Average container capacity (TEU) - United States - UNCTAD - Yearly
This series is part of the dataset: Average container capacity (UNCTAD)
Download Full Dataset (.xlsx)Latest updates. In the United States, the average capacity of container-carrying vessels stood at 5,691.0 TEUs in 2023, compared to 5,345.0 in the previous year. This represents a rise of 6.47 percent.
Sample. The yearly series shown in the figure has 6 data points. The time span covered by the series extends from December 2018 to December 2023.
History. Here's a glimpse of some summary statistics we calculated on the full sample: carrying capacity hit a trough of 5,322.0 TEUs in 2019; it reached a maximum of 5,691.0 in 2023; it averaged 5,408.0.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Twenty-foot equivalents (TEUs) |
|---|---|
| 2021-12-31 | 5417.0 |
| 2022-12-31 | 5345.0 |
| 2023-12-31 | 5691.0 |
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Series Metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Description | Maritime transport statistics: average container carrying capacity |
| Country | United States |
| Economic concept | Stock |
| Data type | Capacity |
| Seasonally adjusted | No |
| Deflation method | Not applicable |
| Rescaling | None |
| Measure type | Level |
| Frequency | Yearly |
| Unit | Twenty-foot equivalents (TEUs) |
| Source | UNCTAD |
| Source type | International organization |
| Data licence | CC BY 3.0 IGO |
| Other information | Not available |
| FSR temporal aggregation code | LM12 |
Series in the same data set: World
| Series Name | Observations | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average container capacity (TEU) - World - UNCTAD - Yearly | 6 | 2018-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |