The amount of loaded and unloaded goods in the international seaborne trade rose between 2006 and 2021 by around 43 percent. In 2021 the amount of goods loaded worldwide amounted to approximately 11 billion tons.
Amount of loaded and unloaded goods in international seaborne trade from 2006 to 2021 (in million tons)
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UNCTAD. (November 29, 2022). Amount of loaded and unloaded goods in international seaborne trade from 2006 to 2021 (in million tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 09, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/267571/loaded-and-unloaded-goods-in-international-seaborne-trade-since-2006/
UNCTAD. "Amount of loaded and unloaded goods in international seaborne trade from 2006 to 2021 (in million tons)." Chart. November 29, 2022. Statista. Accessed December 09, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/267571/loaded-and-unloaded-goods-in-international-seaborne-trade-since-2006/
UNCTAD. (2022). Amount of loaded and unloaded goods in international seaborne trade from 2006 to 2021 (in million tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 09, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/267571/loaded-and-unloaded-goods-in-international-seaborne-trade-since-2006/
UNCTAD. "Amount of Loaded and Unloaded Goods in International Seaborne Trade from 2006 to 2021 (in Million Tons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 29 Nov 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/267571/loaded-and-unloaded-goods-in-international-seaborne-trade-since-2006/
UNCTAD, Amount of loaded and unloaded goods in international seaborne trade from 2006 to 2021 (in million tons) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/267571/loaded-and-unloaded-goods-in-international-seaborne-trade-since-2006/ (last visited December 09, 2023)
Amount of loaded and unloaded goods in international seaborne trade from 2006 to 2021 (in million tons) [Graph], UNCTAD, November 29, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/267571/loaded-and-unloaded-goods-in-international-seaborne-trade-since-2006/