Container port traffic in Spain

Spain: Container port traffic was 18.11 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
18.11 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units
Change on year
up 10.6%
World rank
10th
of 167 countries
All-time high
18.11 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units
in 2024
All-time low
12.50 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units
in 2010
Years of data
15
2010–2024

Container port traffic in Spain, 2010–2024

05.0M10.0M15.0M20.0M2010201720242010: 12.5M TEU: 20 foot equivalent units2011: 13.9M TEU: 20 foot equivalent units2012: 14.1M TEU: 20 foot equivalent units2013: 13.9M TEU: 20 foot equivalent units2014: 14.2M TEU: 20 foot equivalent units2015: 14.3M TEU: 20 foot equivalent units2016: 15.1M TEU: 20 foot equivalent units2017: 15.9M TEU: 20 foot equivalent units2018: 17.2M TEU: 20 foot equivalent units2019: 17.5M TEU: 20 foot equivalent units2020: 16.7M TEU: 20 foot equivalent units2021: 17.7M TEU: 20 foot equivalent units2022: 17.2M TEU: 20 foot equivalent units2023: 16.4M TEU: 20 foot equivalent units2024: 18.1M TEU: 20 foot equivalent units

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

Analysis

Spain recorded 18.11 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units for container port traffic in 2024. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.

The figure is up 10.6% on the previous year and up 27.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, container port traffic in Spain peaked at 18.11 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units in 2024 and was at its lowest, 12.50 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units, in 2010.

Spain ranks 10th of 167 countries on this measure, 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 14.85 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units 12.50 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units 17.46 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units 10
2020s 17.22 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units 16.38 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units 18.11 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units 5

Countries ranked near Spain

  1. 7 India 23.90 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units compare
  2. 8 United Arab Emirates 23.47 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units compare
  3. 9 Japan 21.89 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units compare
  4. 11 Indonesia 14.71 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units compare
  5. 12 Netherlands 14.52 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units compare
  6. 13 Brazil 13.89 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 Spain?
Container port traffic in Spain was 18.11 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 Spain?
The highest recorded value was 18.11 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units in 2024.
What is the lowest container port traffic recorded in Spain?
The lowest recorded value was 12.50 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units in 2010.
How does Spain rank for container port traffic?
Spain ranks 10th out of 167 countries with data for 2024.
Is container port traffic rising or falling in Spain?
Over the last ten years it is up 27.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Spain 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.