Container port traffic in World
World: Container port traffic was 913.28 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units in 2024. ▲ Rising
Container port traffic in World, 2010–2024
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 World is 913.28 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
The figure is up 7.0% on the previous year and up 35.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, container port traffic in World peaked at 913.28 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units in 2024 and was at its lowest, 547.13 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units, in 2010.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 680.26 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | 547.13 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | 803.12 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | 10 |
| 2020s | 850.59 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | 791.06 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | 913.28 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is container port traffic in World?
- Container port traffic in World was 913.28 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 World?
- The highest recorded value was 913.28 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units in 2024.
- What is the lowest container port traffic recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 547.13 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units in 2010.
- Is container port traffic rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this World 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
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.