Average age of cargo vessels (years) - World - UNCTAD - Yearly
This series is part of the dataset: Average vessel age (UNCTAD)
Download Full Dataset (.xlsx)Latest updates. In the world, the average age of cargo vessels was 18.00 years in 2023, the same value recorded in 2022.
Sample. There are 6 records in the yearly series displayed in the figure above. The series covers the time period going from December 2018 to December 2023.
History. Here's a snapshot of some summary statistics we computed on the whole sample: average age was equal on average to 18.00 years; it reached a minimum of 18.00 in 2018; it attained a maximum of 18.00 in 2018.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Years |
|---|---|
| 2021-12-31 | 18.0 |
| 2022-12-31 | 18.0 |
| 2023-12-31 | 18.0 |
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Series Metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Description | Maritime transport statistics: average age of vessels |
| Country | World |
| Economic concept | Age |
| Data type | Summary statistic: mean |
| Seasonally adjusted | No |
| Deflation method | Not applicable |
| Rescaling | None |
| Measure type | Level |
| Frequency | Yearly |
| Unit | Years |
| 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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| Series Name | Observations | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average age of cargo vessels (years) - World - UNCTAD - Yearly | 6 | 2018-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |