Container port traffic (TEU: 20 foot equivalent units) in North America
North America: Container port traffic (TEU: 20 foot equivalent units) was 66.10 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units in 2024. ▲ Rising
Container port traffic in North America, 2010–2024
Source: UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD). Measured in TEU: 20 foot equivalent units.
Analysis
North America recorded 66.10 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units for container port traffic in 2024.
That represents a change of up 8.9% on the previous year and up 32.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, container port traffic in North America peaked at 68.27 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units in 2022 and was at its lowest, 44.94 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units, in 2010.
That places North America 20th 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 (TEU: 20 foot equivalent units) in North America, year by year
| Year | TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 44.94 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | — |
| 2011 | 45.55 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 47.01 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 48.11 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 50.09 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +4.1% |
| 2015 | 52.33 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +4.5% |
| 2016 | 52.67 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 56.58 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +7.4% |
| 2018 | 59.76 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +5.6% |
| 2019 | 61.24 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 59.36 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | -3.1% |
| 2021 | 68.04 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +14.6% |
| 2022 | 68.27 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 60.72 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | -11.1% |
| 2024 | 66.10 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +8.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 51.83 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | 44.94 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | 61.24 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | 10 |
| 2020s | 64.50 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | 59.36 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | 68.27 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | 5 |
Countries ranked near North America
- 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 9.62 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units compare
- 22 Australia 9.58 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units compare
- 23 Panama 9.57 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units compare
More infrastructure data for North America
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 434.00 million (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 112 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 89.00 million (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 23 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.2321 units per person (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -4.3 % change on previous year (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 89.00 million (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.13 units per person (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is container port traffic in North America?
- Container port traffic in North America was 66.10 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 North America?
- The highest recorded value was 68.27 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units in 2022.
- What is the lowest container port traffic recorded in North America?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.94 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units in 2010.
- How does North America rank for container port traffic?
- North America ranks 20th out of 41 groups with data for 2024.
- Is container port traffic rising or falling in North America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this North America 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.