Average container capacity (TEU) - United States - UNCTAD - Yearly
This series is part of the dataset: Average container capacity (UNCTAD)
Download Full Dataset (.xlsx)Latest updates. In the United States, the average capacity of container-carrying vessels was 5,691.0 TEUs in 2023, compared to 5,345.0 in 2022. This constitutes a rise of 6.47 percent.
Sample. In this yearly time series, there are a total of 6 observations. The span of time covered by the series is from December 2018 to December 2023.
History. Here’s a quick look at some simple statistics computed on the whole sample: carrying capacity reached a maximum of 5,691.0 TEUs in 2023; it hit a minimum of 5,322.0 in 2019; it averaged 5,408.0.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Twenty-foot equivalents (TEUs) |
|---|---|
| 2021-12-31 | 5417.0 |
| 2022-12-31 | 5345.0 |
| 2023-12-31 | 5691.0 |
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Series Metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Description | Maritime transport statistics: average container carrying capacity |
| Country | United States |
| Economic concept | Stock |
| Data type | Capacity |
| Seasonally adjusted | No |
| Deflation method | Not applicable |
| Rescaling | None |
| Measure type | Level |
| Frequency | Yearly |
| Unit | Twenty-foot equivalents (TEUs) |
| Source | UNCTAD |
| Source type | International organization |
| Data licence | CC BY 3.0 IGO |
| Other information | Not available |
| FSR temporal aggregation code | LM12 |
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World
| Series Name | Observations | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average container capacity (TEU) - World - UNCTAD - Yearly | 6 | 2018-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |