Container port traffic in Oman
Oman: Container port traffic was 4.25 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units in 2024. ▲ Rising
Container port traffic in Oman, 2010–2024
Source: UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD). Measured in TEU: 20 foot equivalent units.
Analysis
The most recent figure for container port traffic in Oman is 4.25 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.8% on the previous year and up 26.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, container port traffic in Oman peaked at 5.24 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units in 2021 and was at its lowest, 3.11 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units, in 2015.
That places Oman 36th 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.
Container port traffic in Oman, year by year
| Year | TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 3.89 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | — |
| 2011 | 3.61 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | -7.3% |
| 2012 | 4.18 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +15.7% |
| 2013 | 3.92 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | -6.1% |
| 2014 | 3.36 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | -14.2% |
| 2015 | 3.11 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | -7.7% |
| 2016 | 3.94 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +27.0% |
| 2017 | 4.79 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +21.3% |
| 2018 | 4.21 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | -12.0% |
| 2019 | 4.90 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +16.4% |
| 2020 | 5.15 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +5.0% |
| 2021 | 5.24 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 5.23 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 4.61 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | -11.9% |
| 2024 | 4.25 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | -7.8% |
Oman compared with similar countries
- Oman's 4.25 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.03 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units, 4.1× the median. (72 countries reporting)
- Oman's 4.25 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.42 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units, 3.0× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 3.99 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | 3.11 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | 4.90 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.89 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | 4.25 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | 5.24 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | 5 |
Countries ranked near Oman
- 33 Russia 5.19 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units compare
- 34 Chile 4.47 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units compare
- 35 South Africa 4.30 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units compare
- 37 Portugal 3.54 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units compare
- 38 Peru 3.48 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units compare
- 39 New Zealand 3.37 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units compare
More infrastructure data for Oman
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 6.35 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 120.61 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 435,596 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 8.27 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0825 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -24.83 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 435,596 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.2 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is container port traffic in Oman?
- Container port traffic in Oman was 4.25 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 Oman?
- The highest recorded value was 5.24 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units in 2021.
- What is the lowest container port traffic recorded in Oman?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.11 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units in 2015.
- How does Oman rank for container port traffic?
- Oman ranks 36th out of 167 countries with data for 2024.
- Is container port traffic rising or falling in Oman?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Oman 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.