Container port traffic in Spain
Spain: Container port traffic was 18.11 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units in 2024. ▲ Rising
Container port traffic in Spain, 2010–2024
Source: UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD). Measured in TEU: 20 foot equivalent units.
Analysis
Spain recorded 18.11 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units for container port traffic in 2024. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
The figure is up 10.6% on the previous year and up 27.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, container port traffic in Spain peaked at 18.11 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units in 2024 and was at its lowest, 12.50 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units, in 2010.
Spain ranks 10th of 167 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Container port traffic in Spain, year by year
| Year | TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 12.50 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | — |
| 2011 | 13.90 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +11.2% |
| 2012 | 14.07 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 13.90 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 14.21 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 14.29 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 15.07 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +5.5% |
| 2017 | 15.93 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +5.7% |
| 2018 | 17.17 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +7.8% |
| 2019 | 17.46 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 16.75 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | -4.1% |
| 2021 | 17.71 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +5.8% |
| 2022 | 17.16 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | -3.1% |
| 2023 | 16.38 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | -4.6% |
| 2024 | 18.11 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +10.6% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 18.11 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.03 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units, 17.6× the median. (72 countries reporting)
- Spain's 18.11 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.01 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units, 18.0× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 14.85 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | 12.50 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | 17.46 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.22 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | 16.38 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | 18.11 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | 5 |
Countries ranked near Spain
- 7 India 23.90 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units compare
- 8 United Arab Emirates 23.47 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units compare
- 9 Japan 21.89 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
More infrastructure data for Spain
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 62.41 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 130.26 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 18.23 million (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 38.05 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.3732 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -0.9095 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 18.23 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.28 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 Spain?
- Container port traffic in Spain was 18.11 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 Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 18.11 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units in 2024.
- What is the lowest container port traffic recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.50 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units in 2010.
- How does Spain rank for container port traffic?
- Spain ranks 10th out of 167 countries with data for 2024.
- Is container port traffic rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Spain 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.