Freight loaded and unloaded, maritime transport in South America
South America: Freight loaded and unloaded, maritime transport was 1.65 billion in 2024. ▲ Rising
Freight loaded and unloaded, maritime transport in South America, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for freight loaded and unloaded, maritime transport in South America is 1.65 billion, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 9.1% on the previous year and up 23.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, freight loaded and unloaded, maritime transport in South America peaked at 1.65 billion in 2024 and was at its lowest, 731.72 million, in 2000.
South America ranks 14th of 29 groups on this measure, 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 South America, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 731.72 million | — |
| 2001 | 755.05 million | +3.2% |
| 2002 | 742.50 million | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 789.31 million | +6.3% |
| 2004 | 888.67 million | +12.6% |
| 2005 | 963.12 million | +8.4% |
| 2006 | 1.03 billion | +6.8% |
| 2007 | 1.11 billion | +7.6% |
| 2008 | 1.16 billion | +4.9% |
| 2009 | 1.04 billion | -10.7% |
| 2010 | 1.20 billion | +15.3% |
| 2011 | 1.27 billion | +6.0% |
| 2012 | 1.32 billion | +4.0% |
| 2013 | 1.33 billion | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 1.34 billion | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 1.46 billion | +9.1% |
| 2016 | 1.48 billion | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 1.50 billion | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 1.49 billion | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 1.46 billion | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 1.40 billion | -4.0% |
| 2021 | 1.45 billion | +3.7% |
| 2022 | 1.47 billion | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 1.52 billion | +3.4% |
| 2024 | 1.65 billion | +9.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 920.27 million | 731.72 million | 1.16 billion | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.39 billion | 1.20 billion | 1.50 billion | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.50 billion | 1.40 billion | 1.65 billion | 5 |
More infrastructure data for South America
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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)
- Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global 2.6% (2024)
- 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 freight loaded and unloaded, maritime transport in South America?
- Freight loaded and unloaded, maritime transport in South America was 1.65 billion in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest freight loaded and unloaded, maritime transport recorded in South America?
- The highest recorded value was 1.65 billion in 2024.
- What is the lowest freight loaded and unloaded, maritime transport recorded in South America?
- The lowest recorded value was 731.72 million in 2000.
- How does South America rank for freight loaded and unloaded, maritime transport?
- South America ranks 14th out of 29 groups with data for 2024.
- Is freight loaded and unloaded, maritime transport rising or falling in South America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.3%. 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 Freight loaded and unloaded, maritime transport (metric tons). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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