Data for 2012

Container Port Traffic, 2012

Name: Container Port Traffic, 2012
Creator: UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
License: https://unctadstat.unctad.org/EN/About.html#TERMS_OF_USE

2012, as UNCTAD’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Container Port Traffic, 2012 covers 165 countries. China is highest, at 165,939,400; Moldova is lowest, at 1,420. The middle country reads 401,803. Against 2011, 157 values changed (109 up, 48 down), 4 countries joined, 1 left.

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Container Port Traffic · Data for 2012

HighestChina

165,939,400

LowestMoldova

1,420

Shaded by value in five groups of equal size, darkest at the highest end.

165countries
1measure
2012the year it describes
165distinct values3 decimals, as published
Sep 6, 2026read from the publisher
CC BY 3.0 IGOlicence

01Position · derived

The table

Every country and every column of Container Port Traffic, 2012, as published. UNCTAD ranks nobody on this measure; the position is derived here by ordering the published values. “=” marks a shared position.

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Container Port Traffic, 2012: every country, as published by UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD).
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1	China`CHN`Eastern Asia	165,939,400
2	United States`USA`Northern America	41,880,574
3	Singapore`SGP`South-eastern Asia	31,649,400
4	Hong Kong`HKG`Eastern Asia	23,126,000
5	South Korea`KOR`Eastern Asia	22,559,272
6	Japan`JPN`Eastern Asia	21,167,525
7	Malaysia`MYS`South-eastern Asia	20,491,118
8	United Arab Emirates`ARE`Western Asia	18,063,296
9	Germany`DEU`Western Europe	15,269,690
10	Spain`ESP`Southern Europe	14,066,221
11	Netherlands`NLD`Western Europe	12,034,495
12	Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	10,938,304
13	India`IND`Southern Asia	10,017,480
14	Italy`ITA`Southern Europe	9,674,361
15	Belgium`BEL`Western Europe	9,653,447
16	Brazil`BRA`South America	8,455,525
17	United Kingdom`GBR`Northern Europe	7,978,028
18	Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	7,845,500
19	Vietnam`VNM`South-eastern Asia	7,505,641
20	Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	7,302,956
21	Australia`AUS`Australia and New Zealand	7,197,262
22	Panama`PAN`Central America	6,847,724
23	Saudi Arabia`SAU`Western Asia	6,624,538
24	Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	6,424,921
25	Philippines`PHL`South-eastern Asia	5,938,070
26	Canada`CAN`Northern America	5,125,601
27	Mexico`MEX`Central America	4,810,170
28	Russia`RUS`Eastern Europe	4,769,980
29	South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa	4,352,727
30	Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia	4,320,984
31	Oman`OMN`Western Asia	4,177,556
32	France`FRA`Western Europe	4,076,391
33	Chile`CHL`South America	3,514,318
34	Colombia`COL`South America	3,381,952
35	Greece`GRC`Southern Europe	3,092,300
36	Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa	2,790,692
37	Iran`IRN`Southern Asia	2,739,276
38	New Zealand`NZL`Australia and New Zealand	2,594,088
39	Malta`MLT`Southern Europe	2,589,983
40	Israel`ISR`Western Asia	2,561,000
41	Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	2,231,250
42	Peru`PER`South America	2,021,881
43	Argentina`ARG`South America	1,970,243
44	Portugal`PRT`Southern Europe	1,904,965
45	Jamaica`JAM`Caribbean	1,855,400
46	Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	1,751,095
47	Poland`POL`Eastern Europe	1,657,432
48	Ecuador`ECU`South America	1,591,052
49	Nigeria`NGA`Western Africa	1,583,460
50	Venezuela`VEN`South America	1,569,841
51	Sweden`SWE`Northern Europe	1,501,991
52	Finland`FIN`Northern Europe	1,445,102
53	Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	1,435,045
54	Puerto Rico`PRI`Caribbean	1,423,156
55	Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	1,400,495
56	Bahamas`BHS`Caribbean	1,232,000
57	Costa Rica`CRI`Central America	1,229,530
58	Guatemala`GTM`Central America	1,158,482
59	Angola`AGO`Middle Africa	1,103,281
60	Lebanon`LBN`Western Asia	1,041,756
61	Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	903,443
62	Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	882,877
63	Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	880,104
64	Kuwait`KWT`Western Asia	824,196
65	Jordan`JOR`Western Asia	817,434
66	Denmark`DNK`Northern Europe	763,945
67	Uruguay`URY`South America	753,889
68	Djibouti`DJI`Eastern Africa	743,273
69	Ireland`IRL`Northern Europe	734,023
70	Ukraine`UKR`Eastern Europe	720,301
71	Norway`NOR`Northern Europe	687,821
72	Romania`ROU`Eastern Europe	684,059
73	Honduras`HND`Central America	663,908
74	Slovenia`SVN`Southern Europe	570,744
75	Trinidad and Tobago`TTO`Caribbean	542,346
76	Bahrain`BHR`Western Asia	525,309
77	Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	509,037
78	Tanzania`TZA`Eastern Africa	507,185
79	Myanmar`MMR`South-eastern Asia	474,300
80	Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	456,950
81	Sudan`SDN`Northern Africa	441,469
82	Mauritius`MUS`Eastern Africa	417,467
83	Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	401,803
84	Lithuania`LTU`Northern Europe	381,278
85	Qatar`QAT`Western Asia	376,754
86	Latvia`LVA`Northern Europe	366,417
87	Georgia`GEO`Western Asia	356,723
88	Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	351,099
89	Benin`BEN`Western Africa	348,200
90	Syria`SYR`Western Asia	342,062
91	Namibia`NAM`Southern Africa	334,410
92	Cyprus`CYP`Western Asia	307,496
93	Libya`LBY`Northern Africa	306,304
94	Togo`TGO`Western Africa	288,481
95	Austria`AUT`Western Europe	285,900
96	Yemen`YEM`Western Asia	262,624
97	Cambodia`KHM`South-eastern Asia	255,378
98	Mozambique`MOZ`Eastern Africa	246,000
99	Cuba`CUB`Caribbean	240,000
100	Fiji`FJI`Melanesia	232,617
101	Estonia`EST`Northern Europe	227,809
102	Iceland`ISL`Northern Europe	220,518
103	Papua New Guinea`PNG`Melanesia	184,491
104	Guam`GUM`Micronesia	173,089
105	Croatia`HRV`Southern Europe	172,491
106	Bulgaria`BGR`Eastern Europe	169,922
107	Gabon`GAB`Middle Africa	168,912
108	Haiti`HTI`Caribbean	164,720
109	El Salvador`SLV`Central America	160,982
110	Guinea`GIN`Western Africa	147,466
111	Solomon Islands`SLB`Melanesia	138,567
112	Seychelles`SYC`Eastern Africa	133,386
113	Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa	131,600
114	Brunei`BRN`South-eastern Asia	116,551
115	Suriname`SUR`South America	103,961
116	Switzerland`CHE`Western Europe	102,240
117	Curaçao`CUW`Caribbean	99,191
118	New Caledonia`NCL`Melanesia	96,000
119	Nicaragua`NIC`Central America	94,443
120	Liberia`LBR`Western Africa	85,589
121	Saint Lucia`LCA`Caribbean	83,340
122	Albania`ALB`Southern Europe	83,194
123	Sierra Leone`SLE`Western Africa	82,500
124	Comoros`COM`Eastern Africa	79,917
125	Sint Maarten`SXM`Caribbean	79,807
126	São Tomé and Príncipe`STP`Middle Africa	78,493
127	Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa	72,228
128	Barbados`BRB`Caribbean	72,163
129	French Polynesia`PYF`Polynesia	71,866
130	Tonga`TON`Polynesia	67,349
131	Guyana`GUY`South America	66,000
132	Gambia`GMB`Western Africa	65,226
133	DR Congo`COD`Middle Africa	62,665
134	Vanuatu`VUT`Melanesia	60,342
135	American Samoa`ASM`Polynesia	59,461
136	Maldives`MDV`Southern Asia	54,820
137	Iraq`IRQ`Western Asia	52,425
138	Cabo Verde`CPV`Western Africa	49,207
139	Timor-Leste`TLS`South-eastern Asia	45,608
140	Cayman Islands`CYM`Caribbean	45,400
141	Somalia`SOM`Eastern Africa	39,933
142	Guinea-Bissau`GNB`Western Africa	39,519
143	Belize`BLZ`Central America	36,978
144	Faroe Islands`FRO`Northern Europe	35,740
145	Montenegro`MNE`Southern Europe	33,593
146	Northern Mariana Islands`MNP`Micronesia	30,480
147	Marshall Islands`MHL`Micronesia	28,797
148	British Virgin Islands`VGB`Caribbean	27,154
149	Eritrea`ERI`Eastern Africa	25,852
150	Kiribati`KIR`Micronesia	25,776
151	Antigua and Barbuda`ATG`Caribbean	24,449
152	Samoa`WSM`Polynesia	23,137
153	Gibraltar`GIB`Southern Europe	18,812
154	Palau`PLW`Micronesia	18,800
155	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines`VCT`Caribbean	16,826
156	Grenada`GRD`Caribbean	13,920
157	Micronesia`FSM`Micronesia	13,192
158	Equatorial Guinea`GNQ`Middle Africa	9,625
159	Paraguay`PRY`South America	9,294
160	Dominica`DMA`Caribbean	6,890
161	Tuvalu`TUV`Polynesia	5,847
162	Bermuda`BMU`Northern America	4,485
163	Saint Kitts and Nevis`KNA`Caribbean	2,665
164	Nauru`NRU`Micronesia	2,597
165	Moldova`MDA`Eastern Europe	1,420

02In 2012

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

1China165,939,400
2United States41,880,574
3Singapore31,649,400
4Hong Kong23,126,000
5South Korea22,559,272

Lowest

165Moldova1,420
164Nauru2,597
163Saint Kitts and Nevis2,665
162Bermuda4,485
161Tuvalu5,847

Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 401,803. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

032011 → 2012

Since 2011

What changed between 2011 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+4 / −1countries joined / left
157values changed, of 161 in both
109 · 48rose · fell
4unchanged

Rose most

China151,800,937 → 165,939,400+14,138,463
Singapore29,937,700 → 31,649,400+1,711,700
Greece2,009,704 → 3,092,300+1,082,596
Indonesia9,870,882 → 10,938,304+1,067,422
United States40,813,311 → 41,880,574+1,067,263

Fell most

Hong Kong24,404,000 → 23,126,000−1,278,000
Egypt7,181,079 → 6,424,921−756,158
Iran3,359,250 → 2,739,276−619,974
Belgium9,901,751 → 9,653,447−248,304
Morocco3,032,679 → 2,790,692−241,987

+ Eritrea

+ Moldova

+ Sudan

+ Yemen

− South Sudan

Both years come from the same release, so a difference here is a change in the data, not a revision of it. Every country’s full history is charted on the statistic page.

04Caveats

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What this edition’s numbers are and are not, worked out from the file itself.

How values are stored

One year of the 2026 release
Every year in this series comes from UNCTAD’s 2026 release, recalculated on one method. It can differ from what was first published for 2012.
The position is ours
UNCTAD publishes values only; the order is this site’s.
Nothing missing
Every one of the 165 countries has every column.

05The files

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UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD) (2012). Container Port Traffic, 2012 [data set], describing 2012. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/container-port-traffic/2012

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