Container port traffic in Libya
Libya: Container port traffic was 465,168 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units in 2023. ▲ Rising
Container port traffic in Libya, 2010–2023
Source: UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD). Measured in TEU: 20 foot equivalent units.
Analysis
In 2023, container port traffic in Libya stood at 465,168 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
The figure is up 8.5% on the previous year and up 106.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, container port traffic in Libya peaked at 465,168 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units in 2023 and was at its lowest, 105,636 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units, in 2017.
That places Libya 91st out of 167 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 Libya, year by year
| Year | TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 259,319 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | — |
| 2011 | 255,879 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 306,304 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +19.7% |
| 2013 | 225,020 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | -26.5% |
| 2014 | 172,340 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | -23.4% |
| 2016 | 124,050 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | -28.0% |
| 2017 | 105,636 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | -14.8% |
| 2019 | 265,098 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +151.0% |
| 2020 | 343,599 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +29.6% |
| 2021 | 422,100 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +22.8% |
| 2022 | 428,760 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 465,168 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +8.5% |
Libya compared with similar countries
- Libya's 465,168 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 552,376 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units, 84% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Libya's 465,168 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, 33% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 214,206 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | 105,636 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | 306,304 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | 8 |
| 2020s | 414,907 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | 343,599 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | 465,168 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | 4 |
Countries ranked near Libya
- 88 Latvia 490,971 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units compare
- 89 Mozambique 489,000 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units compare
- 90 Mauritius 468,254 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units compare
- 92 Iceland 425,000 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
More infrastructure data for Libya
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 13.94 million (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 192.97 per 100 people (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 1.22 million (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 16.86 per 100 people (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.1686 units per person (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -22.7 % change on previous year (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 1.22 million (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.93 units per person (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is container port traffic in Libya?
- Container port traffic in Libya was 465,168 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 Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 465,168 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units in 2023.
- What is the lowest container port traffic recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 105,636 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units in 2017.
- How does Libya rank for container port traffic?
- Libya ranks 91st out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
- Is container port traffic rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 106.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Libya 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.