Container port traffic in Mozambique
Mozambique: Container port traffic was 489,000 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units in 2023. ▲ Rising
Container port traffic in Mozambique, 2011–2023
Source: UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD). Measured in TEU: 20 foot equivalent units.
Analysis
Mozambique recorded 489,000 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units for container port traffic in 2023. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 16.3% on the previous year and up 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, container port traffic in Mozambique peaked at 489,000 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units in 2023 and was at its lowest, 220,000 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units, in 2011.
That places Mozambique 89th 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 11 years of available data.
Container port traffic in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 220,000 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | — |
| 2012 | 246,000 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +11.8% |
| 2013 | 244,500 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 277,200 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +13.4% |
| 2015 | 335,200 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +20.9% |
| 2018 | 372,218 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +11.0% |
| 2019 | 411,938 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +10.7% |
| 2020 | 417,459 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 440,582 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +5.5% |
| 2022 | 420,500 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | -4.6% |
| 2023 | 489,000 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +16.3% |
Mozambique compared with similar countries
- Mozambique's 489,000 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units is above the median for low income countries, which is 91,846 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units, 5.3× the median. (12 countries reporting)
- Mozambique's 489,000 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 242,999 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units, 2.0× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 301,008 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | 220,000 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | 411,938 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | 7 |
| 2020s | 441,885 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | 417,459 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | 489,000 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mozambique
- 86 Benin 510,896 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units compare
- 87 Tunisia 491,955 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units compare
- 88 Latvia 490,971 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
- 92 Iceland 425,000 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units compare
More infrastructure data for Mozambique
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 17.14 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 49.5 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 28,329 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0.0818 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0008 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -6.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 28,329 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.495 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0008 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is container port traffic in Mozambique?
- Container port traffic in Mozambique was 489,000 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 Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 489,000 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units in 2023.
- What is the lowest container port traffic recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 220,000 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units in 2011.
- How does Mozambique rank for container port traffic?
- Mozambique ranks 89th out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
- Is container port traffic rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is up 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mozambique 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.