Canada: Port traffic

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 Canada

Number of 20-foot containers passing through the ports

 Latest value 7.01
 Year 2022
 Measure million containers
 Data availability 2000 - 2022
 Average 5.04
 Min - Max 2.89 - 7.17
 Source Containerisation International
The latest value from 2022 is 7.01 million containers, a decline from 7.17 million containers in 2021. In comparison, the world average is 9.59 million containers, based on data from 86 countries. Historically, the average for Canada from 2000 to 2022 is 5.04 million containers. The minimum value, 2.89 million containers, was reached in 2001 while the maximum of 7.17 million containers was recorded in 2021. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.
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Recent data
Canada - Port traffic - Recent values chart

Historical series
Canada - Port traffic - historical chart - 2000-2022




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.

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