The volume of global seaborne trade more than double between 1990 and 2020. In 2020, 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 2020
(in billion tons loaded)
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UNCTAD. (November 18, 2021). Transport volume of seaborne trade from 1990 to 2020 (in billion tons loaded) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 18, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/264117/tonnage-of-worldwide-maritime-trade-since-1990/
UNCTAD. "Transport volume of seaborne trade from 1990 to 2020 (in billion tons loaded)." Chart. November 18, 2021. Statista. Accessed August 18, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/264117/tonnage-of-worldwide-maritime-trade-since-1990/
UNCTAD. (2021). Transport volume of seaborne trade from 1990 to 2020 (in billion tons loaded). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 18, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/264117/tonnage-of-worldwide-maritime-trade-since-1990/
UNCTAD. "Transport Volume of Seaborne Trade from 1990 to 2020 (in Billion Tons Loaded)." Statista, Statista Inc., 18 Nov 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/264117/tonnage-of-worldwide-maritime-trade-since-1990/
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