Germany vs Spain: Annual container transport

Germany
108,934 Tonnes
in 2024
Spain
193,079 Tonnes
in 2024
Germany rank
7th
Spain rank
4th

Annual container transport over time

  • Germany
  • Spain
050.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k197019972024

How they compare

Spain currently reports 193,079 Tonnes against 108,934 Tonnes in Germany, a difference of 84,145 Tonnes.

That makes Spain's figure about 1.8 times Germany's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Germany ahead.

Germany ranks 7th and Spain ranks 4th of 28 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 2 and Spain in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Germany Spain Difference Ahead
1980s 20,864 Tonnes 16,138 Tonnes 4,726 Tonnes Germany
1990s 47,152 Tonnes 38,512 Tonnes 8,640 Tonnes Germany
2000s 90,943 Tonnes 107,092 Tonnes 16,149 Tonnes Spain
2010s 125,185 Tonnes 166,431 Tonnes 41,246 Tonnes Spain
2020s 112,221 Tonnes 190,284 Tonnes 78,062 Tonnes Spain

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher annual container transport, Germany or Spain?
Spain, at 193,079 Tonnes against 108,934 Tonnes in Germany as of 2024.
What is the difference in annual container transport between Germany and Spain?
84,145 Tonnes, with Spain ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Spain?
45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
How do Germany and Spain rank globally for annual container transport?
Germany ranks 7th and Spain ranks 4th of 28 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Annual container transport. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Germany vs Spain: Annual container transport. Statizoid, drawing on Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Retrieved 20 August 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/compare/annual-container-transport/germany/spain/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://reference.statizoid.com/compare/annual-container-transport/germany/spain/">Germany vs Spain: Annual container transport</a> β€” Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Annual container transport
Unit
Tonnes
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
37 places, 1,465 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

Container transport by rail and sea.