Container port traffic, maritime transport in South America
South America: Container port traffic, maritime transport was 32.65 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Container port traffic, maritime transport in South America, 2010–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
South America recorded 32.65 million for container port traffic, maritime transport in 2024. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
The figure is up 11.6% on the previous year and up 33.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, container port traffic, maritime transport in South America peaked at 32.65 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 19.42 million, in 2010.
That places South America 18th out of 33 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Container port traffic, maritime transport in South America, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 19.42 million | — |
| 2011 | 22.26 million | +14.6% |
| 2012 | 23.46 million | +5.4% |
| 2013 | 24.48 million | +4.3% |
| 2014 | 24.48 million | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 24.58 million | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 23.86 million | -2.9% |
| 2017 | 25.53 million | +7.0% |
| 2018 | 27.59 million | +8.1% |
| 2019 | 27.60 million | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 26.93 million | -2.4% |
| 2021 | 29.52 million | +9.6% |
| 2022 | 28.77 million | -2.5% |
| 2023 | 29.26 million | +1.7% |
| 2024 | 32.65 million | +11.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 24.33 million | 19.42 million | 27.60 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.42 million | 26.93 million | 32.65 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near South America
- 15 Italy 11.93 million compare
- 16 Democratic Republic of the Congo 42,211 compare
- 16 Morocco 11.79 million compare
- 17 Thailand 11.43 million compare
- 18 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 9.62 million compare
- 19 Australia 9.58 million compare
- 20 Panama 9.57 million compare
- 21 Mexico 9.28 million compare
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- Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight 9.9% (2024)
- Proportion of the target population who received 3 doses of 83.0% (2024)
- Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global 2.6% (2024)
- Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global 3.0% (2024)
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- Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global 1.3% (2024)
- Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural 0.8% (2024)
- Total official flows for infrastructure, by recipient countries 4,428 (2024)
- Total reserves in months of imports 7.62 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is container port traffic, maritime transport in South America?
- Container port traffic, maritime transport in South America was 32.65 million in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest container port traffic, maritime transport recorded in South America?
- The highest recorded value was 32.65 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest container port traffic, maritime transport recorded in South America?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.42 million in 2010.
- How does South America rank for container port traffic, maritime transport?
- South America ranks 18th out of 33 groups with data for 2024.
- Is container port traffic, maritime transport rising or falling in South America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South America 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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