List of countries by container port traffic

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The following list sorts countries and territories by volume of container port traffic in Twenty-foot equivalent unit (TEU) according to data from the World Bank. [1]

RankCountry / RegionContainer port traffic in TEUsYear
1Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 262,605,7002021
2Flag of the United States.svg  United States 60,554,2852021
3Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore 37,470,0002021
4Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 29,786,9002021
5Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia 28,261,8492021
6Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 22,204,2592021
7Flag of India.svg  India 19,937,1382021
8Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates 19,182,0002021
9Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam 18,359,8452021
10Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong 17,772,0002021
11Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 17,712,4592021
12Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 15,781,7562021
13Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 14,716,4372021
14Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 13,075,8912021
15Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 12,591,3272021
16Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia 11,804,6192021
17Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 11,801,5302021
18Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 11,303,2472021
19Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 10,436,6892021
20Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia 9,875,9462021
21Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 9,844,5402021
22Flag of Panama.svg  Panama 8,623,9272021
23Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines 8,491,3992021
24Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 8,457,1292021
25Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 8,153,9192021
26Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 7,852,2302021
27Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 7,321,8882021
28Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 7,250,0002021
29Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 7,169,6072021
30Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 6,069,4802021
31Flag of France.svg  France 5,522,5412021
32Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 5,260,8252021
33Flag of Oman.svg  Oman 5,226,0002021
34Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia 4,901,5102021
35Flag of Chile.svg  Chile 4,582,7982021
36Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 4,415,2232021
37Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 3,548,0002021
38Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 3,276,7942021
39Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh 3,271,7322021
40Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 3,250,7482021
41Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 3,187,9432021
42Flag of Israel.svg  Israel 3,133,0002021
43Flag of Malta.svg  Malta 2,973,1592021
44Flag of Peru.svg  Peru 2,874,1092021
45Flag of Ecuador.svg  Ecuador 2,593,9262021
46Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic 2,184,7542021
47Flag of Togo.svg  Togo 1,986,1312021
48Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 1,975,4012021
49Flag of the Bahamas.svg  Bahamas 1,792,7802021
50Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 1,791,8162021
51Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala 1,735,5002021
52Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 1,635,3942021
53Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana 1,604,7242021
54Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 1,566,1092021
55Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria 1,553,3622021
56Flag of Iran.svg  Iran 1,550,3042021
57Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar 1,543,6002021
58Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica 1,523,1982021
59Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico 1,490,2182021
60Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 1,435,5652021
61Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 1,409,0372021
62Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland 1,143,0072021
63Flag of Myanmar.svg  Myanmar 1,090,0002021
64Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 1,055,2622021
65Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 1,022,3762021
66Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast 1,015,6242021
67Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg  Republic of the Congo 1,003,7342021
68Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia 1,017,7882022
69Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay 977,9222021
70Flag of Iraq.svg  Iraq 932,7292019
71Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 881,2382021
72Flag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait 863,6182020
73Flag of Honduras.svg  Honduras 772,8712021
74Flag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon 1,229,1002020
75Flag of Jordan.svg  Jordan 765,6622021
76Flag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania 709,8812020
77Flag of Angola.svg  Angola 700,0002020
78Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal 696,8992020
79Flag of Djibouti.svg  Djibouti 692,0002021
80Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania 667,0002021
81Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 631,9642021
82Flag of Cambodia.svg  Cambodia 600,1072020
83Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia 553,3022020
84Flag of Benin.svg  Benin 510,8962019
85Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia 469,5682021
86Flag of Sudan.svg  Sudan 469,5262019
87Flag of Mozambique.svg  Mozambique 440,5822021
89Flag of Mauritius.svg  Mauritius 438,0782020
88Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia 434,3882021
90Flag of South Sudan.svg  South Sudan 430,0002011
91Flag of Yemen.svg  Yemen 418,7112021
92Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago 410,3952021
93Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain 404,9042021
94Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 367,6462021
95Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon 366,6672020
96Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 322,0002019
97Flag of Cyprus.svg  Cyprus 319,1312021
98Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland 297,2632020
99Flag of El Salvador.svg  El Salvador 294,3262021
100Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 285,9002017
101Flag of Libya.svg  Libya 271,2312019
102Flag of Guinea.svg  Guinea 250,0002020
103Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria 245,1602021
104Flag of Syria.svg  Syria 243,3482020
105Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia 227,0002021
106Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea 204,5182020
107Flag of Madagascar.svg  Madagascar 199,7132019
108Flag of Gabon.svg  Gabon 180,0002020
109Flag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela 179,5292019
110Flag of Haiti.svg  Haiti 177,0432020
111Flag of Nicaragua.svg  Nicaragua 172,5442021
112Flag of Seychelles.svg  Seychelles 154,4232019
113Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia 154,2072021
114Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji 145,7822019
115Flag of Albania.svg  Albania 145,7622019
116Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg  Solomon Islands 128,0362019
117Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland 114,0752020
118Flags of New Caledonia.svg  New Caledonia 111,8752019
119Flag of Suriname.svg  Suriname 109,2002019
120Flag of Maldives.svg  Maldives 107,7282019
121Flag of Brunei.svg  Brunei 106,1742020
122Flag of Sint Maarten.svg  Sint Maarten 105,2002019
123Flag of Barbados.svg  Barbados 93,8992021
124Flag of Curacao.svg  Curaçao 92,6402021
125Flag of Somalia.svg  Somalia 92,2382019
126Flag of Liberia.svg  Liberia 91,4542019
127Flag of Guam.svg  Guam 84,9542020
128Flag of Mauritania.svg  Mauritania 84,4582019
129Flag of Cape Verde.svg  Cape Verde 79,7542021
130Flag of Sierra Leone.svg  Sierra Leone 78,4132019
131Flag of Vanuatu.svg  Vanuatu 77,4362019
132Flag of Tonga.svg  Tonga 76,8542019
133Flag of American Samoa.svg  American Samoa 76,2152019
134Flag of The Gambia.svg  Gambia 71,4702019
135Flag of French Polynesia.svg  French Polynesia 69,1662019
136Flag of the Cayman Islands.svg  Cayman Islands 64,7652019
137Flag of Guyana.svg  Guyana 58,3772020
138Flag of Aruba.svg  Aruba 57,0622021
139Flag of the Comoros.svg  Comoros 54,3592019
140Flag of East Timor.svg  East Timor 53,2892019
141Flag of Kiribati.svg  Kiribati 52,1002019
142Flag of Sao Tome and Principe.svg  São Tomé and Príncipe 49,5532019
143Flag of the British Virgin Islands.svg  British Virgin Islands 45,9562019
144Flag of the Northern Mariana Islands.svg  Northern Mariana Islands 44,9522019
145Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg  Democratic Republic of the Congo 42,2112019
146Flag of Samoa.svg  Samoa 41,2002020
147Flag of Saint Lucia.svg  Saint Lucia 39,2382019
148Flag of Paraguay.svg  Paraguay 37,9012020
149Flag of the Faroe Islands.svg  Faroe Islands 31,2142019
150Flag of the Marshall Islands.svg  Marshall Islands 30,7112019
151Flag of Guinea-Bissau.svg  Guinea-Bissau 28,7002019
152Flag of Antigua and Barbuda.svg  Antigua and Barbuda 27,6572019
153Flag of Eritrea.svg  Eritrea 27,4532019
154Flag of the Federated States of Micronesia.svg  Federated States of Micronesia 25,2342019
155Flag of Grenada.svg  Grenada 22,1172021
156Flag of Belize.svg  Belize 20,2592019
157Flag of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.svg  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 18,2222020
158Flag of Palau.svg  Palau 16,3992019
159Flag of Montenegro.svg  Montenegro 15,7442019
160Flag of Saint Kitts and Nevis.svg  Saint Kitts and Nevis 13,5602020
161Flag of Gibraltar.svg  Gibraltar 10,8702019
162Flag of Equatorial Guinea.svg  Equatorial Guinea 9,9512019
163Flag of Dominica.svg  Dominica 7,4012020
164Flag of Greenland.svg  Greenland 6,1452019
165Flag of Nauru.svg  Nauru 5,3272019
166Flag of Tuvalu.svg  Tuvalu 5,1502019
167Flag of Bermuda.svg  Bermuda 4,0062019
168Flag of Moldova.svg  Moldova 8182019
World840,635,5342021

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References

  1. ↑ "Container port traffic (TEU: 20 foot equivalent units) | Data". data.worldbank.org. Retrieved 2021-04-09.
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