Maritime transport of freight by NUTS 2 region by country
Countries reporting
34
Highest
537,278 Thousand tonnes
Netherlands
Lowest
2,463 Thousand tonnes
Montenegro
Median
53,573 Thousand tonnes
Years covered
28
1997–2024
Data points
5,065
What the numbers show
Maritime transport of freight by NUTS 2 region is currently reported for 34 countries. The highest value is 537,278 Thousand tonnes in Netherlands; the lowest is 2,463 Thousand tonnes in Montenegro.
The median across all reporting countries is 53,573 Thousand tonnes, and the mean is 135,877 Thousand tonnes.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 218.
Over the past decade 20 countries rose and 14 fell. The largest increase was in Poland (up 79.3%), and the largest decrease in Latvia (down 53.8%).
Maritime transport of freight by NUTS 2 region: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Netherlands | 537,278 Thousand tonnes | 2024 | down 6.0% | rising |
| 1 | Netherlands | 537,278 Thousand tonnes | 2024 | down 6.0% | rising |
| 3 | Türkiye | 495,423 Thousand tonnes | 2024 | up 38.5% | rising |
| 4 | Spain | 448,336 Thousand tonnes | 2024 | up 11.9% | rising |
| 5 | Italy | 387,970 Thousand tonnes | 2024 | up 10.4% | flat |
| 6 | Belgium | 274,369 Thousand tonnes | 2024 | up 15.6% | rising |
| 7 | Germany | 269,767 Thousand tonnes | 2024 | down 10.3% | rising |
| 8 | France | 261,305 Thousand tonnes | 2024 | down 9.2% | falling |
| 9 | Norway | 187,762 Thousand tonnes | 2024 | up 11.2% | rising |
| 10 | Sweden | 160,162 Thousand tonnes | 2024 | down 1.5% | rising |
| 11 | Greece | 143,025 Thousand tonnes | 2024 | up 13.7% | rising |
| 12 | Poland | 121,614 Thousand tonnes | 2024 | up 79.3% | rising |
| 12 | Poland | 121,614 Thousand tonnes | 2024 | up 79.3% | rising |
| 14 | Finland | 87,941 Thousand tonnes | 2024 | down 10.7% | rising |
| 15 | Denmark | 81,645 Thousand tonnes | 2024 | up 10.1% | flat |
| 16 | Portugal | 79,422 Thousand tonnes | 2024 | up 7.3% | rising |
| 17 | Romania | 58,912 Thousand tonnes | 2024 | up 38.3% | rising |
| 18 | Ireland | 48,233 Thousand tonnes | 2024 | up 7.5% | rising |
| 19 | Lithuania | 39,493 Thousand tonnes | 2024 | down 3.9% | rising |
| 19 | Lithuania | 39,493 Thousand tonnes | 2024 | down 3.9% | rising |
| 21 | Latvia | 32,344 Thousand tonnes | 2024 | down 53.8% | falling |
| 21 | Latvia | 32,344 Thousand tonnes | 2024 | down 53.8% | falling |
| 23 | Bulgaria | 29,523 Thousand tonnes | 2024 | up 8.4% | rising |
| 24 | Slovenia | 21,780 Thousand tonnes | 2024 | up 20.9% | rising |
| 24 | Slovenia | 21,780 Thousand tonnes | 2024 | up 20.9% | rising |
| 26 | Estonia | 20,839 Thousand tonnes | 2024 | down 47.8% | falling |
| 26 | Estonia | 20,839 Thousand tonnes | 2024 | down 47.8% | falling |
| 28 | Croatia | 18,873 Thousand tonnes | 2024 | up 35.0% | flat |
| 28 | Croatia | 18,873 Thousand tonnes | 2024 | up 35.0% | flat |
| 30 | Cyprus | 8,945 Thousand tonnes | 2024 | up 24.5% | rising |
| 31 | Malta | 4,479 Thousand tonnes | 2024 | up 29.7% | rising |
| 32 | Guadeloupe | 2,985 Thousand tonnes | 2024 | down 1.5% | flat |
| 33 | Martinique | 2,700 Thousand tonnes | 2024 | down 16.8% | falling |
| 34 | Montenegro | 2,463 Thousand tonnes | 2024 | up 25.9% | rising |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- West-Nederland 523,453 Thousand tonnes
- Zuid-Holland (NUTS 2021) 444,072 Thousand tonnes
- Zuid-Holland 407,705 Thousand tonnes
- Vlaams Gewest 274,369 Thousand tonnes
- Prov. Antwerpen 243,722 Thousand tonnes
- Este 173,632 Thousand tonnes
- Sur 172,733 Thousand tonnes
- Akdeniz 164,611 Thousand tonnes
- Norge 163,842 Thousand tonnes
- Andalucía 135,436 Thousand tonnes
- Isole 125,583 Thousand tonnes
- Hatay, Kahramanmaraş, Osmaniye 113,873 Thousand tonnes
- Nord-Est 105,756 Thousand tonnes
- Doğu Marmara 103,675 Thousand tonnes
- Ege 99,993 Thousand tonnes
- Hamburg 96,984 Thousand tonnes
- Sud 96,919 Thousand tonnes
- Makroregion północny 94,135 Thousand tonnes
- Pomorskie 94,135 Thousand tonnes
- İzmir 93,896 Thousand tonnes
- Cataluña 89,320 Thousand tonnes
- Manner-Suomi 87,941 Thousand tonnes
- Kocaeli, Sakarya, Düzce, Bolu, Yalova 87,894 Thousand tonnes
- Comunitat Valenciana 84,283 Thousand tonnes
- Vestlandet 81,771 Thousand tonnes
- Danmark 81,645 Thousand tonnes
- Sicilia 81,367 Thousand tonnes
- Normandie 80,350 Thousand tonnes
- Noord-Holland 78,756 Thousand tonnes
- Continente 78,186 Thousand tonnes
- Haute-Normandie 77,277 Thousand tonnes
- Södra Sverige 76,747 Thousand tonnes
- Attiki 75,412 Thousand tonnes
- Batı Marmara 73,341 Thousand tonnes
- Nord-Ovest 72,455 Thousand tonnes
- Liguria 72,455 Thousand tonnes
- Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur 66,452 Thousand tonnes
- Macroregiunea Doi 58,912 Thousand tonnes
- Sud-Est 58,912 Thousand tonnes
- Centro (IT) 58,066 Thousand tonnes