Container port traffic in Uruguay
Uruguay: Container port traffic was 1.11 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units in 2024. ▲ Rising
Container port traffic in Uruguay, 2010–2024
Source: UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD). Measured in TEU: 20 foot equivalent units.
Analysis
In 2024, container port traffic in Uruguay stood at 1.11 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and up 43.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, container port traffic in Uruguay peaked at 1.12 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units in 2023 and was at its lowest, 608,712 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units, in 2010.
Uruguay ranks 66th of 167 countries on this measure, 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 Uruguay, year by year
| Year | TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 608,712 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | — |
| 2011 | 861,164 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +41.5% |
| 2012 | 753,889 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | -12.5% |
| 2013 | 826,962 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +9.7% |
| 2014 | 775,651 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | -6.2% |
| 2015 | 811,297 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +4.6% |
| 2016 | 888,119 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +9.5% |
| 2017 | 939,427 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +5.8% |
| 2018 | 797,874 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | -15.1% |
| 2019 | 749,562 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | -6.1% |
| 2020 | 764,797 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 977,922 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +27.9% |
| 2022 | 1.08 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +10.5% |
| 2023 | 1.12 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +3.7% |
| 2024 | 1.11 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | -0.4% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 1.11 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.03 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units, 1.1× the median. (72 countries reporting)
- Uruguay's 1.11 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 238,409 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units, 4.7× the median. (38 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 801,266 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | 608,712 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | 939,427 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.01 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | 764,797 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | 1.12 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | 5 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
- 63 Djibouti 1.29 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units compare
- 64 Ireland 1.21 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units compare
- 65 Slovenia 1.13 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units compare
- 67 Lithuania 1.07 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units compare
- 68 Congo 1.05 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units compare
- 69 Cambodia 1.03 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units compare
More infrastructure data for Uruguay
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 4.93 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 145.5 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 1.21 million (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 35.62 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.3562 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 0.1195 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 1.21 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.46 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is container port traffic in Uruguay?
- Container port traffic in Uruguay was 1.11 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 Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 1.12 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units in 2023.
- What is the lowest container port traffic recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 608,712 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units in 2010.
- How does Uruguay rank for container port traffic?
- Uruguay ranks 66th out of 167 countries with data for 2024.
- Is container port traffic rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uruguay 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.