Freight loaded and unloaded, maritime transport in Latin America and the Caribbean
Latin America and the Caribbean: Freight loaded and unloaded, maritime transport was 2.14 billion in 2024. ▲ Rising
Freight loaded and unloaded, maritime transport in Latin America and the Caribbean, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Latin America and the Caribbean recorded 2.14 billion for freight loaded and unloaded, maritime transport in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.1% on the previous year and up 22.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, freight loaded and unloaded, maritime transport in Latin America and the Caribbean peaked at 2.14 billion in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.08 billion, in 2000.
That places Latin America and the Caribbean 10th out of 29 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Freight loaded and unloaded, maritime transport in Latin America and the Caribbean, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.08 billion | — |
| 2001 | 1.11 billion | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 1.09 billion | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 1.14 billion | +4.9% |
| 2004 | 1.25 billion | +9.5% |
| 2005 | 1.37 billion | +9.2% |
| 2006 | 1.45 billion | +6.3% |
| 2007 | 1.52 billion | +4.5% |
| 2008 | 1.59 billion | +4.4% |
| 2009 | 1.37 billion | -13.3% |
| 2010 | 1.58 billion | +15.1% |
| 2011 | 1.69 billion | +6.5% |
| 2012 | 1.72 billion | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 1.75 billion | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 1.74 billion | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 1.88 billion | +7.6% |
| 2016 | 1.92 billion | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 1.94 billion | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 1.95 billion | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 1.92 billion | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 1.83 billion | -4.5% |
| 2021 | 1.96 billion | +6.7% |
| 2022 | 1.99 billion | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 2.02 billion | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 2.14 billion | +6.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.30 billion | 1.08 billion | 1.59 billion | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.81 billion | 1.58 billion | 1.95 billion | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.99 billion | 1.83 billion | 2.14 billion | 5 |
More infrastructure data for Latin America and the Caribbean
- Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted 12.4% (2024)
- Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight 8.8% (2024)
- Proportion of the target population who received 3 doses of 82.0% (2024)
- Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global 6.0% (2024)
- Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global 6.0% (2024)
- Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global 4.2% (2024)
- Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global 3.2% (2024)
- Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural 0.7% (2024)
- Total official flows for infrastructure, by recipient countries 8,352 (2024)
- Total reserves in months of imports 6.31 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is freight loaded and unloaded, maritime transport in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- Freight loaded and unloaded, maritime transport in Latin America and the Caribbean was 2.14 billion in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest freight loaded and unloaded, maritime transport recorded in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 2.14 billion in 2024.
- What is the lowest freight loaded and unloaded, maritime transport recorded in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.08 billion in 2000.
- How does Latin America and the Caribbean rank for freight loaded and unloaded, maritime transport?
- Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 10th out of 29 groups with data for 2024.
- Is freight loaded and unloaded, maritime transport rising or falling in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latin America and the Caribbean data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Freight loaded and unloaded, maritime transport (metric tons). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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