Container transport by size of container in France

France: Container transport by size of container was 3,035 Thousand tonnes in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)
3,035 Thousand tonnes
Change on year
down 5.7%
World rank
5th
of 18 countries
All-time high
4,739 Thousand tonnes
in 2012
All-time low
3,030 Thousand tonnes
in 2023
Years of data
19
2007–2025

Container transport by size of container in France, 2007–2025

01.0k2.0k3.0k4.0k5.0k2007201620252007: 3.6k Thousand tonnes2008: 3.3k Thousand tonnes2009: 3.9k Thousand tonnes2010: 4.2k Thousand tonnes2011: 4.5k Thousand tonnes2012: 4.7k Thousand tonnes2013: 4.4k Thousand tonnes2014: 4.6k Thousand tonnes2015: 4.2k Thousand tonnes2016: 4.3k Thousand tonnes2017: 4.2k Thousand tonnes2018: 3.7k Thousand tonnes2019: 3.5k Thousand tonnes2020: 3.4k Thousand tonnes2021: 3.3k Thousand tonnes2022: 3.5k Thousand tonnes2023: 3.0k Thousand tonnes2024: 3.2k Thousand tonnes2025: 3.0k Thousand tonnes

Source: Eurostat. Measured in Thousand tonnes.

Analysis

France recorded 3,035 Thousand tonnes for container transport by size of container in 2025.

That represents a change of down 5.7% on the previous year and down 28.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, container transport by size of container in France peaked at 4,739 Thousand tonnes in 2012 and was at its lowest, 3,030 Thousand tonnes, in 2023.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.

Container transport by size of container in France, year by year

Annual values for Container transport by size of container in France, 2007 to 2025.
Year Thousand tonnes Change
2007 3,565 Thousand tonnes —
2008 3,318 Thousand tonnes -6.9%
2009 3,936 Thousand tonnes +18.6%
2010 4,233 Thousand tonnes +7.5%
2011 4,452 Thousand tonnes +5.2%
2012 4,739 Thousand tonnes +6.4%
2013 4,378 Thousand tonnes -7.6%
2014 4,604 Thousand tonnes +5.2%
2015 4,224 Thousand tonnes -8.3%
2016 4,256 Thousand tonnes +0.8%
2017 4,237 Thousand tonnes -0.4%
2018 3,682 Thousand tonnes -13.1%
2019 3,546 Thousand tonnes -3.7%
2020 3,418 Thousand tonnes -3.6%
2021 3,339 Thousand tonnes -2.3%
2022 3,487 Thousand tonnes +4.4%
2023 3,030 Thousand tonnes -13.1%
2024 3,217 Thousand tonnes +6.2%
2025 3,035 Thousand tonnes -5.7%

France compared with similar countries

  • France's 3,035 Thousand tonnes is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 7 Thousand tonnes, 433.6× the median. (14 countries reporting)
  • France's 3,035 Thousand tonnes is above the median for high income countries, which is 7 Thousand tonnes, 433.6× the median. (14 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 3,606 Thousand tonnes 3,318 Thousand tonnes 3,936 Thousand tonnes 3
2010s 4,235 Thousand tonnes 3,546 Thousand tonnes 4,739 Thousand tonnes 10
2020s 3,254 Thousand tonnes 3,030 Thousand tonnes 3,487 Thousand tonnes 6

Countries ranked near France

  1. 3 Germany 16,568 Thousand tonnes compare
  2. 4 Belgium 14,129 Thousand tonnes compare
  3. 6 Romania 66 Thousand tonnes compare
  4. 7 Luxembourg 54 Thousand tonnes compare
  5. 8 Hungary 8 Thousand tonnes compare

See the full ranking of 23 places →

More reference data data for France

All data for France →

Frequently asked questions

What is container transport by size of container in France?
Container transport by size of container in France was 3,035 Thousand tonnes in 2025, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest container transport by size of container recorded in France?
The highest recorded value was 4,739 Thousand tonnes in 2012.
What is the lowest container transport by size of container recorded in France?
The lowest recorded value was 3,030 Thousand tonnes in 2023.
How does France rank for container transport by size of container?
France ranks 5th out of 18 countries with data for 2025.
Is container transport by size of container rising or falling in France?
Over the last ten years it is down 28.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this France data come from?
The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Container transport by size of container. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 19 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Container transport by size of container in France. Statizoid, drawing on Eurostat. Retrieved 25 September 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/container-transport-by-size-of-container/france/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/container-transport-by-size-of-container/france/">Container transport by size of container in France</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Container transport by size of container
Unit
Thousand tonnes
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
23 places, 401 data points, 2007–2025
Last refreshed