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Number of port calls (units) - Africa - UNCTAD - Yearly

This series is part of the dataset: Port calls (UNCTAD)

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Latest updates. In Africa, the number of vessels calling at seaports stood at 109,529 in 2023, compared to 97,554 in 2022. This constitutes a gain of 12.28 percent.

Sample. There are 6 data points in the yearly time series shown in the figure above. The series covers the time period going from December 2018 to December 2023.

History. Here's a snapshot of a few descriptive statistics computed on the entire sample: port calls peaked at 109,529 in 2023; they recorded a minimum of 83,888 in 2020; they had a mean of 95,807.

Latest values

Date Value - Units
2021-12-31 88743.0
2022-12-31 97554.0
2023-12-31 109529.0

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Series Metadata

Field Value
Description Maritime transport statistics: number of port calls
Country Africa
Economic concept Flow
Data type Quantity
Seasonally adjusted No
Deflation method Not applicable
Rescaling None
Measure type Level
Frequency Yearly
Unit Units
Source UNCTAD
Source type International organization
Data licence CC BY 3.0 IGO
Other information Not available
FSR temporal aggregation code SM12

Series in the same data set

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World

Series Name Observations Start Date End Date
Number of port calls (units) - World - UNCTAD - Yearly 6 2018-12-31 2023-12-31

Countries

Series Name Observations Start Date End Date
Number of port calls (units) - Australia - UNCTAD - Yearly 6 2018-12-31 2023-12-31
Number of port calls (units) - Canada - UNCTAD - Yearly 6 2018-12-31 2023-12-31
Number of port calls (units) - China - UNCTAD - Yearly 6 2018-12-31 2023-12-31
Number of port calls (units) - Croatia - UNCTAD - Yearly 6 2018-12-31 2023-12-31
Number of port calls (units) - Denmark - UNCTAD - Yearly 6 2018-12-31 2023-12-31
Number of port calls (units) - France - UNCTAD - Yearly 6 2018-12-31 2023-12-31
Number of port calls (units) - Germany - UNCTAD - Yearly 6 2018-12-31 2023-12-31
Number of port calls (units) - Greece - UNCTAD - Yearly 6 2018-12-31 2023-12-31
Number of port calls (units) - Indonesia - UNCTAD - Yearly 6 2018-12-31 2023-12-31
Number of port calls (units) - Italy - UNCTAD - Yearly 6 2018-12-31 2023-12-31
Number of port calls (units) - Japan - UNCTAD - Yearly 6 2018-12-31 2023-12-31
Number of port calls (units) - Netherlands - UNCTAD - Yearly 6 2018-12-31 2023-12-31
Number of port calls (units) - Norway - UNCTAD - Yearly 6 2018-12-31 2023-12-31
Number of port calls (units) - Philippines - UNCTAD - Yearly 6 2018-12-31 2023-12-31
Number of port calls (units) - Russian Federation - UNCTAD - Yearly 6 2018-12-31 2023-12-31
Number of port calls (units) - Singapore - UNCTAD - Yearly 2 2022-12-31 2023-12-31
Number of port calls (units) - South Korea - UNCTAD - Yearly 6 2018-12-31 2023-12-31
Number of port calls (units) - Spain - UNCTAD - Yearly 6 2018-12-31 2023-12-31
Number of port calls (units) - Sweden - UNCTAD - Yearly 6 2018-12-31 2023-12-31
Number of port calls (units) - Turkiye - UNCTAD - Yearly 6 2018-12-31 2023-12-31
Number of port calls (units) - United Kingdom - UNCTAD - Yearly 6 2018-12-31 2023-12-31
Number of port calls (units) - United States - UNCTAD - Yearly 6 2018-12-31 2023-12-31

Geographic aggregates

Series Name Observations Start Date End Date
Number of port calls (units) - Africa - UNCTAD - Yearly 6 2018-12-31 2023-12-31
Number of port calls (units) - America - UNCTAD - Yearly 6 2018-12-31 2023-12-31
Number of port calls (units) - Asia - UNCTAD - Yearly 6 2018-12-31 2023-12-31
Number of port calls (units) - Caribbean - UNCTAD - Yearly 6 2018-12-31 2023-12-31
Number of port calls (units) - Central America - UNCTAD - Yearly 6 2018-12-31 2023-12-31
Number of port calls (units) - Central Asia - UNCTAD - Yearly 6 2018-12-31 2023-12-31
Number of port calls (units) - Central and Southern Asia - UNCTAD - Yearly 6 2018-12-31 2023-12-31
Number of port calls (units) - Eastern Africa - UNCTAD - Yearly 6 2018-12-31 2023-12-31
Number of port calls (units) - Eastern Asia - UNCTAD - Yearly 6 2018-12-31 2023-12-31
Number of port calls (units) - Eastern Europe - UNCTAD - Yearly 6 2018-12-31 2023-12-31
Number of port calls (units) - Eastern and South-Eastern Asia - UNCTAD - Yearly 6 2018-12-31 2023-12-31
Number of port calls (units) - Europe - UNCTAD - Yearly 6 2018-12-31 2023-12-31
Number of port calls (units) - Europe and Northern America - UNCTAD - Yearly 6 2018-12-31 2023-12-31
Number of port calls (units) - European Union - UNCTAD - Yearly 6 2018-12-31 2023-12-31
Number of port calls (units) - Latin America & Caribbean - UNCTAD - Yearly 6 2018-12-31 2023-12-31
Number of port calls (units) - Middle Africa - UNCTAD - Yearly 6 2018-12-31 2023-12-31
Number of port calls (units) - North/Western Europe - UNCTAD - Yearly 6 2018-12-31 2023-12-31
Number of port calls (units) - Northern Africa - UNCTAD - Yearly 6 2018-12-31 2023-12-31
Number of port calls (units) - Northern Africa and Western Asia - UNCTAD - Yearly 6 2018-12-31 2023-12-31
Number of port calls (units) - Northern America - UNCTAD - Yearly 6 2018-12-31 2023-12-31
Number of port calls (units) - OECD members - UNCTAD - Yearly 6 2018-12-31 2023-12-31
Number of port calls (units) - Oceania - UNCTAD - Yearly 6 2018-12-31 2023-12-31
Number of port calls (units) - Small island developing states: UN classification - UNCTAD - Yearly 6 2018-12-31 2023-12-31
Number of port calls (units) - South America - UNCTAD - Yearly 6 2018-12-31 2023-12-31
Number of port calls (units) - South-Eastern Asia - UNCTAD - Yearly 6 2018-12-31 2023-12-31
Number of port calls (units) - Southern Africa - UNCTAD - Yearly 6 2018-12-31 2023-12-31
Number of port calls (units) - Southern Asia - UNCTAD - Yearly 6 2018-12-31 2023-12-31
Number of port calls (units) - Southern Europe - UNCTAD - Yearly 6 2018-12-31 2023-12-31
Number of port calls (units) - Sub-Saharan Africa - UNCTAD - Yearly 6 2018-12-31 2023-12-31
Number of port calls (units) - Western Africa - UNCTAD - Yearly 6 2018-12-31 2023-12-31
Number of port calls (units) - Western Asia - UNCTAD - Yearly 6 2018-12-31 2023-12-31