Container port traffic in Japan

Japan: Container port traffic was 21.89 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
21.89 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units
Change on year
up 1.8%
World rank
9th
of 167 countries
All-time high
23.42 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units
in 2018
All-time low
20.02 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units
in 2010
Years of data
15
2010–2024

Container port traffic in Japan, 2010–2024

05.0M10.0M15.0M20.0M25.0M2010201720242010: 20.0M TEU: 20 foot equivalent units2011: 20.6M TEU: 20 foot equivalent units2012: 21.2M TEU: 20 foot equivalent units2013: 21.4M TEU: 20 foot equivalent units2014: 21.7M TEU: 20 foot equivalent units2015: 21.1M TEU: 20 foot equivalent units2016: 21.7M TEU: 20 foot equivalent units2017: 22.8M TEU: 20 foot equivalent units2018: 23.4M TEU: 20 foot equivalent units2019: 23.3M TEU: 20 foot equivalent units2020: 21.6M TEU: 20 foot equivalent units2021: 22.4M TEU: 20 foot equivalent units2022: 22.5M TEU: 20 foot equivalent units2023: 21.5M TEU: 20 foot equivalent units2024: 21.9M TEU: 20 foot equivalent units

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

Analysis

In 2024, container port traffic in Japan stood at 21.89 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units.

The figure is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 1.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, container port traffic in Japan peaked at 23.42 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units in 2018 and was at its lowest, 20.02 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units, in 2010.

That places Japan 9th out of 167 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 21.72 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units 20.02 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units 23.42 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units 10
2020s 21.95 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units 21.50 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units 22.46 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units 5

Countries ranked near Japan

  1. 6 Vietnam 24.42 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units compare
  2. 7 India 23.90 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units compare
  3. 8 United Arab Emirates 23.47 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units compare
  4. 10 Spain 18.11 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units compare
  5. 11 Indonesia 14.71 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units compare
  6. 12 Netherlands 14.52 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 Japan?
Container port traffic in Japan was 21.89 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 Japan?
The highest recorded value was 23.42 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units in 2018.
What is the lowest container port traffic recorded in Japan?
The lowest recorded value was 20.02 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units in 2010.
How does Japan rank for container port traffic?
Japan ranks 9th out of 167 countries with data for 2024.
Is container port traffic rising or falling in Japan?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Japan 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.