Average age of cargo vessels (years) - United States - UNCTAD - Yearly
This series is part of the dataset: Average vessel age (UNCTAD)
Download Full Dataset (.xlsx)Latest updates. In the United States, the average age of cargo vessels was 27.00 years in 2023, compared to 26.00 in 2022. This marks a rise of 3.85 percent.
Sample. In this yearly time series, there are 6 records overall. The span of time covered by the series extends from December 2018 to December 2023.
History. Here's a snapshot of a few simple statistics we calculated on the whole sample: average age peaked at 27.00 years in 2023; it recorded a minimum of 24.00 in 2018; it averaged 25.17.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Years |
|---|---|
| 2021-12-31 | 26.0 |
| 2022-12-31 | 26.0 |
| 2023-12-31 | 27.0 |
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Series Metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Description | Maritime transport statistics: average age of vessels |
| Country | United States |
| Economic concept | Age |
| Data type | Summary statistic: mean |
| Seasonally adjusted | No |
| Deflation method | Not applicable |
| Rescaling | None |
| Measure type | Level |
| Frequency | Yearly |
| Unit | Years |
| Source | UNCTAD |
| Source type | International organization |
| Data licence | CC BY 3.0 IGO |
| Other information | Not available |
| FSR temporal aggregation code | LM12 |
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World
| Series Name | Observations | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average age of cargo vessels (years) - World - UNCTAD - Yearly | 6 | 2018-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |