Container port traffic in Turkey
Turkey: Container port traffic was 13.51 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units in 2024. ▲ Rising
Container port traffic in Turkey, 2010–2024
Source: UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD). Measured in TEU: 20 foot equivalent units.
Analysis
In 2024, container port traffic in Turkey stood at 13.51 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
The figure is up 7.6% on the previous year and up 61.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, container port traffic in Turkey peaked at 13.51 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units in 2024 and was at its lowest, 5.74 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units, in 2010.
Turkey ranks 15th 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 Turkey, year by year
| Year | TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 5.74 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | — |
| 2011 | 6.52 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +13.6% |
| 2012 | 7.30 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +12.0% |
| 2013 | 7.98 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +9.2% |
| 2014 | 8.35 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +4.7% |
| 2015 | 8.14 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 8.76 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +7.6% |
| 2017 | 10.00 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +14.2% |
| 2018 | 10.80 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +8.0% |
| 2019 | 11.59 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +7.3% |
| 2020 | 11.63 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 12.59 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +8.3% |
| 2022 | 12.37 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 12.55 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 13.51 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +7.6% |
Turkey compared with similar countries
- Turkey's 13.51 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 552,376 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units, 24.5× the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Turkey's 13.51 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.01 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units, 13.4× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 8.52 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | 5.74 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | 11.59 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.53 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | 11.63 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | 13.51 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | 5 |
Countries ranked near Turkey
- 12 Netherlands 14.52 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units compare
- 13 Brazil 13.89 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units compare
- 14 Hong Kong 13.69 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units compare
- 16 Germany 13.29 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units compare
- 17 Belgium 12.39 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units compare
- 18 Italy 11.93 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units compare
More infrastructure data for Turkey
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 94.32 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 107.83 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 9.03 million (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 10.32 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.1055 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -9.06 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 9.03 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.1 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is container port traffic in Turkey?
- Container port traffic in Turkey was 13.51 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 Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 13.51 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units in 2024.
- What is the lowest container port traffic recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.74 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units in 2010.
- How does Turkey rank for container port traffic?
- Turkey ranks 15th out of 167 countries with data for 2024.
- Is container port traffic rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is up 61.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Turkey 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.