United Arab Emirates: Port traffic
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| United Arab Emirates |
Number of 20-foot containers passing through the ports |
|---|---|
| Latest value | 20.30 |
| Year | 2022 |
| Measure | million containers |
| Data availability | 2000 - 2022 |
| Average | 14.81 |
| Min - Max | 5.06 - 21.24 |
| Source | Containerisation International |
The latest value from 2022 is 20.3 million containers, an increase from 19.18 million containers in 2021. In comparison, the world average is 9.59 million containers, based on data from 86 countries. Historically, the average for the United Arab Emirates from 2000 to 2022 is 14.81 million containers. The minimum value, 5.06 million containers, was reached in 2000 while the maximum of 21.24 million containers was recorded in 2015.
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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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