Average container capacity (TEU) - World - UNCTAD - Yearly
This series is part of the dataset: Average container capacity (UNCTAD)
Download Full Dataset (.xlsx)Latest updates. In the world, the average capacity of container-carrying vessels was 3,576.0 TEUs in 2023, versus 3,420.0 in the previous year. This constitutes an increase of 4.56 percent.
Sample. There are 6 observations overall in the yearly time series shown in the plot above. The time range covered by the series stretches from December 2018 to December 2023.
History. Here are some descriptive statistics computed on the full sample: carrying capacity achieved a maximum of 3,576.0 TEUs in 2023; it hit a trough of 3,420.0 in 2022; it had a mean value of 3,503.5.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Twenty-foot equivalents (TEUs) |
|---|---|
| 2021-12-31 | 3431.0 |
| 2022-12-31 | 3420.0 |
| 2023-12-31 | 3576.0 |
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Series Metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Description | Maritime transport statistics: average container carrying capacity |
| Country | World |
| 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 |