Germany: Port traffic

The latest value from 2024 is 13.29 million containers, an increase from 12.61 million containers in 2023. In comparison, the world average is 8.90 million containers, based on data from 101 countries. Historically, the average for Germany from 2010 to 2024 is 14.56 million containers. The minimum value, 12.61 million containers, was reached in 2023 while the maximum of 15.84 million containers was recorded in 2014. 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.