Container port traffic in Tanzania
Tanzania: Container port traffic was 985,000 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units in 2024. ▲ Rising
Container port traffic in Tanzania, 2010–2024
Source: UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD). Measured in TEU: 20 foot equivalent units.
Analysis
In 2024, container port traffic in Tanzania stood at 985,000 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 40.7% on the previous year and up 60.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, container port traffic in Tanzania peaked at 985,000 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units in 2024 and was at its lowest, 359,010 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units, in 2010.
That places Tanzania 72nd out of 167 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Container port traffic in Tanzania, year by year
| Year | TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 359,010 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | — |
| 2011 | 439,462 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +22.4% |
| 2012 | 507,185 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +15.4% |
| 2013 | 553,940 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +9.2% |
| 2014 | 612,551 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +10.6% |
| 2015 | 639,230 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +4.4% |
| 2016 | 630,290 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 617,266 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 705,231 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +14.3% |
| 2019 | 726,431 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 709,881 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | -2.3% |
| 2021 | 700,000 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 700,000 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 985,000 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +40.7% |
Tanzania compared with similar countries
- Tanzania's 985,000 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 762,062 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units, 1.3× the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Tanzania's 985,000 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 242,999 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units, 4.1× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 579,060 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | 359,010 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | 726,431 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | 10 |
| 2020s | 773,720 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | 700,000 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | 985,000 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | 4 |
Countries ranked near Tanzania
- 69 Cambodia 1.03 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units compare
- 70 Ukraine 1.02 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units compare
- 71 Romania 989,795 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units compare
- 73 Denmark 935,848 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units compare
- 74 Iraq 932,729 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units compare
- 75 Honduras 905,497 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units compare
More infrastructure data for Tanzania
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 86.77 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 126.56 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 78,299 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0.1142 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0011 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 3.39 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 78,299 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.27 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0011 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is container port traffic in Tanzania?
- Container port traffic in Tanzania was 985,000 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 Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 985,000 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units in 2024.
- What is the lowest container port traffic recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 359,010 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units in 2010.
- How does Tanzania rank for container port traffic?
- Tanzania ranks 72nd out of 167 countries with data for 2024.
- Is container port traffic rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 60.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tanzania 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.