Container port traffic in New Zealand

New Zealand: Container port traffic was 3.37 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
3.37 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units
Change on year
up 5.9%
World rank
39th
of 167 countries
All-time high
3.45 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units
in 2020
All-time low
2.32 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units
in 2010
Years of data
15
2010–2024

Container port traffic in New Zealand, 2010–2024

01.0M2.0M3.0M2010201720242010: 2.3M TEU: 20 foot equivalent units2011: 2.5M TEU: 20 foot equivalent units2012: 2.6M TEU: 20 foot equivalent units2013: 2.7M TEU: 20 foot equivalent units2014: 2.8M TEU: 20 foot equivalent units2015: 2.9M TEU: 20 foot equivalent units2016: 3.0M TEU: 20 foot equivalent units2017: 3.2M TEU: 20 foot equivalent units2018: 3.4M TEU: 20 foot equivalent units2019: 3.4M TEU: 20 foot equivalent units2020: 3.4M TEU: 20 foot equivalent units2021: 3.2M TEU: 20 foot equivalent units2022: 3.4M TEU: 20 foot equivalent units2023: 3.2M TEU: 20 foot equivalent units2024: 3.4M TEU: 20 foot equivalent units

Source: UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD). Measured in TEU: 20 foot equivalent units.

Analysis

New Zealand recorded 3.37 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units for container port traffic in 2024.

That represents a change of up 5.9% on the previous year and up 22.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, container port traffic in New Zealand peaked at 3.45 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units in 2020 and was at its lowest, 2.32 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units, in 2010.

That places New Zealand 39th out of 167 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 2.87 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units 2.32 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units 3.43 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units 10
2020s 3.34 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units 3.18 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units 3.45 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units 5

Countries ranked near New Zealand

  1. 36 Oman 4.25 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units compare
  2. 37 Portugal 3.54 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units compare
  3. 38 Peru 3.48 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units compare
  4. 40 Bangladesh 3.35 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units compare
  5. 41 Pakistan 3.34 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units compare
  6. 42 Poland 3.27 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units compare

See the full ranking of 208 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is container port traffic in New Zealand?
Container port traffic in New Zealand was 3.37 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 New Zealand?
The highest recorded value was 3.45 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units in 2020.
What is the lowest container port traffic recorded in New Zealand?
The lowest recorded value was 2.32 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units in 2010.
How does New Zealand rank for container port traffic?
New Zealand ranks 39th out of 167 countries with data for 2024.
Is container port traffic rising or falling in New Zealand?
Over the last ten years it is up 22.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this New Zealand 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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Indicator
Container port traffic (TEU: 20 foot equivalent units)
Unit
TEU: 20 foot equivalent units
Source
UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
208 places, 2,791 data points, 2005–2024
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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.