Container port traffic (TEU: 20 foot equivalent units) in OECD members
OECD members: Container port traffic (TEU: 20 foot equivalent units) was 276.69 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units in 2024. ▲ Rising
Container port traffic in OECD members, 2010–2024
Source: UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD). Measured in TEU: 20 foot equivalent units.
Analysis
OECD members recorded 276.69 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units for container port traffic in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.3% on the previous year and up 23.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, container port traffic in OECD members peaked at 276.81 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units in 2021 and was at its lowest, 190.24 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units, in 2010.
OECD members ranks 13th of 41 groups on this measure, 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 OECD members, year by year
| Year | TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 190.24 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | — |
| 2011 | 202.50 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +6.4% |
| 2012 | 210.02 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +3.7% |
| 2013 | 215.03 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 224.22 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +4.3% |
| 2015 | 226.94 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 232.62 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 247.40 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +6.4% |
| 2018 | 259.91 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +5.1% |
| 2019 | 264.87 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 256.57 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | -3.1% |
| 2021 | 276.81 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +7.9% |
| 2022 | 272.54 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 260.24 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | -4.5% |
| 2024 | 276.69 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +6.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 227.37 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | 190.24 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | 264.87 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | 10 |
| 2020s | 268.57 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | 256.57 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | 276.81 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | 5 |
Countries ranked near OECD members
- 10 Spain 18.11 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units compare
- 11 Indonesia 14.71 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units compare
- 12 Netherlands 14.52 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units compare
- 13 Brazil 13.89 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units compare
- 14 Hong Kong 13.69 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units compare
- 15 Turkey 13.51 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units compare
- 16 Germany 13.29 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is container port traffic in OECD members?
- Container port traffic in OECD members was 276.69 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 OECD members?
- The highest recorded value was 276.81 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units in 2021.
- What is the lowest container port traffic recorded in OECD members?
- The lowest recorded value was 190.24 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units in 2010.
- How does OECD members rank for container port traffic?
- OECD members ranks 13th out of 41 groups with data for 2024.
- Is container port traffic rising or falling in OECD members?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this OECD members 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.