Iceland vs Sweden: Annual container transport

Iceland
7,754 Tonnes
in 2022
Sweden
14,057 Tonnes
in 2024
Iceland rank
20th
Sweden rank
17th

Annual container transport over time

  • Iceland
  • Sweden
2.5k5.0k7.5k10.0k12.5k15.0k197119972024

How they compare

Sweden currently reports 14,057 Tonnes against 7,754 Tonnes in Iceland, a difference of 6,303 Tonnes.

That makes Sweden's figure about 1.8 times Iceland's.

Across all 33 years both countries report, Sweden has been ahead every year.

Iceland ranks 20th and Sweden ranks 17th of 28 countries.

Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iceland Sweden Difference Ahead
1990s 4,310 Tonnes 5,987 Tonnes 1,677 Tonnes Sweden
2000s 5,567 Tonnes 9,811 Tonnes 4,244 Tonnes Sweden
2010s 7,022 Tonnes 13,455 Tonnes 6,433 Tonnes Sweden
2020s 7,492 Tonnes 13,909 Tonnes 6,417 Tonnes Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher annual container transport, Iceland or Sweden?
Sweden, at 14,057 Tonnes against 7,754 Tonnes in Iceland as of 2024.
What is the difference in annual container transport between Iceland and Sweden?
6,303 Tonnes, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Sweden?
33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
How do Iceland and Sweden rank globally for annual container transport?
Iceland ranks 20th and Sweden ranks 17th 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

Iceland vs Sweden: 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/iceland/sweden/

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/iceland/sweden/">Iceland vs Sweden: 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.