Transport volume of worldwide maritime trade 1990-2023
In 2023, the volume of global seaborne trade was estimated to be almost 12.3 billion tons. In 1990, only about four billion tons of goods were loaded in ports worldwide.
Transport volume of seaborne trade from 1990 to 2023 (in billion tons loaded)
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UNCTAD. (July 25, 2024). Transport volume of seaborne trade from 1990 to 2023 (in billion tons loaded) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 06, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/264117/tonnage-of-worldwide-maritime-trade-since-1990/
UNCTAD. "Transport volume of seaborne trade from 1990 to 2023 (in billion tons loaded)." Chart. July 25, 2024. Statista. Accessed June 06, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/264117/tonnage-of-worldwide-maritime-trade-since-1990/
UNCTAD. (2024). Transport volume of seaborne trade from 1990 to 2023 (in billion tons loaded). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 06, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/264117/tonnage-of-worldwide-maritime-trade-since-1990/
UNCTAD. "Transport Volume of Seaborne Trade from 1990 to 2023 (in Billion Tons Loaded)." Statista, Statista Inc., 25 Jul 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/264117/tonnage-of-worldwide-maritime-trade-since-1990/
UNCTAD, Transport volume of seaborne trade from 1990 to 2023 (in billion tons loaded) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/264117/tonnage-of-worldwide-maritime-trade-since-1990/ (last visited June 06, 2025)
Transport volume of seaborne trade from 1990 to 2023 (in billion tons loaded) [Graph], UNCTAD, July 25, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/264117/tonnage-of-worldwide-maritime-trade-since-1990/