Number of port calls (units) - Western Africa - UNCTAD - Yearly
This series is part of the dataset: Port calls (UNCTAD)
Download Full Dataset (.xlsx)Latest updates. In Western Africa, the number of vessels calling at seaports was 23,079 in 2023, compared to 21,281 in 2022. This represents an increase of 8.45 percent.
Sample. There are 6 records in the yearly time series shown in the plot above. The series covers the time period going from December 2018 to December 2023.
History. Here’s a quick look at a few simple statistics calculated on the whole sample: port calls recorded a bottom of 19,104 in 2020; they recorded their maximum of 23,079 in 2023; they averaged 21,059.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Units |
|---|---|
| 2021-12-31 | 20118.0 |
| 2022-12-31 | 21281.0 |
| 2023-12-31 | 23079.0 |
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Series Metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Description | Maritime transport statistics: number of port calls |
| Country | Western 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 |