In 2021, the quantity of tanker freight in international maritime trade reached almost three billion metric tons, an increase of around one percent compared with the previous year. Tankers typically transport commodities such as crude oil, refined petroleum products, gas, and chemicals.
Quantity of tanker freight in international maritime trade from 1970 to 2021
(in million metric tons loaded)
Compiled on the basis of data supplied by reporting countries, and as published on the relevant government and port industry website, and by specialist sources. Tanker freight includes crude oil, refined petroleum products, gas, and chemicals.
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UNCTAD. (November 29, 2022). Quantity of tanker freight in international maritime trade from 1970 to 2021 (in million metric tons loaded) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1101641/tanker-freight-in-international-maritime-trade-since-1970/
UNCTAD. "Quantity of tanker freight in international maritime trade from 1970 to 2021 (in million metric tons loaded)." Chart. November 29, 2022. Statista. Accessed November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1101641/tanker-freight-in-international-maritime-trade-since-1970/
UNCTAD. (2022). Quantity of tanker freight in international maritime trade from 1970 to 2021 (in million metric tons loaded). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1101641/tanker-freight-in-international-maritime-trade-since-1970/
UNCTAD. "Quantity of Tanker Freight in International Maritime Trade from 1970 to 2021 (in Million Metric Tons Loaded)." Statista, Statista Inc., 29 Nov 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1101641/tanker-freight-in-international-maritime-trade-since-1970/
UNCTAD, Quantity of tanker freight in international maritime trade from 1970 to 2021 (in million metric tons loaded) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1101641/tanker-freight-in-international-maritime-trade-since-1970/ (last visited November 21, 2024)
Quantity of tanker freight in international maritime trade from 1970 to 2021 (in million metric tons loaded) [Graph], UNCTAD, November 29, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1101641/tanker-freight-in-international-maritime-trade-since-1970/