Container port traffic in Sao Tome and Principe

Sao Tome and Principe: Container port traffic was 49,553 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
49,553 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units
Change on year
up 3.3%
World rank
141st
of 167 countries
All-time high
86,790 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units
in 2011
All-time low
27,477 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units
in 2010
Years of data
10
2010–2019

Container port traffic in Sao Tome and Principe, 2010–2019

20.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k2010201420192010: 27.5k TEU: 20 foot equivalent units2011: 86.8k TEU: 20 foot equivalent units2012: 78.5k TEU: 20 foot equivalent units2013: 83.2k TEU: 20 foot equivalent units2014: 75.9k TEU: 20 foot equivalent units2015: 84.4k TEU: 20 foot equivalent units2016: 67.5k TEU: 20 foot equivalent units2017: 63.0k TEU: 20 foot equivalent units2018: 48.0k TEU: 20 foot equivalent units2019: 49.6k TEU: 20 foot equivalent units

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 Sao Tome and Principe is 49,553 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units, measured in 2019.

That represents a change of up 3.3% on the previous year and up 80.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, container port traffic in Sao Tome and Principe peaked at 86,790 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units in 2011 and was at its lowest, 27,477 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units, in 2010.

Sao Tome and Principe ranks 141st of 167 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

Container port traffic in Sao Tome and Principe, year by year

Annual values for Container port traffic (TEU: 20 foot equivalent units) in Sao Tome and Principe, 2010 to 2019.
Year TEU: 20 foot equivalent units Change
2010 27,477 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units
2011 86,790 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units +215.9%
2012 78,493 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units -9.6%
2013 83,154 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units +5.9%
2014 75,922 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units -8.7%
2015 84,393 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units +11.2%
2016 67,523 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units -20.0%
2017 62,981 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units -6.7%
2018 47,990 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units -23.8%
2019 49,553 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units +3.3%

Countries ranked near Sao Tome and Principe

  1. 138 East Timor 53,289 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units compare
  2. 139 Samoa 53,017 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units compare
  3. 140 Kiribati 52,100 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units compare
  4. 142 Cayman Islands 46,658 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units compare
  5. 143 British Virgin Islands 45,956 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units compare
  6. 144 Northern Mariana Islands 44,952 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is container port traffic in Sao Tome and Principe?
Container port traffic in Sao Tome and Principe was 49,553 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units in 2019, according to UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD).
What is the highest container port traffic recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
The highest recorded value was 86,790 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units in 2011.
What is the lowest container port traffic recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
The lowest recorded value was 27,477 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units in 2010.
How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for container port traffic?
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 141st out of 167 countries with data for 2019.
Is container port traffic rising or falling in Sao Tome and Principe?
Over the last ten years it is up 80.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Sao Tome and Principe 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

Indicator
Container port traffic (TEU: 20 foot equivalent units)
Unit
TEU: 20 foot equivalent units
Source
UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
208 places, 2,791 data points, 2005–2024
Last refreshed

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.