Container port traffic in Iceland

Iceland: Container port traffic was 425,000 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
425,000 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units
Change on year
up 18.1%
World rank
92nd
of 167 countries
All-time high
425,000 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units
in 2023
All-time low
192,778 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units
in 2010
Years of data
14
2010–2023

Container port traffic in Iceland, 2010–2023

0100.0k200.0k300.0k400.0k2010201620232010: 192.8k TEU: 20 foot equivalent units2011: 199.8k TEU: 20 foot equivalent units2012: 220.5k TEU: 20 foot equivalent units2013: 241.9k TEU: 20 foot equivalent units2014: 261.7k TEU: 20 foot equivalent units2015: 277.6k TEU: 20 foot equivalent units2016: 308.7k TEU: 20 foot equivalent units2017: 350.3k TEU: 20 foot equivalent units2018: 353.3k TEU: 20 foot equivalent units2019: 330.3k TEU: 20 foot equivalent units2020: 320.0k TEU: 20 foot equivalent units2021: 360.0k TEU: 20 foot equivalent units2022: 360.0k TEU: 20 foot equivalent units2023: 425.0k TEU: 20 foot equivalent units

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 Iceland is 425,000 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.

The figure is up 18.1% on the previous year and up 75.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, container port traffic in Iceland peaked at 425,000 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units in 2023 and was at its lowest, 192,778 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units, in 2010.

Iceland ranks 92nd of 167 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 273,696 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units 192,778 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units 353,300 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units 10
2020s 366,250 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units 320,000 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units 425,000 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units 4

Countries ranked near Iceland

  1. 89 Mozambique 489,000 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units compare
  2. 90 Mauritius 468,254 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units compare
  3. 91 Libya 465,168 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units compare
  4. 93 Bahrain 409,382 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units compare
  5. 94 Cyprus 386,498 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units compare
  6. 95 Yemen 380,000 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 Iceland?
Container port traffic in Iceland was 425,000 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units in 2023, according to UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD).
What is the highest container port traffic recorded in Iceland?
The highest recorded value was 425,000 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units in 2023.
What is the lowest container port traffic recorded in Iceland?
The lowest recorded value was 192,778 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units in 2010.
How does Iceland rank for container port traffic?
Iceland ranks 92nd out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
Is container port traffic rising or falling in Iceland?
Over the last ten years it is up 75.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Iceland 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.