Container port traffic (TEU: 20 foot equivalent units) in World
World: Container port traffic (TEU: 20 foot equivalent units) was 913.28 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units in 2024. ▲ Rising
Container port traffic in World, 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 World is 913.28 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
The figure is up 7.0% on the previous year and up 35.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, container port traffic in World peaked at 913.28 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units in 2024 and was at its lowest, 547.13 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units, in 2010.
World ranks 1st of 41 groups 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 (TEU: 20 foot equivalent units) in World, year by year
| Year | TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 547.13 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | — |
| 2011 | 593.38 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +8.5% |
| 2012 | 623.44 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +5.1% |
| 2013 | 643.97 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 675.13 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +4.8% |
| 2015 | 684.53 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 700.90 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 746.69 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +6.5% |
| 2018 | 784.29 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +5.0% |
| 2019 | 803.12 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 791.06 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 844.57 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +6.8% |
| 2022 | 850.42 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 853.61 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 913.28 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +7.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 680.26 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | 547.13 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | 803.12 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | 10 |
| 2020s | 850.59 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | 791.06 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | 913.28 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | 5 |
Countries ranked near World
- 1 China 299.70 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units compare
- 2 United States 59.71 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units compare
- 3 Singapore 41.12 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units compare
- 4 South Korea 31.85 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is container port traffic in World?
- Container port traffic in World was 913.28 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 World?
- The highest recorded value was 913.28 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units in 2024.
- What is the lowest container port traffic recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 547.13 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units in 2010.
- How does World rank for container port traffic?
- World ranks 1st out of 41 groups with data for 2024.
- Is container port traffic rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this World 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.