Container port traffic in South Africa
South Africa: Container port traffic was 4.30 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units in 2024. ▬ Flat
Container port traffic in South Africa, 2010–2024
Source: UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD). Measured in TEU: 20 foot equivalent units.
Analysis
South Africa recorded 4.30 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units for container port traffic in 2024.
That represents a change of up 4.4% on the previous year and down 6.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, container port traffic in South Africa peaked at 4.89 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units in 2018 and was at its lowest, 3.99 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units, in 2010.
South Africa ranks 35th of 167 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Container port traffic in South Africa, year by year
| Year | TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 3.99 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | — |
| 2011 | 4.39 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +10.2% |
| 2012 | 4.35 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 4.69 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +7.8% |
| 2014 | 4.59 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 4.66 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 4.35 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | -6.6% |
| 2017 | 4.56 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +4.8% |
| 2018 | 4.89 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +7.2% |
| 2019 | 4.53 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | -7.4% |
| 2020 | 4.08 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | -10.0% |
| 2021 | 4.42 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +8.3% |
| 2022 | 4.05 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | -8.2% |
| 2023 | 4.12 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +1.7% |
| 2024 | 4.30 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +4.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 4.50 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | 3.99 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | 4.89 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.19 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | 4.05 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | 4.42 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | 5 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
- 32 Colombia 5.19 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units compare
- 33 Russian Federation 5.19 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units compare
- 34 Chile 4.47 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units compare
- 36 Oman 4.25 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
More infrastructure data for South Africa
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 114.79 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 179.34 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 1.01 million (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 1.58 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0158 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -25.13 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 1.01 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.79 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is container port traffic in South Africa?
- Container port traffic in South Africa was 4.30 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 South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 4.89 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units in 2018.
- What is the lowest container port traffic recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.99 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units in 2010.
- How does South Africa rank for container port traffic?
- South Africa ranks 35th out of 167 countries with data for 2024.
- Is container port traffic rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this South Africa 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.