The quantity of loaded goods in international maritime trade between 1970 and 2020 increased, although the year 2020 saw a small dip compared with the previous year. In 2019, the global maritime trade volume amounted to just over 11 billion metric tons of goods loaded, whereas in 2020, this volume amounted to some 10.6 billion metric tons.
Quantity of loaded 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. The figure for year 1975 is taken from a previous edition of the study.
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UNCTAD. (November 18, 2021). Quantity of loaded freight in international maritime trade from 1970 to 2020 (in million metric tons loaded) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 19, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/234698/loaded-freight-in-international-maritime-trade-since-1970/
UNCTAD. "Quantity of loaded freight in international maritime trade from 1970 to 2020 (in million metric tons loaded)." Chart. November 18, 2021. Statista. Accessed August 19, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/234698/loaded-freight-in-international-maritime-trade-since-1970/
UNCTAD. (2021). Quantity of loaded freight in international maritime trade from 1970 to 2020 (in million metric tons loaded). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 19, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/234698/loaded-freight-in-international-maritime-trade-since-1970/
UNCTAD. "Quantity of Loaded 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/234698/loaded-freight-in-international-maritime-trade-since-1970/
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