Container port traffic in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Container port traffic was 17.85 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units in 2019. ▲ Rising
Container port traffic in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), 2011–2019
Source: UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD). Measured in TEU: 20 foot equivalent units.
Analysis
In 2019, container port traffic in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) stood at 17.85 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.7% on the previous year and up 31.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, container port traffic in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) peaked at 17.85 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units in 2019 and was at its lowest, 13.63 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units, in 2011.
That places Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 31st out of 39 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Container port traffic in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 13.63 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | — |
| 2012 | 14.69 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +7.8% |
| 2013 | 15.20 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 15.73 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +3.5% |
| 2015 | 15.76 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 14.63 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | -7.2% |
| 2017 | 16.03 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +9.6% |
| 2018 | 17.39 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +8.5% |
| 2019 | 17.85 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +2.7% |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
- 28 Sri Lanka 7.78 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units compare
- 29 Canada 6.39 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units compare
- 30 Greece 5.69 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units compare
- 31 France 5.37 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units compare
- 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
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- Mobile cellular subscriptions 92.7 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 4.00 million (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0.4 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.003 units per person (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -20 % change on previous year (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 4.00 million (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.8324 units per person (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is container port traffic in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Container port traffic in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) was 17.85 million 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 Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 17.85 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units in 2019.
- What is the lowest container port traffic recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.63 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units in 2011.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank for container port traffic?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 31st out of 39 groups with data for 2019.
- Is container port traffic rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 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.