Container port traffic in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Container port traffic was 9.62 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units in 2024. ▲ Rising
Container port traffic in United Kingdom, 2010–2024
Source: UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD). Measured in TEU: 20 foot equivalent units.
Analysis
The most recent figure for container port traffic in United Kingdom is 9.62 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 5.8% on the previous year and up 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, container port traffic in United Kingdom peaked at 10.51 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units in 2019 and was at its lowest, 7.98 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units, in 2012.
United Kingdom ranks 21st of 167 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Container port traffic in United Kingdom, year by year
| Year | TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 8.22 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | — |
| 2011 | 8.14 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 7.98 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 8.25 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 9.51 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +15.3% |
| 2015 | 9.76 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 10.20 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +4.5% |
| 2017 | 10.24 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 10.32 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 10.51 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 9.73 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | -7.4% |
| 2021 | 10.29 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +5.7% |
| 2022 | 9.75 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | -5.3% |
| 2023 | 9.09 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | -6.8% |
| 2024 | 9.62 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +5.8% |
United Kingdom compared with similar countries
- United Kingdom's 9.62 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.03 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units, 9.3× the median. (72 countries reporting)
- United Kingdom's 9.62 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.01 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units, 9.6× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 9.31 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | 7.98 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | 10.51 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.70 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | 9.09 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | 10.29 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | 5 |
Countries ranked near United Kingdom
- 18 Italy 11.93 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units compare
- 19 Morocco 11.79 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units compare
- 20 Thailand 11.43 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units compare
- 22 Australia 9.58 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units compare
- 23 Panama 9.57 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units compare
- 24 Mexico 9.28 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units compare
More infrastructure data for United Kingdom
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 84.10 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 121.64 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 23.77 million (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 34.38 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.3431 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -11.55 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 23.77 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.21 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 United Kingdom?
- Container port traffic in United Kingdom was 9.62 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 United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 10.51 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units in 2019.
- What is the lowest container port traffic recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.98 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units in 2012.
- How does United Kingdom rank for container port traffic?
- United Kingdom ranks 21st out of 167 countries with data for 2024.
- Is container port traffic rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United Kingdom 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.