Container port traffic, maritime transport in Americas
Americas: Container port traffic, maritime transport was 131.99 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Container port traffic, maritime transport in Americas, 2010–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for container port traffic, maritime transport in Americas is 131.99 million, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.7% on the previous year and up 35.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, container port traffic, maritime transport in Americas peaked at 131.99 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 84.18 million, in 2010.
That places Americas 6th out of 33 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Container port traffic, maritime transport in Americas, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 84.18 million | — |
| 2011 | 89.67 million | +6.5% |
| 2012 | 93.64 million | +4.4% |
| 2013 | 95.14 million | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 97.45 million | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 100.59 million | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 99.75 million | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 106.84 million | +7.1% |
| 2018 | 113.80 million | +6.5% |
| 2019 | 115.74 million | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 112.77 million | -2.6% |
| 2021 | 127.79 million | +13.3% |
| 2022 | 127.67 million | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 120.29 million | -5.8% |
| 2024 | 131.99 million | +9.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 99.68 million | 84.18 million | 115.74 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 124.10 million | 112.77 million | 131.99 million | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is container port traffic, maritime transport in Americas?
- Container port traffic, maritime transport in Americas was 131.99 million in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest container port traffic, maritime transport recorded in Americas?
- The highest recorded value was 131.99 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest container port traffic, maritime transport recorded in Americas?
- The lowest recorded value was 84.18 million in 2010.
- How does Americas rank for container port traffic, maritime transport?
- Americas ranks 6th out of 33 groups with data for 2024.
- Is container port traffic, maritime transport rising or falling in Americas?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Americas data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Container port traffic, maritime transport (twenty-foot equivalent units - TEUs). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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