Container port traffic in Namibia
Namibia: Container port traffic was 171,151 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units in 2024. ▼ Falling
Container port traffic in Namibia, 2010–2024
Source: UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD). Measured in TEU: 20 foot equivalent units.
Analysis
Namibia recorded 171,151 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units for container port traffic in 2024.
The figure is up 6.4% on the previous year and down 32.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, container port traffic in Namibia peaked at 334,410 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units in 2012 and was at its lowest, 148,642 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units, in 2020.
Namibia ranks 112th of 167 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Container port traffic in Namibia, year by year
| Year | TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 247,743 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | — |
| 2011 | 220,178 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | -11.1% |
| 2012 | 334,410 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +51.9% |
| 2013 | 301,817 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | -9.7% |
| 2014 | 253,052 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | -16.2% |
| 2015 | 237,546 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | -6.1% |
| 2016 | 203,071 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | -14.5% |
| 2017 | 205,991 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 182,655 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | -11.3% |
| 2019 | 149,464 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | -18.2% |
| 2020 | 148,642 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 155,980 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +4.9% |
| 2022 | 168,278 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +7.9% |
| 2023 | 160,883 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | -4.4% |
| 2024 | 171,151 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +6.4% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 171,151 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 762,062 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units, 22% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Namibia's 171,151 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 242,999 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units, 70% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 233,593 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | 149,464 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | 334,410 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | 10 |
| 2020s | 160,987 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | 148,642 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | 171,151 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | 5 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
- 109 Guam 190,200 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units compare
- 110 Albania 184,017 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units compare
- 111 Gabon 180,878 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units compare
- 113 Nicaragua 167,682 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units compare
- 114 Seychelles 154,423 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units compare
- 115 Fiji 145,782 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units compare
More infrastructure data for Namibia
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 2.58 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 85.16 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 77,390 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 2.55 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0255 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -4.59 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 77,390 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.8517 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is container port traffic in Namibia?
- Container port traffic in Namibia was 171,151 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 Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 334,410 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units in 2012.
- What is the lowest container port traffic recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 148,642 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units in 2020.
- How does Namibia rank for container port traffic?
- Namibia ranks 112th out of 167 countries with data for 2024.
- Is container port traffic rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Namibia 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.