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 | 43.3 | 2 |
| Panama Canal | canal | Panama | 27.8 | 2 |
| Bosporus Strait | strait | Türkiye | 47.5 | 0 |
| Bab el-Mandeb Strait | strait | Yemen, Djibouti, Eritrea | 27.2 | 2 |
| Malacca Strait | strait | Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia | 220.4 | 0 |
| Strait of Hormuz | strait | Iran, Oman, United Arab Emirates | 3.8 | 2 |
| Cape of Good Hope | cape | South Africa | 85.7 | 1 |
| Gibraltar Strait | strait | Spain, Morocco, Gibraltar | 127.1 | 0 |
| Dover Strait | strait | United Kingdom, France | 166.4 | 0 |
| Oresund Strait | strait | Denmark, Sweden | 41.7 | 0 |
| Taiwan Strait | strait | Taiwan, China | 223.5 | 1 |
| Korea Strait | strait | South Korea, Japan | 202.0 | 0 |
| Tsugaru Strait | strait | Japan | 39.4 | 0 |
| Luzon Strait | strait | Taiwan, Philippines | 93.8 | 0 |
| Lombok Strait | strait | Indonesia | 38.2 | 0 |
| Ombai Strait | strait | Timor-Leste, Indonesia | 7.4 | 0 |
| Bohai Strait | strait | China | 154.9 | 0 |
| Torres Strait | strait | Australia, Papua New Guinea | 8.3 | 0 |
| Sunda Strait | strait | Indonesia | 32.0 | 0 |
| Makassar Strait | strait | Indonesia | 53.4 | 0 |
| Magellan Strait | strait | Chile | 4.0 | 0 |
| Yucatan Channel | strait | Mexico, Cuba | 50.9 | 0 |
| Windward Passage | strait | Cuba, Haiti | 14.7 | 0 |
| Mona Passage | strait | Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico | 11.5 | 0 |
| Balabac Strait | strait | Philippines, Malaysia | 12.0 | 0 |
| Bering Strait | strait | United States, Russian Federation | 2.0 | 0 |
| Mindoro Strait | strait | Philippines | 52.9 | 0 |
| Kerch Strait | strait | Ukraine, Russian Federation | 0.0 | 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.