Container port traffic in Libya

Libya: Container port traffic was 465,168 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
465,168 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units
Change on year
up 8.5%
World rank
91st
of 167 countries
All-time high
465,168 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units
in 2023
All-time low
105,636 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units
in 2017
Years of data
12
2010–2023

Container port traffic in Libya, 2010–2023

100.0k200.0k300.0k400.0k500.0k2010201620232010: 259.3k TEU: 20 foot equivalent units2011: 255.9k TEU: 20 foot equivalent units2012: 306.3k TEU: 20 foot equivalent units2013: 225.0k TEU: 20 foot equivalent units2014: 172.3k TEU: 20 foot equivalent units2016: 124.0k TEU: 20 foot equivalent units2017: 105.6k TEU: 20 foot equivalent units2019: 265.1k TEU: 20 foot equivalent units2020: 343.6k TEU: 20 foot equivalent units2021: 422.1k TEU: 20 foot equivalent units2022: 428.8k TEU: 20 foot equivalent units2023: 465.2k TEU: 20 foot equivalent units

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

Analysis

In 2023, container port traffic in Libya stood at 465,168 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.

The figure is up 8.5% on the previous year and up 106.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, container port traffic in Libya peaked at 465,168 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units in 2023 and was at its lowest, 105,636 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units, in 2017.

That places Libya 91st out of 167 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 214,206 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units 105,636 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units 306,304 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units 8
2020s 414,907 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units 343,599 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units 465,168 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units 4

Countries ranked near Libya

  1. 88 Latvia 490,971 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units compare
  2. 89 Mozambique 489,000 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units compare
  3. 90 Mauritius 468,254 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units compare
  4. 92 Iceland 425,000 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units compare
  5. 93 Bahrain 409,382 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units compare
  6. 94 Cyprus 386,498 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 Libya?
Container port traffic in Libya was 465,168 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 Libya?
The highest recorded value was 465,168 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units in 2023.
What is the lowest container port traffic recorded in Libya?
The lowest recorded value was 105,636 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units in 2017.
How does Libya rank for container port traffic?
Libya ranks 91st out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
Is container port traffic rising or falling in Libya?
Over the last ten years it is up 106.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Libya 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.