Container port traffic in Lebanon
Lebanon: Container port traffic was 762,062 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units in 2024. ▼ Falling
Container port traffic in Lebanon, 2010–2024
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 Lebanon is 762,062 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 75.5% on the previous year and down 37.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, container port traffic in Lebanon peaked at 1.33 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units in 2018 and was at its lowest, 434,218 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units, in 2022.
That places Lebanon 81st out of 167 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Container port traffic in Lebanon, year by year
| Year | TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 949,155 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | — |
| 2011 | 1.03 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +9.0% |
| 2012 | 1.04 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 1.12 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +7.3% |
| 2014 | 1.21 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +8.3% |
| 2015 | 1.13 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | -6.6% |
| 2016 | 1.15 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 1.31 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +13.8% |
| 2018 | 1.33 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 1.26 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | -5.6% |
| 2020 | 798,882 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | -36.5% |
| 2021 | 640,263 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | -19.9% |
| 2022 | 434,218 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | -32.2% |
| 2024 | 762,062 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +75.5% |
Lebanon compared with similar countries
- Lebanon's 762,062 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 762,062 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units, 1.0× the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Lebanon's 762,062 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.42 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units, 54% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Container port traffic in Lebanon changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | +75.5% | 434,218 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | 762,062 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.15 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | 949,155 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | 1.33 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | 10 |
| 2020s | 658,856 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | 434,218 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | 798,882 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | 4 |
Countries ranked near Lebanon
- 78 Norway 862,983 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units compare
- 79 Jordan 824,199 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units compare
- 80 Myanmar 782,951 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units compare
- 82 Angola 709,221 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units compare
- 83 Georgia 636,497 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units compare
- 84 Trinidad and Tobago 545,177 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units compare
More infrastructure data for Lebanon
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 4.25 million (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 74.01 per 100 people (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 924,461 (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 16.09 per 100 people (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.1609 units per person (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 5.59 % change on previous year (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 924,461 (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.7401 units per person (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is container port traffic in Lebanon?
- Container port traffic in Lebanon was 762,062 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 Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 1.33 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units in 2018.
- What is the lowest container port traffic recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 434,218 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units in 2022.
- How does Lebanon rank for container port traffic?
- Lebanon ranks 81st out of 167 countries with data for 2024.
- Is container port traffic rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 37.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lebanon 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.