Container port traffic in Latin America & Caribbean
Latin America & Caribbean: Container port traffic was 63.97 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units in 2024. ▲ Rising
Container port traffic in Latin America & Caribbean, 2010–2024
Source: UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD). Measured in TEU: 20 foot equivalent units.
Analysis
Latin America & Caribbean recorded 63.97 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units for container port traffic in 2024. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
The figure is up 9.1% on the previous year and up 36.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, container port traffic in Latin America & Caribbean peaked at 63.97 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units in 2024 and was at its lowest, 38.77 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units, in 2010.
That places Latin America & Caribbean 19th out of 39 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 in Latin America & Caribbean, year by year
| Year | TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 38.77 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | — |
| 2011 | 43.66 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +12.6% |
| 2012 | 46.12 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +5.6% |
| 2013 | 46.70 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 47.01 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 47.91 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 46.77 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 49.95 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +6.8% |
| 2018 | 53.57 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +7.3% |
| 2019 | 54.04 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 52.89 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 59.13 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +11.8% |
| 2022 | 58.52 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 58.61 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 63.97 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +9.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 47.45 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | 38.77 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | 54.04 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | 10 |
| 2020s | 58.62 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | 52.89 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | 63.97 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | 5 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean
- 16 Germany 13.29 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units compare
- 17 Belgium 12.39 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units compare
- 18 Italy 11.93 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units compare
- 19 Morocco 11.79 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units compare
- 20 Thailand 11.43 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units compare
- 21 United Kingdom 9.62 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units compare
- 22 Australia 9.58 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units compare
More infrastructure data for Latin America & Caribbean
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 779.00 million (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 116.8 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 80.00 million (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 12 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.12 units per person (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -3.61 % change on previous year (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 80.00 million (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.17 units per person (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is container port traffic in Latin America & Caribbean?
- Container port traffic in Latin America & Caribbean was 63.97 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 Latin America & Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 63.97 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units in 2024.
- What is the lowest container port traffic recorded in Latin America & Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.77 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units in 2010.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean rank for container port traffic?
- Latin America & Caribbean ranks 19th out of 39 groups with data for 2024.
- Is container port traffic rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latin America & Caribbean 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.