The volume of global seaborne trade more than double between 1990 and 2021. In 2021, the volume of global seaborne trade was estimated to be around 11 billion tons, whereas in 1990, only about four billion tons of goods were loaded in ports worldwide.
Transport volume of seaborne trade from 1990 to 2021
(in billion tons loaded)
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UNCTAD. (November 29, 2022). Transport volume of seaborne trade from 1990 to 2021 (in billion tons loaded) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 30, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/264117/tonnage-of-worldwide-maritime-trade-since-1990/
UNCTAD. "Transport volume of seaborne trade from 1990 to 2021 (in billion tons loaded)." Chart. November 29, 2022. Statista. Accessed December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/264117/tonnage-of-worldwide-maritime-trade-since-1990/
UNCTAD. (2022). Transport volume of seaborne trade from 1990 to 2021 (in billion tons loaded). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/264117/tonnage-of-worldwide-maritime-trade-since-1990/
UNCTAD. "Transport Volume of Seaborne Trade from 1990 to 2021 (in Billion Tons Loaded)." Statista, Statista Inc., 29 Nov 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/264117/tonnage-of-worldwide-maritime-trade-since-1990/
UNCTAD, Transport volume of seaborne trade from 1990 to 2021 (in billion tons loaded) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/264117/tonnage-of-worldwide-maritime-trade-since-1990/ (last visited December 30, 2024)
Transport volume of seaborne trade from 1990 to 2021 (in billion tons loaded) [Graph], UNCTAD, November 29, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/264117/tonnage-of-worldwide-maritime-trade-since-1990/
