Countries with the Busiest Container Ports 2024

Source:  World Bank

Countries with the Busiest Container Ports 2024

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Key Findings

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China leads in Container Traffic (Million TEU) with 299.70 in 2024.
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Average Container Traffic (Million TEU) in 2024: 35.30  ·  median: 16.40.
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Gap in 2024: China is 26.3× larger than Thailand.

About This Dataset

Countries with the Busiest Container Ports 2024
Countries ranked by container traffic (million teu) in 2024, using World Bank figures for the 103 countries that reported that year. China leads on 299.7, ahead of United States (59.7) and Singapore (41.1). Container port traffic in twenty-foot equivalent units, counting every container moved through the country's ports. A container that is transhipped is counted at each port it passes through, which lifts hub economies.
Analysis

China (299.7), United States (59.7) and Singapore (41.1) take the top three. Across the twenty shown, values run from 299.7 down to 11.4, a spread of 288.3. Most of that spread sits between first and second alone (240.0 of 288.3), so China stands apart from the rest of the table. No other country in the table reaches half the leading figure of 299.7. The chart shows the twenty highest of 103 reporting countries, so it describes the top of the distribution rather than the world average.

Data Insights

Numbers, trends & sources behind this chart

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Data Points
20
20 categories  ·  1 year
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Top Value
299.70
China
Container Traffic (Million TEU) · 2024
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Metrics
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Container Traffic (Million TEU)
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Period
2024
Single year snapshot

Methodology & source

Data source
World Bank
Coverage
20 entities · 2024 · 20 observations
Measure
Container Traffic (Million TEU)
Last updated
6 September 2026
Compiled by
The ANYSTAT team, from the source above
How the figures are calculated
  • Values use the measure and unit named on this page. Consult the dataset description and cited source for coverage, definitions and any unit conversions. Displayed values may be rounded for readability.
  • Entities are ranked highest-first on their value in 2024.

Rankings & Full Data

20 records · Container Traffic (Million TEU) · ranked by 2024

✓ 20 sourced
# Category 2024 Source
🥇 China 299.70
🥈 United States 59.70
🥉 Singapore 41.10
4 South Korea 31.90
5 Malaysia 30.70
6 Vietnam 24.40
7 India 23.90
8 United Arab Emirates 23.50
9 Japan 21.90
10 Spain 18.10
11 Indonesia 14.70
12 Netherlands 14.50
13 Brazil 13.90
14 Hong Kong 13.70
15 Turkey 13.50
16 Germany 13.30
17 Belgium 12.40
18 Italy 11.90
19 Morocco 11.80
20 Thailand 11.40

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