The volume of goods passing through the Suez Canal significantly increased in the period from 1976 to 2019. The total volume of goods peaked in 2019, when 1.2 billion metric tons were transported through the canal. The Suez Canal is one of the world's most important maritime choke points connecting Europe and Asia.
Traffic of goods through the Suez Canal from 1976 to 2019
(in million metric tons)
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Suez Canal Authority. (January 29, 2019). Traffic of goods through the Suez Canal from 1976 to 2019 (in million metric tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 19, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1255480/traffic-of-goods-in-the-suez-canal-annually/
Suez Canal Authority. "Traffic of goods through the Suez Canal from 1976 to 2019 (in million metric tons)." Chart. January 29, 2019. Statista. Accessed December 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1255480/traffic-of-goods-in-the-suez-canal-annually/
Suez Canal Authority. (2019). Traffic of goods through the Suez Canal from 1976 to 2019 (in million metric tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1255480/traffic-of-goods-in-the-suez-canal-annually/
Suez Canal Authority. "Traffic of Goods through The Suez Canal from 1976 to 2019 (in Million Metric Tons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 29 Jan 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1255480/traffic-of-goods-in-the-suez-canal-annually/
Suez Canal Authority, Traffic of goods through the Suez Canal from 1976 to 2019 (in million metric tons) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1255480/traffic-of-goods-in-the-suez-canal-annually/ (last visited December 19, 2024)
Traffic of goods through the Suez Canal from 1976 to 2019 (in million metric tons) [Graph], Suez Canal Authority, January 29, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1255480/traffic-of-goods-in-the-suez-canal-annually/