The quantity of loaded goods in international maritime trade between 1970 and 2021 increased, although the years 2020 and 2021 saw a small dip compared with pre-pandemic year. In 2019, the global maritime trade volume amounted to just over 11 billion metric tons of goods loaded, whereas in 2020 and 2021, this volume amounted to some 10.6 and almost 11 billion metric tons, respectively.
Quantity of loaded freight in international maritime trade from 1970 to 2021
(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. The figure for year 1975 is taken from a previous edition of the study.
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UNCTAD. (November 29, 2022). Quantity of loaded freight in international maritime trade from 1970 to 2021 (in million metric tons loaded) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 13, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/234698/loaded-freight-in-international-maritime-trade-since-1970/
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Quantity of loaded freight in international maritime trade from 1970 to 2021 (in million metric tons loaded) [Graph], UNCTAD, November 29, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/234698/loaded-freight-in-international-maritime-trade-since-1970/
