Container port traffic in Colombia
Colombia: Container port traffic was 5.19 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units in 2024. ▲ Rising
Container port traffic in Colombia, 2010–2024
Source: UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD). Measured in TEU: 20 foot equivalent units.
Analysis
In 2024, container port traffic in Colombia stood at 5.19 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
The figure is up 15.2% on the previous year and up 52.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, container port traffic in Colombia peaked at 5.19 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2.45 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units, in 2010.
That places Colombia 32nd out of 167 countries 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 in Colombia, year by year
| Year | TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 2.45 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | — |
| 2011 | 2.86 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +16.9% |
| 2012 | 3.38 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +18.2% |
| 2013 | 3.07 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | -9.3% |
| 2014 | 3.41 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +11.1% |
| 2015 | 3.84 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +12.7% |
| 2016 | 3.45 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | -10.2% |
| 2017 | 3.88 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +12.3% |
| 2018 | 4.18 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +7.8% |
| 2019 | 4.32 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 4.27 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 4.90 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +14.7% |
| 2022 | 4.48 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | -8.6% |
| 2023 | 4.50 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 5.19 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +15.2% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 5.19 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 552,376 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units, 9.4× the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 5.19 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 238,409 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units, 21.8× the median. (38 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 3.48 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | 2.45 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | 4.32 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.67 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | 4.27 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | 5.19 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | 5 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
- 29 Canada 6.39 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units compare
- 30 Greece 5.69 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units compare
- 31 France 5.37 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units compare
- 33 Russia 5.19 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units compare
- 34 Chile 4.47 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units compare
- 35 South Africa 4.30 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units compare
More infrastructure data for Colombia
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 92.07 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 174.09 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 6.32 million (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 11.94 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.1194 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -13.21 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 6.32 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.74 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is container port traffic in Colombia?
- Container port traffic in Colombia was 5.19 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units in 2024, according to UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD).
- What is the highest container port traffic recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 5.19 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units in 2024.
- What is the lowest container port traffic recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.45 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units in 2010.
- How does Colombia rank for container port traffic?
- Colombia ranks 32nd out of 167 countries with data for 2024.
- Is container port traffic rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 52.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Colombia data come from?
- The figures come from UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), published as part of Container port traffic (TEU: 20 foot equivalent units). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Port container traffic measures the flow of containers from land to sea transport modes, and vice versa, in twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs), a standard-size container. Data refer to coastal shipping as well as international journeys. Transshipment traffic is counted as two lifts at the intermediate port (once to off-load and again as an outbound lift) and includes empty units.