Container port traffic in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan: Container port traffic was 75.81 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units in 2024. ▲ Rising
Container port traffic in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, 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 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan is 75.81 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of up 7.2% on the previous year and up 27.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, container port traffic in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan peaked at 75.81 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units in 2024 and was at its lowest, 50.33 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units, in 2010.
That places Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 18th out of 41 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Container port traffic in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, year by year
| Year | TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 50.33 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | — |
| 2011 | 53.56 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +6.4% |
| 2012 | 55.35 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 56.28 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 59.32 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +5.4% |
| 2015 | 60.56 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 61.68 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 64.22 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +4.1% |
| 2018 | 64.53 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 64.91 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 64.80 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 65.14 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 68.55 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +5.2% |
| 2023 | 70.75 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +3.2% |
| 2024 | 75.81 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +7.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 59.08 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | 50.33 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | 64.91 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | 10 |
| 2020s | 69.01 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | 64.80 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | 75.81 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | 5 |
Countries ranked near Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
- 15 Türkiye 13.51 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units compare
- 16 Germany 13.29 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units compare
- 17 Belgium 12.39 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units compare
- 18 Italy 11.93 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units compare
- 19 Morocco 11.79 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units compare
- 20 Thailand 11.43 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units compare
- 21 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 9.62 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units compare
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- Fixed telephone subscriptions 84.00 million (2025)
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- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.1014 units per person (2025)
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- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 2.44 % change on previous year (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is container port traffic in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- Container port traffic in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan was 75.81 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 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 75.81 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units in 2024.
- What is the lowest container port traffic recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.33 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units in 2010.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank for container port traffic?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 18th out of 41 groups with data for 2024.
- Is container port traffic rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 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.