China: Port traffic

The latest value from 2024 is 299.7 million containers, an increase from 278.76 million containers in 2023. In comparison, the world average is 8.90 million containers, based on data from 101 countries. Historically, the average for China from 2010 to 2024 is 216.41 million containers. The minimum value, 136.04 million containers, was reached in 2010 while the maximum of 299.7 million containers was recorded in 2024. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.

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.