What we count
The mass of goods loaded at ports for international maritime transport during the year.
Cargo loaded for maritime transport this year
Cargo loaded for maritime transport worldwide so far this year, based on UNCTAD's latest global total, and what the measure includes.
Continuously calculated
WORLDRelated numbers in context
943,232,877international tourist arrivals this year
1,737,534asylum applications submitted this year
What lies behind this number
The mass of goods loaded at ports for international maritime transport during the year.
How the source derives it
UNCTADstat compiles the global volume from national port and transport statistics under SDG indicator 9.1.2.
What one number cannot show
Cargo mass does not show its value, distance travelled or number of ships. Discharged goods are not added again to this loaded-goods measure.
Source value
The calculation uses the latest published annual value reported by UNCTADstat Maritime Trade 2024 for 2024.
How the value is used: The running number shows the share corresponding to time elapsed since the start of the calendar year.
Annual value12,100,000,000tonnes
- Period
- 2024
- Status
- published
- Primary data source
- UNCTADstat Maritime Trade 2024
How the number is calculated
We distribute the latest published annual value evenly across the elapsed share of the calendar year.
Formula used
V(t) = Vyear × elapsed share of the yearAnnual reference value12,100,000,0002024 · tonnes
Average per day33,128,675even annual distribution
Calculation interval0.1 sContinuously calculated
Source value
UNCTADstat Maritime Trade 2024 reports the annual value used by the calculation for 2024.
Elapsed share
We calculate the share corresponding to time elapsed since the start of the calendar year. The counter restarts at the beginning of a new year.
Smooth display
The result is recalculated on screen every 0.1 seconds.
Where the data comes from
The source value comes from UNCTADstat Maritime Trade 2024 and refers to 2024. It is the latest value published by this source. UNCTADstat compiles the global volume from national port and transport statistics under SDG indicator 9.1.2.
Latest published and verified source value
- Publisher
- UNCTADstat Maritime Trade 2024
- Data period
- 2024
- Verified
- 12 August 2026
- Coverage
- Worldwide
- Use
- Even time-based calculation