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Strait of Hormuz: transits and disruption history

Strait of Hormuz averaged 3.8 vessel transits a day in the 28 days to 2026-11-08 (8 November 2026), compared with 3.3 in the previous 28 days (+16.3%). The archive records 2 disruptions here.

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Key facts

Wikidata
Q79883
Type
strait
Bordering countries
Iran, Oman, United Arab Emirates
Recorded events
2
Curated lanes passing
10
Data through
2026-11-08 (8 November 2026)
  • Strait of Hormuz averaged 3.8 transits a day in the 28 days to 2026-11-08.

Disruption history

2 recorded events, newest first.

Events at Strait of Hormuz
StartEventTypeStatusSeverity
2026-03-01Strait of Hormuz closed to most shipping during the Iran warSecurity incidentongoing5 Critical
2019-07-19Iran seizes the tanker Stena Impero in the Strait of HormuzSecurity incidentended3 Significant

Full event history for Strait of Hormuz

History since 2019

Monthly mean of transits, all vessel types at Strait of Hormuz. 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.

Strait of Hormuz, transits, all vessel types, monthly meanStrait of Hormuz, transits, all vessel types, monthly mean, 2019-01-01 (1 January 2019) to 2026-10-01 (1 October 2026): values ranged from 3.2 transits per day, monthly mean on 2026-03-01 to 105.1 transits per day, monthly mean on 2024-05-01, with a mean of 76.8 transits per day, monthly mean. The latest value, for 2026-10-01, was 3.8 transits per day, monthly mean. Shaded bands mark 2 recorded events: Strait of Hormuz closed to most shipping during the Iran war (2026-03-01 to 2026-11-08); Iran seizes the tanker Stena Impero in the Strait of Hormuz (2019-07-19 to 2019-09-27).Strait of Hormuz closed to most shipping during the Iran warIran seizes the tanker Stena Impero in the Strait of Hormuz02550751001252019-01-012022-12-012026-10-01
Strait of Hormuz, transits, all vessel types, monthly mean, 2019-01-01 (1 January 2019) to 2026-10-01 (1 October 2026): values ranged from 3.2 transits per day, monthly mean on 2026-03-01 to 105.1 transits per day, monthly mean on 2024-05-01, with a mean of 76.8 transits per day, monthly mean. The latest value, for 2026-10-01, was 3.8 transits per day, monthly mean. Shaded bands mark 2 recorded events: Strait of Hormuz closed to most shipping during the Iran war (2026-03-01 to 2026-11-08); Iran seizes the tanker Stena Impero in the Strait of Hormuz (2019-07-19 to 2019-09-27).

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).

Strait of Hormuz, transits, all vessel types, monthly mean (transits per day, monthly mean).
Datetransits per day, monthly mean
2019-01-0155.7
2019-02-0159.3
2019-03-0161.7
2019-04-0168.5
2019-05-0175.5
2019-06-0181.4
2019-07-0182.2
2019-08-0179.1
2019-09-0178.1
2019-10-0173.5
2019-11-0156.4
2019-12-0157.1
2020-01-0160.4
2020-02-0161.0
2020-03-0157.6
2020-04-0170.3
2020-05-0180.2
2020-06-0185.7
2020-07-0183.5
2020-08-0183.8
2020-09-0189.0
2020-10-0186.3
2020-11-0164.9
2020-12-0160.1
2021-01-0166.3
2021-02-0168.4
2021-03-0172.4
2021-04-0186.2
2021-05-0184.9
2021-06-0191.4
2021-07-0185.9
2021-08-0184.1
2021-09-0186.6
2021-10-0180.8
2021-11-0183.9
2021-12-0178.5
2022-01-0180.0
2022-02-0194.1
2022-03-0193.4
2022-04-01100.5
2022-05-0195.7
2022-06-0198.9
2022-07-0193.2
2022-08-01103.3
2022-09-0198.6
2022-10-01101.1
2022-11-0184.8
2022-12-0179.1
2023-01-0176.0
2023-02-0187.8
2023-03-0186.7
2023-04-0197.2
2023-05-01103.5
2023-06-01102.0
2023-07-01100.7
2023-08-01104.4
2023-09-01102.4
2023-10-0195.2
2023-11-0176.9
2023-12-0174.9
2024-01-0172.8
2024-02-0172.0
2024-03-0194.3
2024-04-01100.4
2024-05-01105.1
2024-06-01104.9
2024-07-01103.1
2024-08-0192.6
2024-09-01104.0
2024-10-0190.0
2024-11-0183.2
2024-12-0170.7
2025-01-0170.6
2025-02-0173.9
2025-03-0183.8
2025-04-01102.4
2025-05-01103.0
2025-06-01102.2
2025-07-0195.2
2025-08-0194.5
2025-09-0187.9
2025-10-0189.4
2025-11-0167.4
2025-12-0155.6
2026-01-0158.5
2026-02-0178.3
2026-03-013.2
2026-04-017.1
2026-05-013.9
2026-06-0112.9
2026-07-0110.2
2026-08-014.7
2026-09-013.6
2026-10-013.8

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 Strait of Hormuz. 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 Strait of Hormuz by month, with the highest severity in each month
YearJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2019333
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026555555555

Transits, all vessel types

Strait of Hormuz, transits, all vessel types, last 120 daysStrait of Hormuz, transits, all vessel types, last 120 days, 2026-07-12 (12 July 2026) to 2026-11-08 (8 November 2026): values ranged from 0 transits per day on 2026-07-23 to 10 transits per day on 2026-07-13, with a mean of 4.2 transits per day. The latest value, for 2026-11-08, was 3 transits per day.02468102026-07-122026-09-102026-11-08
Strait of Hormuz, transits, all vessel types, last 120 days, 2026-07-12 (12 July 2026) to 2026-11-08 (8 November 2026): values ranged from 0 transits per day on 2026-07-23 to 10 transits per day on 2026-07-13, with a mean of 4.2 transits per day. The latest value, for 2026-11-08, was 3 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).

Strait of Hormuz, transits, all vessel types, last 120 days (transits per day).
Datetransits per day
2026-07-124
2026-07-1310
2026-07-148
2026-07-159
2026-07-166
2026-07-171
2026-07-186
2026-07-194
2026-07-205
2026-07-216
2026-07-226
2026-07-230
2026-07-243
2026-07-252
2026-07-263
2026-07-275
2026-07-285
2026-07-297
2026-07-304
2026-07-318
2026-08-015
2026-08-023
2026-08-036
2026-08-047
2026-08-055
2026-08-062
2026-08-076
2026-08-0810
2026-08-093
2026-08-104
2026-08-119
2026-08-123
2026-08-136
2026-08-147
2026-08-151
2026-08-161
2026-08-174
2026-08-186
2026-08-196
2026-08-205
2026-08-214
2026-08-227
2026-08-233
2026-08-243
2026-08-254
2026-08-265
2026-08-272
2026-08-287
2026-08-293
2026-08-306
2026-08-313
2026-09-014
2026-09-023
2026-09-032
2026-09-042
2026-09-052
2026-09-066
2026-09-075
2026-09-086
2026-09-093
2026-09-105
2026-09-118
2026-09-122
2026-09-138
2026-09-142
2026-09-152
2026-09-161
2026-09-173
2026-09-187
2026-09-196
2026-09-201
2026-09-212
2026-09-223
2026-09-234
2026-09-245
2026-09-253
2026-09-264
2026-09-271
2026-09-284
2026-09-291
2026-09-304
2026-10-010
2026-10-024
2026-10-032
2026-10-044
2026-10-058
2026-10-062
2026-10-076
2026-10-084
2026-10-093
2026-10-104
2026-10-112
2026-10-123
2026-10-137
2026-10-143
2026-10-152
2026-10-167
2026-10-170
2026-10-184
2026-10-194
2026-10-203
2026-10-213
2026-10-224
2026-10-235
2026-10-242
2026-10-252
2026-10-265
2026-10-274
2026-10-283
2026-10-293
2026-10-307
2026-10-318
2026-11-011
2026-11-022
2026-11-034
2026-11-045
2026-11-055
2026-11-066
2026-11-072
2026-11-083

Transits, container ships

Strait of Hormuz, transits, container ships, last 120 daysStrait of Hormuz, transits, container ships, last 120 days, 2026-07-12 (12 July 2026) to 2026-11-08 (8 November 2026): values ranged from 0 transits per day on 2026-07-17 to 3 transits per day on 2026-08-08, with a mean of 0.3 transits per day. The latest value, for 2026-11-08, was 0 transits per day.01232026-07-122026-09-102026-11-08
Strait of Hormuz, transits, container ships, last 120 days, 2026-07-12 (12 July 2026) to 2026-11-08 (8 November 2026): values ranged from 0 transits per day on 2026-07-17 to 3 transits per day on 2026-08-08, with a mean of 0.3 transits per day. The latest value, for 2026-11-08, was 0 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).

Strait of Hormuz, transits, container ships, last 120 days (transits per day).
Datetransits per day
2026-07-121
2026-07-131
2026-07-141
2026-07-151
2026-07-162
2026-07-170
2026-07-180
2026-07-191
2026-07-201
2026-07-210
2026-07-220
2026-07-230
2026-07-240
2026-07-250
2026-07-260
2026-07-270
2026-07-280
2026-07-290
2026-07-301
2026-07-311
2026-08-010
2026-08-021
2026-08-030
2026-08-040
2026-08-051
2026-08-060
2026-08-070
2026-08-083
2026-08-090
2026-08-100
2026-08-110
2026-08-120
2026-08-130
2026-08-140
2026-08-150
2026-08-160
2026-08-170
2026-08-180
2026-08-190
2026-08-200
2026-08-210
2026-08-222
2026-08-230
2026-08-240
2026-08-250
2026-08-260
2026-08-270
2026-08-280
2026-08-290
2026-08-300
2026-08-311
2026-09-010
2026-09-020
2026-09-030
2026-09-041
2026-09-050
2026-09-061
2026-09-070
2026-09-080
2026-09-090
2026-09-100
2026-09-110
2026-09-120
2026-09-132
2026-09-140
2026-09-150
2026-09-160
2026-09-171
2026-09-180
2026-09-192
2026-09-200
2026-09-210
2026-09-220
2026-09-230
2026-09-240
2026-09-250
2026-09-260
2026-09-270
2026-09-282
2026-09-290
2026-09-300
2026-10-010
2026-10-020
2026-10-030
2026-10-041
2026-10-050
2026-10-060
2026-10-070
2026-10-081
2026-10-091
2026-10-101
2026-10-110
2026-10-120
2026-10-130
2026-10-140
2026-10-150
2026-10-162
2026-10-170
2026-10-180
2026-10-190
2026-10-200
2026-10-210
2026-10-221
2026-10-230
2026-10-240
2026-10-250
2026-10-261
2026-10-271
2026-10-280
2026-10-290
2026-10-300
2026-10-311
2026-11-010
2026-11-020
2026-11-030
2026-11-041
2026-11-050
2026-11-061
2026-11-070
2026-11-080

Transits, tankers

Strait of Hormuz, transits, tankers, last 120 daysStrait of Hormuz, transits, tankers, last 120 days, 2026-07-12 (12 July 2026) to 2026-11-08 (8 November 2026): values ranged from 0 transits per day on 2026-07-23 to 5 transits per day on 2026-07-14, with a mean of 1.3 transits per day. The latest value, for 2026-11-08, was 1 transits per day.0123452026-07-122026-09-102026-11-08
Strait of Hormuz, transits, tankers, last 120 days, 2026-07-12 (12 July 2026) to 2026-11-08 (8 November 2026): values ranged from 0 transits per day on 2026-07-23 to 5 transits per day on 2026-07-14, with a mean of 1.3 transits per day. The latest value, for 2026-11-08, was 1 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).

Strait of Hormuz, transits, tankers, last 120 days (transits per day).
Datetransits per day
2026-07-121
2026-07-132
2026-07-145
2026-07-153
2026-07-161
2026-07-171
2026-07-182
2026-07-192
2026-07-202
2026-07-211
2026-07-221
2026-07-230
2026-07-240
2026-07-250
2026-07-262
2026-07-270
2026-07-281
2026-07-293
2026-07-301
2026-07-312
2026-08-013
2026-08-020
2026-08-033
2026-08-044
2026-08-050
2026-08-060
2026-08-074
2026-08-082
2026-08-090
2026-08-102
2026-08-112
2026-08-121
2026-08-132
2026-08-142
2026-08-151
2026-08-161
2026-08-173
2026-08-184
2026-08-194
2026-08-202
2026-08-212
2026-08-221
2026-08-231
2026-08-242
2026-08-254
2026-08-262
2026-08-272
2026-08-280
2026-08-291
2026-08-302
2026-08-311
2026-09-011
2026-09-021
2026-09-031
2026-09-040
2026-09-050
2026-09-062
2026-09-072
2026-09-082
2026-09-090
2026-09-101
2026-09-113
2026-09-121
2026-09-131
2026-09-140
2026-09-151
2026-09-160
2026-09-170
2026-09-182
2026-09-191
2026-09-200
2026-09-210
2026-09-221
2026-09-231
2026-09-243
2026-09-252
2026-09-261
2026-09-271
2026-09-282
2026-09-290
2026-09-304
2026-10-010
2026-10-020
2026-10-030
2026-10-040
2026-10-051
2026-10-061
2026-10-071
2026-10-080
2026-10-090
2026-10-100
2026-10-111
2026-10-120
2026-10-130
2026-10-140
2026-10-151
2026-10-161
2026-10-170
2026-10-182
2026-10-191
2026-10-201
2026-10-210
2026-10-221
2026-10-231
2026-10-241
2026-10-251
2026-10-262
2026-10-270
2026-10-282
2026-10-291
2026-10-300
2026-10-314
2026-11-011
2026-11-021
2026-11-032
2026-11-040
2026-11-051
2026-11-061
2026-11-071
2026-11-081

Transits, dry bulk carriers

Strait of Hormuz, transits, dry bulk carriers, last 120 daysStrait of Hormuz, transits, dry bulk carriers, last 120 days, 2026-07-12 (12 July 2026) to 2026-11-08 (8 November 2026): values ranged from 0 transits per day on 2026-07-12 to 5 transits per day on 2026-08-14, with a mean of 1.6 transits per day. The latest value, for 2026-11-08, was 1 transits per day.0123452026-07-122026-09-102026-11-08
Strait of Hormuz, transits, dry bulk carriers, last 120 days, 2026-07-12 (12 July 2026) to 2026-11-08 (8 November 2026): values ranged from 0 transits per day on 2026-07-12 to 5 transits per day on 2026-08-14, with a mean of 1.6 transits per day. The latest value, for 2026-11-08, was 1 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).

Strait of Hormuz, transits, dry bulk carriers, last 120 days (transits per day).
Datetransits per day
2026-07-120
2026-07-133
2026-07-141
2026-07-154
2026-07-161
2026-07-170
2026-07-182
2026-07-190
2026-07-201
2026-07-213
2026-07-221
2026-07-230
2026-07-242
2026-07-250
2026-07-261
2026-07-273
2026-07-284
2026-07-294
2026-07-300
2026-07-312
2026-08-011
2026-08-021
2026-08-033
2026-08-043
2026-08-051
2026-08-061
2026-08-072
2026-08-083
2026-08-091
2026-08-102
2026-08-113
2026-08-121
2026-08-134
2026-08-145
2026-08-150
2026-08-160
2026-08-170
2026-08-181
2026-08-190
2026-08-202
2026-08-212
2026-08-222
2026-08-232
2026-08-240
2026-08-250
2026-08-262
2026-08-270
2026-08-284
2026-08-291
2026-08-302
2026-08-311
2026-09-013
2026-09-022
2026-09-031
2026-09-041
2026-09-051
2026-09-063
2026-09-073
2026-09-083
2026-09-091
2026-09-102
2026-09-113
2026-09-121
2026-09-132
2026-09-142
2026-09-151
2026-09-161
2026-09-172
2026-09-184
2026-09-190
2026-09-201
2026-09-211
2026-09-220
2026-09-232
2026-09-242
2026-09-251
2026-09-261
2026-09-270
2026-09-280
2026-09-291
2026-09-300
2026-10-010
2026-10-024
2026-10-031
2026-10-042
2026-10-055
2026-10-060
2026-10-072
2026-10-082
2026-10-091
2026-10-102
2026-10-111
2026-10-123
2026-10-134
2026-10-142
2026-10-150
2026-10-160
2026-10-170
2026-10-182
2026-10-192
2026-10-201
2026-10-212
2026-10-222
2026-10-233
2026-10-240
2026-10-250
2026-10-262
2026-10-272
2026-10-281
2026-10-291
2026-10-305
2026-10-312
2026-11-010
2026-11-020
2026-11-031
2026-11-042
2026-11-054
2026-11-062
2026-11-071
2026-11-081

Transit trade volume

Strait of Hormuz, transit trade volume, last 120 daysStrait of Hormuz, transit trade volume, last 120 days, 2026-07-12 (12 July 2026) to 2026-11-08 (8 November 2026): values ranged from 0 metric tons per day on 2026-07-23 to 470,124 metric tons per day on 2026-07-31, with a mean of 83,782.4 metric tons per day. The latest value, for 2026-11-08, was 792 metric tons per day.0100,000200,000300,000400,000500,0002026-07-122026-09-102026-11-08
Strait of Hormuz, transit trade volume, last 120 days, 2026-07-12 (12 July 2026) to 2026-11-08 (8 November 2026): values ranged from 0 metric tons per day on 2026-07-23 to 470,124 metric tons per day on 2026-07-31, with a mean of 83,782.4 metric tons per day. The latest value, for 2026-11-08, was 792 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).

Strait of Hormuz, transit trade volume, last 120 days (metric tons per day).
Datemetric tons per day
2026-07-1263,878
2026-07-1365,012
2026-07-1487,376
2026-07-15214,434
2026-07-1628,460
2026-07-171,231
2026-07-18132,322
2026-07-1954,047
2026-07-201,207
2026-07-2171,614
2026-07-2235,435
2026-07-230
2026-07-24591
2026-07-25324
2026-07-26122,054
2026-07-27170,314
2026-07-2863,967
2026-07-29179,594
2026-07-305,325
2026-07-31470,124
2026-08-013,003
2026-08-02107,354
2026-08-03131,517
2026-08-04214,958
2026-08-054,805
2026-08-0625,140
2026-08-0795,136
2026-08-08389,245
2026-08-090
2026-08-1064,034
2026-08-1199,876
2026-08-1214,580
2026-08-13150,650
2026-08-14195,694
2026-08-151,067
2026-08-160
2026-08-1724,505
2026-08-18312,897
2026-08-1978,931
2026-08-20136,645
2026-08-2172,476
2026-08-22184,497
2026-08-2332,472
2026-08-2469,775
2026-08-2556,680
2026-08-2688,102
2026-08-274,989
2026-08-28151,980
2026-08-2910,089
2026-08-3070,732
2026-08-3128,355
2026-09-0163,309
2026-09-02115,187
2026-09-03116,969
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Oil and gas carried

Crude oil and petroleum liquids through Strait of Hormuz, million barrels per day, and its share of world maritime oil trade
PeriodMillion barrels a dayShare of world maritime oil trade
202019.226%
202119.726%
202221.928%
202321.827%
202420.726%
1H2520.926%

LNG: 11.4 billion cubic feet a day in 1H25. Over 20 percent of global LNG trade, mostly from Qatar.

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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