Number of port calls (units) - Africa - UNCTAD - Yearly
This series is part of the dataset: Port calls (UNCTAD)
Download Full Dataset (.xlsx)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 |
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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 |