India peaked at 23.90 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units in 2024 and was at its lowest, 9.24 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units, in 2010.
India ranks 7th 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 India, year by year
| Year | TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 9.24 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | — |
| 2011 | 9.88 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +7.0% |
| 2012 | 10.02 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 10.57 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +5.5% |
| 2014 | 11.65 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +10.2% |
| 2015 | 12.32 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +5.7% |
| 2016 | 13.72 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +11.4% |
| 2017 | 15.45 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +12.6% |
| 2018 | 17.00 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +10.0% |
| 2019 | 17.49 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 17.60 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 19.56 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +11.2% |
| 2022 | 19.72 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 22.21 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +12.6% |
| 2024 | 23.90 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +7.6% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 23.90 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 762,062 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units, 31.4× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 12.73 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | 9.24 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | 17.49 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.60 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | 17.60 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | 23.90 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | 5 |
Countries ranked near India
- 4 South Korea 31.85 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units compare
- 5 Malaysia 30.66 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units compare
- 6 Vietnam 24.42 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units compare
- 8 United Arab Emirates 23.47 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units compare
- 9 Japan 21.89 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units compare
- 10 Spain 18.11 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units compare
More infrastructure data for India
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 1.15 billion (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 79.35 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 39.24 million (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 2.7 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.027 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 26.84 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 39.24 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.7935 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is container port traffic in India?
- Container port traffic in India was 23.90 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 India?
- The highest recorded value was 23.90 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units in 2024.
- What is the lowest container port traffic recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.24 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units in 2010.
- How does India rank for container port traffic?
- India ranks 7th out of 167 countries with data for 2024.
- Is container port traffic rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 105.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this India 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.