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Bab el-Mandeb Strait: transits and disruption history

Bab el-Mandeb Strait averaged 27.2 vessel transits a day in the 28 days to 2026-11-08 (8 November 2026), compared with 27.4 in the previous 28 days (-0.8%). The archive records 2 disruptions here.

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Key facts

Wikidata
Q83318
Type
strait
Bordering countries
Yemen, Djibouti, Eritrea
Recorded events
2
Curated lanes passing
11
Data through
2026-11-08 (8 November 2026)
  • Bab el-Mandeb Strait averaged 27.2 transits a day in the 28 days to 2026-11-08.

Disruption history

2 recorded events, newest first.

Events at Bab el-Mandeb Strait
StartEventTypeStatusSeverity
2026-07-20Houthi embargo on Saudi shipping and attacks at Bab el-MandebSecurity incidentongoing3 Significant
2023-11-19Attacks on shipping in the Red Sea divert traffic around AfricaSecurity incidentongoing5 Critical

Full event history for Bab el-Mandeb Strait

History since 2019

Monthly mean of transits, all vessel types at Bab el-Mandeb Strait. Shaded bands are the disruptions in the archive. A band shows when an event ran, and the line does not prove the event caused any change.

Bab el-Mandeb Strait, transits, all vessel types, monthly meanBab el-Mandeb Strait, transits, all vessel types, monthly mean, 2019-01-01 (1 January 2019) to 2026-10-01 (1 October 2026): values ranged from 26.6 transits per day, monthly mean on 2026-09-01 to 78.7 transits per day, monthly mean on 2023-10-01, with a mean of 51.2 transits per day, monthly mean. The latest value, for 2026-10-01, was 27.9 transits per day, monthly mean. Shaded bands mark 2 recorded events: Houthi embargo on Saudi shipping and attacks at Bab el-Mandeb (2026-07-20 to 2026-11-08); Attacks on shipping in the Red Sea divert traffic around Africa (2023-11-19 to 2026-11-08).Houthi embargo on Saudi shipping and attacks at Bab el-MandebAttacks on shipping in the Red Sea divert traffic around Africa0204060802019-01-012022-12-012026-10-01
Bab el-Mandeb Strait, transits, all vessel types, monthly mean, 2019-01-01 (1 January 2019) to 2026-10-01 (1 October 2026): values ranged from 26.6 transits per day, monthly mean on 2026-09-01 to 78.7 transits per day, monthly mean on 2023-10-01, with a mean of 51.2 transits per day, monthly mean. The latest value, for 2026-10-01, was 27.9 transits per day, monthly mean. Shaded bands mark 2 recorded events: Houthi embargo on Saudi shipping and attacks at Bab el-Mandeb (2026-07-20 to 2026-11-08); Attacks on shipping in the Red Sea divert traffic around Africa (2023-11-19 to 2026-11-08).

Source: IMF PortWatch (portwatch.imf.org), International Monetary Fund, using UN Global Platform AIS data. Statistics derived by World Freight Monitor. Terms. Retrieved 2026-11-10 (10 November 2026).

Bab el-Mandeb Strait, transits, all vessel types, monthly mean (transits per day, monthly mean).
Datetransits per day, monthly mean
2019-01-0151.9
2019-02-0153.2
2019-03-0152.2
2019-04-0155.3
2019-05-0152.0
2019-06-0151.2
2019-07-0153.6
2019-08-0154.6
2019-09-0154.0
2019-10-0154.9
2019-11-0154.2
2019-12-0154.4
2020-01-0157.3
2020-02-0154.8
2020-03-0153.7
2020-04-0156.9
2020-05-0153.6
2020-06-0148.6
2020-07-0153.0
2020-08-0153.8
2020-09-0155.5
2020-10-0154.9
2020-11-0156.2
2020-12-0155.5
2021-01-0157.7
2021-02-0158.8
2021-03-0153.8
2021-04-0159.2
2021-05-0156.2
2021-06-0158.6
2021-07-0158.7
2021-08-0160.2
2021-09-0161.3
2021-10-0158.9
2021-11-0162.0
2021-12-0160.7
2022-01-0161.1
2022-02-0163.2
2022-03-0161.8
2022-04-0164.3
2022-05-0164.1
2022-06-0166.6
2022-07-0168.3
2022-08-0169.9
2022-09-0170.6
2022-10-0170.7
2022-11-0173.3
2022-12-0171.3
2023-01-0171.6
2023-02-0170.5
2023-03-0173.4
2023-04-0174.8
2023-05-0177.6
2023-06-0176.5
2023-07-0174.1
2023-08-0173.0
2023-09-0175.4
2023-10-0178.7
2023-11-0177.3
2023-12-0165.2
2024-01-0139.4
2024-02-0134.9
2024-03-0132.6
2024-04-0132.4
2024-05-0132.0
2024-06-0131.4
2024-07-0128.9
2024-08-0131.3
2024-09-0130.6
2024-10-0131.6
2024-11-0133.2
2024-12-0132.0
2025-01-0132.2
2025-02-0132.0
2025-03-0132.9
2025-04-0132.8
2025-05-0133.1
2025-06-0131.7
2025-07-0131.2
2025-08-0135.0
2025-09-0133.9
2025-10-0136.1
2025-11-0137.8
2025-12-0132.7
2026-01-0133.5
2026-02-0136.8
2026-03-0135.6
2026-04-0136.7
2026-05-0136.1
2026-06-0136.6
2026-07-0133.7
2026-08-0127.4
2026-09-0126.6
2026-10-0127.9

Months with fewer than 20 days of data are left out. Latest complete month in this chart: 2026-10-31.

Disruption calendar

Months in which the archive records a disruption at Bab el-Mandeb Strait. The number is the highest severity recorded that month, from 1 minor to 5 critical. Months after 2026-11 are blank because they have not happened.

Recorded disruptions at Bab el-Mandeb Strait by month, with the highest severity in each month
YearJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
202355
2024555555555555
2025555555555555
202655555555555

Transits, all vessel types

Bab el-Mandeb Strait, transits, all vessel types, last 120 daysBab el-Mandeb Strait, transits, all vessel types, last 120 days, 2026-07-12 (12 July 2026) to 2026-11-08 (8 November 2026): values ranged from 14 transits per day on 2026-08-05 to 46 transits per day on 2026-07-13, with a mean of 28.4 transits per day. The latest value, for 2026-11-08, was 24 transits per day.010203040502026-07-122026-09-102026-11-08
Bab el-Mandeb Strait, transits, all vessel types, last 120 days, 2026-07-12 (12 July 2026) to 2026-11-08 (8 November 2026): values ranged from 14 transits per day on 2026-08-05 to 46 transits per day on 2026-07-13, with a mean of 28.4 transits per day. The latest value, for 2026-11-08, was 24 transits per day.

Source: IMF PortWatch (portwatch.imf.org), International Monetary Fund, using UN Global Platform AIS data. Statistics derived by World Freight Monitor. Terms. Retrieved 2026-11-10 (10 November 2026).

Bab el-Mandeb Strait, transits, all vessel types, last 120 days (transits per day).
Datetransits per day
2026-07-1241
2026-07-1346
2026-07-1446
2026-07-1540
2026-07-1633
2026-07-1746
2026-07-1840
2026-07-1933
2026-07-2035
2026-07-2126
2026-07-2231
2026-07-2334
2026-07-2430
2026-07-2522
2026-07-2620
2026-07-2732
2026-07-2833
2026-07-2934
2026-07-3038
2026-07-3128
2026-08-0120
2026-08-0230
2026-08-0317
2026-08-0427
2026-08-0514
2026-08-0631
2026-08-0730
2026-08-0825
2026-08-0934
2026-08-1029
2026-08-1125
2026-08-1225
2026-08-1320
2026-08-1431
2026-08-1540
2026-08-1636
2026-08-1729
2026-08-1832
2026-08-1933
2026-08-2029
2026-08-2121
2026-08-2233
2026-08-2329
2026-08-2436
2026-08-2525
2026-08-2626
2026-08-2721
2026-08-2827
2026-08-2920
2026-08-3029
2026-08-3124
2026-09-0119
2026-09-0238
2026-09-0324
2026-09-0432
2026-09-0518
2026-09-0623
2026-09-0734
2026-09-0822
2026-09-0935
2026-09-1027
2026-09-1122
2026-09-1220
2026-09-1331
2026-09-1425
2026-09-1524
2026-09-1619
2026-09-1727
2026-09-1827
2026-09-1925
2026-09-2026
2026-09-2127
2026-09-2222
2026-09-2325
2026-09-2431
2026-09-2529
2026-09-2629
2026-09-2727
2026-09-2830
2026-09-2937
2026-09-3022
2026-10-0128
2026-10-0226
2026-10-0330
2026-10-0434
2026-10-0528
2026-10-0633
2026-10-0735
2026-10-0825
2026-10-0924
2026-10-1022
2026-10-1131
2026-10-1234
2026-10-1317
2026-10-1424
2026-10-1524
2026-10-1625
2026-10-1729
2026-10-1832
2026-10-1936
2026-10-2033
2026-10-2121
2026-10-2223
2026-10-2332
2026-10-2421
2026-10-2536
2026-10-2629
2026-10-2727
2026-10-2819
2026-10-2922
2026-10-3026
2026-10-3138
2026-11-0130
2026-11-0230
2026-11-0325
2026-11-0427
2026-11-0534
2026-11-0625
2026-11-0719
2026-11-0824

Transits, container ships

Bab el-Mandeb Strait, transits, container ships, last 120 daysBab el-Mandeb Strait, transits, container ships, last 120 days, 2026-07-12 (12 July 2026) to 2026-11-08 (8 November 2026): values ranged from 1 transits per day on 2026-07-28 to 12 transits per day on 2026-10-20, with a mean of 5.2 transits per day. The latest value, for 2026-11-08, was 8 transits per day.035810132026-07-122026-09-102026-11-08
Bab el-Mandeb Strait, transits, container ships, last 120 days, 2026-07-12 (12 July 2026) to 2026-11-08 (8 November 2026): values ranged from 1 transits per day on 2026-07-28 to 12 transits per day on 2026-10-20, with a mean of 5.2 transits per day. The latest value, for 2026-11-08, was 8 transits per day.

Source: IMF PortWatch (portwatch.imf.org), International Monetary Fund, using UN Global Platform AIS data. Statistics derived by World Freight Monitor. Terms. Retrieved 2026-11-10 (10 November 2026).

Bab el-Mandeb Strait, transits, container ships, last 120 days (transits per day).
Datetransits per day
2026-07-127
2026-07-135
2026-07-149
2026-07-155
2026-07-162
2026-07-174
2026-07-186
2026-07-193
2026-07-206
2026-07-214
2026-07-229
2026-07-234
2026-07-246
2026-07-255
2026-07-264
2026-07-274
2026-07-281
2026-07-299
2026-07-307
2026-07-317
2026-08-011
2026-08-027
2026-08-033
2026-08-045
2026-08-051
2026-08-062
2026-08-075
2026-08-082
2026-08-0910
2026-08-104
2026-08-116
2026-08-124
2026-08-132
2026-08-145
2026-08-159
2026-08-164
2026-08-176
2026-08-185
2026-08-196
2026-08-204
2026-08-213
2026-08-225
2026-08-237
2026-08-244
2026-08-256
2026-08-264
2026-08-275
2026-08-285
2026-08-292
2026-08-303
2026-08-315
2026-09-014
2026-09-028
2026-09-036
2026-09-044
2026-09-055
2026-09-063
2026-09-0710
2026-09-085
2026-09-094
2026-09-105
2026-09-115
2026-09-123
2026-09-139
2026-09-143
2026-09-154
2026-09-165
2026-09-179
2026-09-186
2026-09-194
2026-09-204
2026-09-216
2026-09-222
2026-09-236
2026-09-242
2026-09-256
2026-09-268
2026-09-274
2026-09-284
2026-09-295
2026-09-304
2026-10-014
2026-10-026
2026-10-035
2026-10-049
2026-10-053
2026-10-066
2026-10-076
2026-10-085
2026-10-095
2026-10-108
2026-10-1111
2026-10-124
2026-10-133
2026-10-146
2026-10-155
2026-10-163
2026-10-178
2026-10-184
2026-10-1911
2026-10-2012
2026-10-214
2026-10-223
2026-10-239
2026-10-243
2026-10-259
2026-10-267
2026-10-2710
2026-10-283
2026-10-296
2026-10-302
2026-10-316
2026-11-012
2026-11-027
2026-11-035
2026-11-043
2026-11-055
2026-11-064
2026-11-077
2026-11-088

Transits, tankers

Bab el-Mandeb Strait, transits, tankers, last 120 daysBab el-Mandeb Strait, transits, tankers, last 120 days, 2026-07-12 (12 July 2026) to 2026-11-08 (8 November 2026): values ranged from 2 transits per day on 2026-09-01 to 22 transits per day on 2026-07-13, with a mean of 9.0 transits per day. The latest value, for 2026-11-08, was 6 transits per day.05101520252026-07-122026-09-102026-11-08
Bab el-Mandeb Strait, transits, tankers, last 120 days, 2026-07-12 (12 July 2026) to 2026-11-08 (8 November 2026): values ranged from 2 transits per day on 2026-09-01 to 22 transits per day on 2026-07-13, with a mean of 9.0 transits per day. The latest value, for 2026-11-08, was 6 transits per day.

Source: IMF PortWatch (portwatch.imf.org), International Monetary Fund, using UN Global Platform AIS data. Statistics derived by World Freight Monitor. Terms. Retrieved 2026-11-10 (10 November 2026).

Bab el-Mandeb Strait, transits, tankers, last 120 days (transits per day).
Datetransits per day
2026-07-1214
2026-07-1322
2026-07-1414
2026-07-1515
2026-07-1610
2026-07-1716
2026-07-1811
2026-07-1918
2026-07-2012
2026-07-218
2026-07-227
2026-07-2314
2026-07-247
2026-07-255
2026-07-266
2026-07-2712
2026-07-2813
2026-07-296
2026-07-3014
2026-07-317
2026-08-015
2026-08-026
2026-08-035
2026-08-049
2026-08-054
2026-08-0613
2026-08-0713
2026-08-088
2026-08-099
2026-08-1013
2026-08-116
2026-08-126
2026-08-137
2026-08-147
2026-08-1510
2026-08-1613
2026-08-175
2026-08-1813
2026-08-1912
2026-08-2014
2026-08-217
2026-08-2211
2026-08-236
2026-08-2412
2026-08-2510
2026-08-269
2026-08-274
2026-08-287
2026-08-298
2026-08-306
2026-08-315
2026-09-012
2026-09-0218
2026-09-035
2026-09-0411
2026-09-052
2026-09-066
2026-09-0713
2026-09-087
2026-09-0910
2026-09-107
2026-09-116
2026-09-125
2026-09-139
2026-09-145
2026-09-159
2026-09-166
2026-09-175
2026-09-186
2026-09-1910
2026-09-205
2026-09-218
2026-09-229
2026-09-238
2026-09-248
2026-09-2510
2026-09-2612
2026-09-2711
2026-09-289
2026-09-2912
2026-09-307
2026-10-018
2026-10-028
2026-10-038
2026-10-0411
2026-10-0513
2026-10-068
2026-10-0712
2026-10-089
2026-10-096
2026-10-105
2026-10-117
2026-10-1212
2026-10-136
2026-10-1410
2026-10-157
2026-10-1611
2026-10-177
2026-10-1817
2026-10-199
2026-10-2010
2026-10-216
2026-10-227
2026-10-2311
2026-10-2411
2026-10-2513
2026-10-2615
2026-10-272
2026-10-285
2026-10-297
2026-10-304
2026-10-3113
2026-11-0114
2026-11-028
2026-11-039
2026-11-049
2026-11-055
2026-11-068
2026-11-073
2026-11-086

Transits, dry bulk carriers

Bab el-Mandeb Strait, transits, dry bulk carriers, last 120 daysBab el-Mandeb Strait, transits, dry bulk carriers, last 120 days, 2026-07-12 (12 July 2026) to 2026-11-08 (8 November 2026): values ranged from 4 transits per day on 2026-07-26 to 19 transits per day on 2026-07-18, with a mean of 8.9 transits per day. The latest value, for 2026-11-08, was 8 transits per day.051015202026-07-122026-09-102026-11-08
Bab el-Mandeb Strait, transits, dry bulk carriers, last 120 days, 2026-07-12 (12 July 2026) to 2026-11-08 (8 November 2026): values ranged from 4 transits per day on 2026-07-26 to 19 transits per day on 2026-07-18, with a mean of 8.9 transits per day. The latest value, for 2026-11-08, was 8 transits per day.

Source: IMF PortWatch (portwatch.imf.org), International Monetary Fund, using UN Global Platform AIS data. Statistics derived by World Freight Monitor. Terms. Retrieved 2026-11-10 (10 November 2026).

Bab el-Mandeb Strait, transits, dry bulk carriers, last 120 days (transits per day).
Datetransits per day
2026-07-1210
2026-07-1312
2026-07-1415
2026-07-1516
2026-07-1614
2026-07-1712
2026-07-1819
2026-07-199
2026-07-2011
2026-07-219
2026-07-2213
2026-07-237
2026-07-246
2026-07-259
2026-07-264
2026-07-2710
2026-07-2816
2026-07-2910
2026-07-308
2026-07-319
2026-08-017
2026-08-0210
2026-08-038
2026-08-047
2026-08-055
2026-08-068
2026-08-078
2026-08-0810
2026-08-0910
2026-08-109
2026-08-118
2026-08-129
2026-08-137
2026-08-1415
2026-08-1513
2026-08-1612
2026-08-178
2026-08-188
2026-08-1910
2026-08-207
2026-08-217
2026-08-2215
2026-08-2313
2026-08-2410
2026-08-254
2026-08-268
2026-08-276
2026-08-2812
2026-08-296
2026-08-3011
2026-08-317
2026-09-019
2026-09-028
2026-09-037
2026-09-0411
2026-09-055
2026-09-0610
2026-09-079
2026-09-085
2026-09-0913
2026-09-109
2026-09-115
2026-09-128
2026-09-139
2026-09-149
2026-09-159
2026-09-168
2026-09-178
2026-09-1811
2026-09-194
2026-09-2012
2026-09-216
2026-09-228
2026-09-238
2026-09-2411
2026-09-258
2026-09-267
2026-09-2710
2026-09-2811
2026-09-2913
2026-09-306
2026-10-017
2026-10-025
2026-10-0311
2026-10-049
2026-10-0510
2026-10-0610
2026-10-0711
2026-10-087
2026-10-096
2026-10-106
2026-10-116
2026-10-1211
2026-10-137
2026-10-144
2026-10-156
2026-10-168
2026-10-176
2026-10-186
2026-10-1911
2026-10-206
2026-10-215
2026-10-2210
2026-10-237
2026-10-245
2026-10-257
2026-10-265
2026-10-2714
2026-10-289
2026-10-295
2026-10-3011
2026-10-3112
2026-11-0111
2026-11-0210
2026-11-038
2026-11-047
2026-11-0515
2026-11-069
2026-11-075
2026-11-088

Transit trade volume

Bab el-Mandeb Strait, transit trade volume, last 120 daysBab el-Mandeb Strait, transit trade volume, last 120 days, 2026-07-12 (12 July 2026) to 2026-11-08 (8 November 2026): values ranged from 479,054 metric tons per day on 2026-09-05 to 1,954,128 metric tons per day on 2026-07-13, with a mean of 975,530.2 metric tons per day. The latest value, for 2026-11-08, was 715,603 metric tons per day.0500,0001,000,0001,500,0002,000,0002026-07-122026-09-102026-11-08
Bab el-Mandeb Strait, transit trade volume, last 120 days, 2026-07-12 (12 July 2026) to 2026-11-08 (8 November 2026): values ranged from 479,054 metric tons per day on 2026-09-05 to 1,954,128 metric tons per day on 2026-07-13, with a mean of 975,530.2 metric tons per day. The latest value, for 2026-11-08, was 715,603 metric tons per day.

Source: IMF PortWatch (portwatch.imf.org), International Monetary Fund, using UN Global Platform AIS data. Statistics derived by World Freight Monitor. Terms. Retrieved 2026-11-10 (10 November 2026).

Bab el-Mandeb Strait, transit trade volume, last 120 days (metric tons per day).
Datemetric tons per day
2026-07-121,366,176
2026-07-131,954,128
2026-07-141,564,038
2026-07-151,317,165
2026-07-161,189,533
2026-07-171,594,172
2026-07-181,845,862
2026-07-191,341,101
2026-07-201,469,920
2026-07-21994,834
2026-07-221,155,436
2026-07-231,568,922
2026-07-241,016,622
2026-07-25700,899
2026-07-26814,080
2026-07-271,446,031
2026-07-281,179,765
2026-07-29765,593
2026-07-30734,770
2026-07-31614,761
2026-08-01626,072
2026-08-021,067,102
2026-08-03588,450
2026-08-041,119,992
2026-08-05479,625
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Oil and gas carried

Crude oil and petroleum liquids through Bab el-Mandeb, million barrels per day, and its share of world maritime oil trade
PeriodMillion barrels a dayShare of world maritime oil trade
20205.78%
20216.08%
20228.010%
20239.312%
20244.15%
1H254.25%

Source: US Energy Information Administration, World Oil Transit Chokepoints, last updated 3 March 2026. Terms.

Shares are computed by World Freight Monitor as each flow divided by EIA's world maritime oil trade for the same period. All chokepoints compared.

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