Volume of containers transported by country

Countries reporting
31
Highest
4.30 million Number
Germany
Lowest
5,035 Number
Finland
Median
268,770 Number
Years covered
23
2003–2025
Data points
593

What the numbers show

Volume of containers transported is currently reported for 31 countries. The highest value is 4.30 million Number in Germany; the lowest is 5,035 Number in Finland.

The median across all reporting countries is 268,770 Number, and the mean is 616,927 Number.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 853.

Over the past decade 14 countries rose and 15 fell. The largest increase was in Montenegro (up 15,672.0%), and the largest decrease in Finland (down 83.8%).

Volume of containers transported: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Germany 4.30 million Number 2025 up 9.7% rising
2 Italy 1.90 million Number 2025 up 47.3% rising
3 Poland 1.64 million Number 2025 up 136.9% volatile
4 France 1.27 million Number 2025 up 16.4% rising
5 Switzerland 1.16 million Number 2025 up 15.6% rising
6 Netherlands 1.14 million Number 2025 up 31.4% rising
7 Czechia 1.09 million Number 2025 up 17.8% rising
8 Austria 971,446 Number 2013 up 26.8% rising
9 Belgium 862,293 Number 2011 volatile
10 United Kingdom 811,736 Number 2019 up 7.6% rising
11 Türkiye 722,635 Number 2024 down 3.0% volatile
12 Spain 533,675 Number 2025 down 26.5% rising
13 Hungary 532,170 Number 2025 up 26.1% rising
14 Sweden 435,290 Number 2020 down 20.2% rising
15 Slovakia 376,415 Number 2025 up 5.3% rising
16 Slovenia 268,770 Number 2025 down 4.4% rising
17 Norway 218,900 Number 2025 down 23.5% falling
18 Portugal 202,652 Number 2025 down 17.5% rising
19 Romania 169,793 Number 2025 down 39.6% falling
20 Croatia 117,774 Number 2025 up 366.2% volatile
21 Denmark 93,794 Number 2024 down 8.2% falling
22 Bulgaria 78,994 Number 2025 up 194.8% rising
23 Greece 56,816 Number 2025 down 24.9% volatile
24 Luxembourg 41,702 Number 2025 volatile
25 Latvia 40,854 Number 2024 down 47.2% rising
26 Lithuania 37,314 Number 2025 down 27.6% rising
27 Estonia 20,890 Number 2024 down 48.4% volatile
28 North Macedonia 14,910 Number 2025 down 0.4% rising
29 Ireland 8,499 Number 2025 down 14.5% volatile
30 Montenegro 7,886 Number 2024 up 15,672.0% volatile
31 Finland 5,035 Number 2025 down 83.8% volatile

About this data

Indicator
Volume of containers transported
Unit
Number
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
31 places, 593 data points, 2003–2025
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