Container port traffic in Portugal
Portugal: Container port traffic was 3.54 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units in 2024. ▲ Rising
Container port traffic in Portugal, 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 Portugal is 3.54 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 11.0% on the previous year and up 31.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, container port traffic in Portugal peaked at 3.54 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.64 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units, in 2010.
That places Portugal 37th 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 Portugal, year by year
| Year | TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 1.64 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | — |
| 2011 | 1.78 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +8.6% |
| 2012 | 1.90 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +7.2% |
| 2013 | 2.35 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +23.6% |
| 2014 | 2.69 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +14.2% |
| 2015 | 2.74 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 2.91 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +6.3% |
| 2017 | 3.12 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +7.3% |
| 2018 | 3.17 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 2.91 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | -8.3% |
| 2020 | 2.99 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 3.29 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +10.3% |
| 2022 | 3.15 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | -4.3% |
| 2023 | 3.19 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 3.54 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +11.0% |
Portugal compared with similar countries
- Portugal's 3.54 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.03 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units, 3.4× the median. (72 countries reporting)
- Portugal's 3.54 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.01 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units, 3.5× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2.52 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | 1.64 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | 3.17 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.23 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | 2.99 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | 3.54 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | 5 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
- 34 Chile 4.47 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units compare
- 35 South Africa 4.30 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units compare
- 36 Oman 4.25 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
- 40 Bangladesh 3.35 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units compare
More infrastructure data for Portugal
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 12.94 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 124.13 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 5.53 million (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 53 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.5167 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 0.4382 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 5.53 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.21 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is container port traffic in Portugal?
- Container port traffic in Portugal was 3.54 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 Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 3.54 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units in 2024.
- What is the lowest container port traffic recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.64 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units in 2010.
- How does Portugal rank for container port traffic?
- Portugal ranks 37th out of 167 countries with data for 2024.
- Is container port traffic rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Portugal 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.