Number of port calls (units) - Sub-Saharan Africa - UNCTAD - Yearly
This series is part of the dataset: Port calls (UNCTAD)
Download Full Dataset (.xlsx)Latest updates. In Sub-Saharan Africa, the number of vessels calling at seaports was 48,945 in 2023, versus 44,141 in 2022. This marks an increase of 10.88 percent.
Sample. In this yearly series, there are 6 records. The span of time covered by the series goes from December 2018 to December 2023.
History. Take a look at a few summary statistics computed on the whole sample: port calls averaged 45,244; they reached a minimum of 42,327 in 2020; they hit a peak of 48,945 in 2023.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Units |
|---|---|
| 2021-12-31 | 42593.0 |
| 2022-12-31 | 44141.0 |
| 2023-12-31 | 48945.0 |
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Series Metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Description | Maritime transport statistics: number of port calls |
| Country | Sub-Saharan 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 |
Series in the same data set: World
| Series Name | Observations | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Number of port calls (units) - World - UNCTAD - Yearly | 6 | 2018-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |