In 2020, the quantity of tanker freight in international maritime trade reached almost three billion metric tons, a decrease of almost eight percent compared with the previous year. Tankers typically transport commodities such as crude oil, refined petroleum products, gas, and chemicals.
Quantity of tanker freight in international maritime trade from 1970 to 2020
(in million metric tons loaded)
Compiled on the basis of data supplied by reporting countries, and as published on the relevant government and port industry website, and by specialist sources. Tanker freight includes crude oil, refined petroleum products, gas, and chemicals.
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UNCTAD. (November 18, 2021). Quantity of tanker freight in international maritime trade from 1970 to 2020 (in million metric tons loaded) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 03, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1101641/tanker-freight-in-international-maritime-trade-since-1970/
UNCTAD. "Quantity of tanker freight in international maritime trade from 1970 to 2020 (in million metric tons loaded)." Chart. November 18, 2021. Statista. Accessed July 03, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1101641/tanker-freight-in-international-maritime-trade-since-1970/
UNCTAD. (2021). Quantity of tanker freight in international maritime trade from 1970 to 2020 (in million metric tons loaded). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 03, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1101641/tanker-freight-in-international-maritime-trade-since-1970/
UNCTAD. "Quantity of Tanker Freight in International Maritime Trade from 1970 to 2020 (in Million Metric Tons Loaded)." Statista, Statista Inc., 18 Nov 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1101641/tanker-freight-in-international-maritime-trade-since-1970/
UNCTAD, Quantity of tanker freight in international maritime trade from 1970 to 2020 (in million metric tons loaded) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1101641/tanker-freight-in-international-maritime-trade-since-1970/ (last visited July 03, 2022)
