Container port traffic statistics - countries compared

DEFINITION
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.

Transportation Statistics > Container port traffic (most recent) by country

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Rank

Countries

Amount

Date

# 1

China:

88,548,470 TEU

2005

# 2

United States:

38,519,040 TEU

2005

# 3

Singapore:

23,192,200 TEU

2005

# 4

Japan:

16,777,410 TEU

2005

# 5

Korea, South:

15,113,280 TEU

2005

# 6

Germany:

13,507,040 TEU

2005

# 7

Malaysia:

12,027,050 TEU

2005

# 8

Italy:

9,855,451 TEU

2005

# 9

United Arab Emirates:

9,845,930 TEU

2005

# 10

Netherlands:

9,520,844 TEU

2005

# 11

Spain:

9,170,109 TEU

2005

# 12

United Kingdom:

8,598,891 TEU

2005

# 13

Belgium:

7,889,994 TEU

2005

# 14

Brazil:

5,598,110 TEU

2005

# 15

Indonesia:

5,503,176 TEU

2005

# 16

Thailand:

5,115,213 TEU

2005

# 17

India:

4,938,226 TEU

2005

# 18

Australia:

4,830,254 TEU

2005

# 19

Canada:

4,163,424 TEU

2005

# 20

France:

3,839,739 TEU

2005

# 21

Egypt:

3,690,691 TEU

2005

# 22

Philippines:

3,633,559 TEU

2005

# 23

Turkey:

3,170,357 TEU

2005

# 24

Panama:

3,067,637 TEU

2005

# 25

South Africa:

2,867,909 TEU

2005

# 26

Oman:

2,727,341 TEU

2005

# 27

Vietnam:

2,694,170 TEU

2005

# 28

Sri Lanka:

2,455,297 TEU

2005

# 29

Mexico:

2,145,238 TEU

2005

# 30

Chile:

1,813,173 TEU

2005

# 31

Russia:

1,802,645 TEU

2005

# 32

Greece:

1,779,030 TEU

2005

# 33

Puerto Rico:

1,727,389 TEU

2005

# 34

Jamaica:

1,670,820 TEU

2005

# 35

New Zealand:

1,613,475 TEU

2005

# 36

Israel:

1,524,724 TEU

2005

# 37

Pakistan:

1,390,827 TEU

2005

# 38

Malta:

1,382,410 TEU

2005

# 39

Iran:

1,325,643 TEU

2005

# 40

Denmark:

1,320,960 TEU

2005

# 41

Finland:

1,312,486 TEU

2005

# 42

Sweden:

1,217,091 TEU

2005

# 43

Bahamas, The:

1,211,500 TEU

2005

# 44

Argentina:

1,195,530 TEU

2005

# 45

Colombia:

1,165,255 TEU

2005

# 46

Venezuela:

1,120,492 TEU

2005

# 47

Peru:

991,681 TEU

2005

# 48

Ireland:

979,740 TEU

2005

# 49

Portugal:

904,702 TEU

2005

# 50

Bangladesh:

900,983 TEU

2005

# 51

Saudi Arabia:

897,167 TEU

2005

# 52

Costa Rica:

778,651 TEU

2005

# 53

Guatemala:

776,395 TEU

2005

# 54

Romania:

771,126 TEU

2005

# 55

Côte d'Ivoire:

710,000 TEU

2005

# 56

Ecuador:

632,722 TEU

2005

# 57

Ukraine:

579,476 TEU

2005

# 58

Morocco:

560,682 TEU

2004

# 59

Honduras:

553,013 TEU

2005

# 60

Dominican Republic:

537,317 TEU

2004

# 61

Nigeria:

512,610 TEU

2004

# 62

Trinidad and Tobago:

440,370 TEU

2003

# 63

Poland:

428,373 TEU

2004

# 64

Mauritius:

381,470 TEU

2003

# 65

Yemen:

377,367 TEU

2001

# 66

Algeria:

311,111 TEU

2001

# 67

Uruguay:

301,641 TEU

2001

# 68

Lebanon:

299,400 TEU

2001

Total:

361,205,497 TEU

Weighted average:

5,311,845.5 TEU

DEFINITION: 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.

Transportation Statistics > Container port traffic (most recent) by country

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