In 2020, around 736 million metric tons of goods were loaded in Africa's seaports, a decrease from 814 million metric tons in the preceding year. Goods discharged instead added up to roughly 510 million metric tons in 2020. Africa accounts for a limited share of the global maritime trade.
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UNCTAD. (May 3, 2022). Total loaded and discharged goods in seaborne trade in Africa from 2010 to 2020 (in million metric tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1306058/loaded-and-discharged-goods-in-seaborne-trade-in-africa/
UNCTAD. "Total loaded and discharged goods in seaborne trade in Africa from 2010 to 2020 (in million metric tons)." Chart. May 3, 2022. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1306058/loaded-and-discharged-goods-in-seaborne-trade-in-africa/
UNCTAD. (2022). Total loaded and discharged goods in seaborne trade in Africa from 2010 to 2020 (in million metric tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1306058/loaded-and-discharged-goods-in-seaborne-trade-in-africa/
UNCTAD. "Total Loaded and Discharged Goods in Seaborne Trade in Africa from 2010 to 2020 (in Million Metric Tons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 3 May 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1306058/loaded-and-discharged-goods-in-seaborne-trade-in-africa/
UNCTAD, Total loaded and discharged goods in seaborne trade in Africa from 2010 to 2020 (in million metric tons) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1306058/loaded-and-discharged-goods-in-seaborne-trade-in-africa/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Total loaded and discharged goods in seaborne trade in Africa from 2010 to 2020 (in million metric tons) [Graph], UNCTAD, May 3, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1306058/loaded-and-discharged-goods-in-seaborne-trade-in-africa/
