Container port traffic in Germany

Germany: Container port traffic was 13.29 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
13.29 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units
Change on year
up 5.4%
World rank
16th
of 167 countries
All-time high
15.84 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units
in 2014
All-time low
12.61 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units
in 2023
Years of data
15
2010–2024

Container port traffic in Germany, 2010–2024

05.0M10.0M15.0M2010201720242010: 13.0M TEU: 20 foot equivalent units2011: 15.2M TEU: 20 foot equivalent units2012: 15.3M TEU: 20 foot equivalent units2013: 15.4M TEU: 20 foot equivalent units2014: 15.8M TEU: 20 foot equivalent units2015: 15.0M TEU: 20 foot equivalent units2016: 15.1M TEU: 20 foot equivalent units2017: 15.2M TEU: 20 foot equivalent units2018: 15.1M TEU: 20 foot equivalent units2019: 15.0M TEU: 20 foot equivalent units2020: 13.9M TEU: 20 foot equivalent units2021: 14.7M TEU: 20 foot equivalent units2022: 13.7M TEU: 20 foot equivalent units2023: 12.6M TEU: 20 foot equivalent units2024: 13.3M TEU: 20 foot equivalent units

Source: UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD). Measured in TEU: 20 foot equivalent units.

Analysis

Germany recorded 13.29 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units for container port traffic in 2024.

That represents a change of up 5.4% on the previous year and down 16.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, container port traffic in Germany peaked at 15.84 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units in 2014 and was at its lowest, 12.61 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units, in 2023.

That places Germany 16th out of 167 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 15.02 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units 13.04 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units 15.84 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units 10
2020s 13.66 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units 12.61 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units 14.71 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units 5

Countries ranked near Germany

  1. 13 Brazil 13.89 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units compare
  2. 14 Hong Kong 13.69 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units compare
  3. 15 Turkey 13.51 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units compare
  4. 17 Belgium 12.39 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units compare
  5. 18 Italy 11.93 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units compare
  6. 19 Morocco 11.79 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units compare

See the full ranking of 208 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is container port traffic in Germany?
Container port traffic in Germany was 13.29 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 Germany?
The highest recorded value was 15.84 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units in 2014.
What is the lowest container port traffic recorded in Germany?
The lowest recorded value was 12.61 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units in 2023.
How does Germany rank for container port traffic?
Germany ranks 16th out of 167 countries with data for 2024.
Is container port traffic rising or falling in Germany?
Over the last ten years it is down 16.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Germany 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

Indicator
Container port traffic (TEU: 20 foot equivalent units)
Unit
TEU: 20 foot equivalent units
Source
UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
208 places, 2,791 data points, 2005–2024
Last refreshed

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.