In 2023, Asia accounted for over ** percent of goods unloaded worldwide. That year, roughly * metric tons were unloaded in Asian seaports. With just over *** billion metric tons, Europe accounted for around 24 percent of the global volume of goods unloaded. Overall, almost **** billion metric tons of goods were traded worldwide that year.
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UNCTAD. (December 2, 2025). Volume of loaded and unloaded cargo in seaborne trade in 2023, by continent (in million metric tons) [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved August 01, 2026, from /statistics/1102145/worldwide-seaborne-trade-balance-by-continent/
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Volume of loaded and unloaded cargo in seaborne trade in 2023, by continent (in million metric tons) [Graph], UNCTAD, December 2, 2025. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1102145/worldwide-seaborne-trade-balance-by-continent/
