Maritime chokepoints
A chokepoint is a narrow passage that a large share of shipping must use, such as a canal or strait. This build covers 28 chokepoints, with daily transit counts from IMF PortWatch and every disruption recorded there.
Chokepoints covered
| Chokepoint | Type | Bordering | Daily transits, last 28 days | Events |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suez Canal | canal | Egypt | 41.1 | 2 |
| Panama Canal | canal | Panama | 28.9 | 2 |
| Bosporus Strait | strait | Türkiye | 58.6 | 0 |
| Bab el-Mandeb Strait | strait | Yemen, Djibouti, Eritrea | 27.1 | 2 |
| Malacca Strait | strait | Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia | 209.4 | 0 |
| Strait of Hormuz | strait | Iran, Oman, United Arab Emirates | 4.4 | 2 |
| Cape of Good Hope | cape | South Africa | 88.1 | 1 |
| Gibraltar Strait | strait | Spain, Morocco, Gibraltar | 130.6 | 0 |
| Dover Strait | strait | United Kingdom, France | 157.9 | 0 |
| Oresund Strait | strait | Denmark, Sweden | 40.9 | 0 |
| Taiwan Strait | strait | Taiwan, China | 229.4 | 1 |
| Korea Strait | strait | South Korea, Japan | 216.0 | 0 |
| Tsugaru Strait | strait | Japan | 53.8 | 0 |
| Luzon Strait | strait | Taiwan, Philippines | 90.4 | 0 |
| Lombok Strait | strait | Indonesia | 36.3 | 0 |
| Ombai Strait | strait | Timor-Leste, Indonesia | 9.7 | 0 |
| Bohai Strait | strait | China | 156.2 | 0 |
| Torres Strait | strait | Australia, Papua New Guinea | 7.6 | 0 |
| Sunda Strait | strait | Indonesia | 30.9 | 0 |
| Makassar Strait | strait | Indonesia | 51.7 | 0 |
| Magellan Strait | strait | Chile | 6.0 | 0 |
| Yucatan Channel | strait | Mexico, Cuba | 53.0 | 0 |
| Windward Passage | strait | Cuba, Haiti | 15.7 | 0 |
| Mona Passage | strait | Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico | 11.5 | 0 |
| Balabac Strait | strait | Philippines, Malaysia | 10.7 | 0 |
| Bering Strait | strait | United States, Russian Federation | 3.8 | 0 |
| Mindoro Strait | strait | Philippines | 50.9 | 0 |
| Kerch Strait | strait | Ukraine, Russian Federation | 0.1 | 1 |
Transit averages computed by World Freight Monitor from IMF PortWatch. Sources and terms. See them on the map, or compare how much oil and gas each carries.