Container port traffic in Nigeria
Nigeria: Container port traffic was 1.57 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units in 2023. ▲ Rising
Container port traffic in Nigeria, 2010–2023
Source: UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD). Measured in TEU: 20 foot equivalent units.
Analysis
In 2023, container port traffic in Nigeria stood at 1.57 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, container port traffic in Nigeria peaked at 1.87 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units in 2014 and was at its lowest, 1.16 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units, in 2010.
Nigeria ranks 57th of 167 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Container port traffic in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 1.16 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | — |
| 2011 | 1.46 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +25.3% |
| 2012 | 1.58 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +8.8% |
| 2013 | 1.70 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +7.1% |
| 2014 | 1.87 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +10.1% |
| 2015 | 1.54 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | -17.3% |
| 2016 | 1.27 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | -17.6% |
| 2017 | 1.41 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +10.7% |
| 2018 | 1.56 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +10.8% |
| 2019 | 1.63 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +4.3% |
| 2020 | 1.55 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | -4.8% |
| 2021 | 1.57 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 1.57 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1.57 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +0.0% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 1.57 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 762,062 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units, 2.1× the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 1.57 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 242,999 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units, 6.4× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.52 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | 1.16 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | 1.87 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.56 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | 1.55 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | 1.57 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | 4 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
- 54 Costa Rica 1.72 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units compare
- 55 Ghana 1.70 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units compare
- 56 Sweden 1.64 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units compare
- 58 Bahamas 1.54 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units compare
- 59 Argentina 1.47 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units compare
- 60 Qatar 1.42 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units compare
More infrastructure data for Nigeria
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 164.65 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 70.76 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 102,714 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0.0441 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0004 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -8.27 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 102,714 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.7076 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0007 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is container port traffic in Nigeria?
- Container port traffic in Nigeria was 1.57 million 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 Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 1.87 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units in 2014.
- What is the lowest container port traffic recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.16 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units in 2010.
- How does Nigeria rank for container port traffic?
- Nigeria ranks 57th out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
- Is container port traffic rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nigeria 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.