Port traffic - Country rankings

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Number of 20-foot containers passing through the ports, 2021 - Country rankings:

The average for 2021 based on 91 countries was 9.07 million containers.The highest value was in China: 262.61 million containers and the lowest value was in Grenada: 0.02 million containers. The indicator is available from 2000 to 2021. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.

Measure: million containers; Source: Containerisation International

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Countries	Port traffic, 2021	Global rank	Available data
China	262.61	1	2000 - 2021
USA	60.55	2	2000 - 2021
Singapore	37.47	3	2000 - 2021
South Korea	29.79	4	2000 - 2021
Malaysia	28.26	5	2000 - 2021
Japan	22.2	6	2000 - 2021
India	19.94	7	2000 - 2021
UA Emirates	19.18	8	2000 - 2021
Vietnam	18.36	9	2000 - 2021
Hong Kong	17.77	10	2005 - 2021
Spain	17.71	11	2000 - 2021
Netherlands	15.78	12	2000 - 2021
Germany	14.72	13	2000 - 2021
Belgium	13.08	14	2000 - 2021
Turkey	12.59	15	2000 - 2021
Brazil	11.8	16	2000 - 2021
Indonesia	11.8	17	2000 - 2021
Italy	11.3	18	2000 - 2021
Thailand	10.44	19	2000 - 2021
Saudi Arabia	9.88	20	2000 - 2021
UK	9.84	21	2000 - 2021
Panama	8.62	22	2000 - 2021
Philippines	8.49	23	2000 - 2021
Morocco	8.46	24	2000 - 2021
Australia	8.15	25	2000 - 2021
Mexico	7.85	26	2000 - 2021
Egypt	7.32	27	2000 - 2021
Sri Lanka	7.25	28	2000 - 2021
Canada	7.17	29	2000 - 2021
Greece	6.07	30	2000 - 2021
France	5.52	31	2000 - 2021
Russia	5.26	32	2000 - 2021
Oman	5.23	33	2000 - 2021
Colombia	4.9	34	2000 - 2021
Chile	4.58	35	2000 - 2021
South Africa	4.42	36	2000 - 2021
Pakistan	3.55	37	2001 - 2021
Portugal	3.28	38	2000 - 2021
Bangladesh	3.27	39	2000 - 2021
New Zealand	3.25	40	2000 - 2021
Poland	3.19	41	2001 - 2021
Israel	3.13	42	2001 - 2021
Malta	2.97	43	2000 - 2021
Peru	2.87	44	2000 - 2021
Ecuador	2.59	45	2000 - 2021
Domin. Rep.	2.18	46	2000 - 2021
Togo	1.99	47	2010 - 2021
Jamaica	1.98	48	2000 - 2021
Argentina	1.79	49	2000 - 2021
Bahamas	1.79	50	2001 - 2021
Guatemala	1.74	51	2000 - 2021
Sweden	1.64	52	2000 - 2021
Ghana	1.6	53	2007 - 2021
Nigeria	1.57	54	2003 - 2021
Iran	1.55	55	2002 - 2021
Qatar	1.54	56	2007 - 2021
Costa Rica	1.52	57	2000 - 2021
Puerto Rico	1.49	58	2000 - 2021
Kenya	1.44	59	2007 - 2021
Finland	1.41	60	2000 - 2021
Ireland	1.14	61	2000 - 2021
Burma	1.09	62	2007 - 2021
Denmark	1.06	63	2000 - 2021
Ivory Coast	1.02	64	2000 - 2021
Ukraine	1.02	65	2004 - 2021
R. of Congo	1	66	2008 - 2021
Slovenia	1	67	2007 - 2021
Uruguay	0.98	68	2001 - 2021
Norway	0.88	69	2007 - 2021
Honduras	0.82	70	2000 - 2021
Jordan	0.77	71	2007 - 2021
Djibouti	0.69	72	2007 - 2021
Lithuania	0.67	73	2007 - 2021
Romania	0.63	74	2004 - 2021
Tunisia	0.47	75	2007 - 2021
Mozambique	0.44	76	2007 - 2021
Latvia	0.43	77	2007 - 2021
Yemen	0.42	78	2000 - 2021
Tr.&Tobago	0.41	79	2000 - 2021
Bahrain	0.4	80	2007 - 2021
Croatia	0.37	81	2000 - 2021
Cyprus	0.32	82	2007 - 2021
El Salvador	0.29	83	2007 - 2021
Bulgaria	0.25	84	2007 - 2021
Estonia	0.23	85	2007 - 2021
Nicaragua	0.17	86	2007 - 2021
Namibia	0.15	87	2007 - 2021
Barbados	0.09	88	2007 - 2021
Cape Verde	0.08	89	2010 - 2021
Aruba	0.06	90	2007 - 2021
Grenada	0.02	91	2010 - 2021

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.

1. China

2. USA

3. Singapore

4. South Korea

5. Malaysia

6. Japan

7. India

8. UA Emirates

9. Vietnam

10. Hong Kong

11. Spain

12. Netherlands

13. Germany

14. Belgium

15. Turkey

16. Brazil

17. Indonesia

18. Italy

19. Thailand

20. Saudi Arabia

21. UK

22. Panama

23. Philippines

24. Morocco

25. Australia

26. Mexico

27. Egypt

28. Sri Lanka

29. Canada

30. Greece

31. France

32. Russia

33. Oman

34. Colombia

35. Chile

36. South Africa

37. Pakistan

38. Portugal

39. Bangladesh

40. New Zealand

41. Poland

42. Israel

43. Malta

44. Peru

45. Ecuador

46. Domin. Rep.

47. Togo

48. Jamaica

49. Argentina

50. Bahamas

51. Guatemala

52. Sweden

53. Ghana

54. Nigeria

55. Iran

56. Qatar

57. Costa Rica

58. Puerto Rico

59. Kenya

60. Finland

61. Ireland

62. Burma

63. Denmark

64. Ivory Coast

65. Ukraine

66. R. of Congo

67. Slovenia

68. Uruguay

69. Norway

70. Honduras

71. Jordan

72. Djibouti

73. Lithuania

74. Romania

75. Tunisia

76. Mozambique

77. Latvia

78. Yemen

79. Tr.&Tobago

80. Bahrain

81. Croatia

82. Cyprus

83. El Salvador

84. Bulgaria

85. Estonia

86. Nicaragua

87. Namibia

88. Barbados

89. Cape Verde

90. Aruba

91. Grenada

262.61

60.55

37.47

29.79

28.26

22.20

19.94

19.18

18.36

17.77

17.71

15.78

14.72

13.08

12.59

11.80

11.30

10.44

9.88

9.84

8.62

8.49

8.46

8.15

7.85

7.32

7.25

7.17

6.07

5.52

5.26

5.23

4.90

4.58

4.42

3.55

3.28

3.27

3.25

3.19

3.13

2.97

2.87

2.59

2.18

1.99

1.98

1.79

1.74

1.64

1.60

1.57

1.55

1.54

1.52

1.49

1.44

1.41

1.14

1.09

1.06

1.02

1.00

0.98

0.88

0.82

0.77

0.69

0.67

0.63

0.47

0.44

0.43

0.42

0.41

0.40

0.37

0.32

0.29

0.25

0.23

0.17

0.15

0.09

0.08

0.06

0.02

65.7

131.3

197

262.61

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