The net tonnage transported through the Panama Canal amounted to nearly 516.5 million PC/UMS tons in fiscal year 2021, an increase of almost nine percent in comparison to the previous year. This figure has been annually increasing since 2016. In contrast, the number of transits through the Canal register a slight decrease that year, when compared to FY 2020.
Panama Canal's net tonnage from 2014 to 2021
(in millions)
* According to the source, the tonnage measurement system for the Panama Canal tolls assessment is the Panama Canal Universal System (PC/UMS). This amount also includes the PC/UMS tonnage for full containership and passenger vessels. PC/UMS is based on a mathematical formula to calculate a vessel's total volume; one PC/UMS net ton is equivalent to 100 cubic feet (2.83 cubic meters) of capacity.
Fiscal year ranges from October of the previous year to September of the indicated year.
This statistic was compiled using several releases of the publication.
Figures have been rounded.
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Panama Canal Authority . (October 13, 2021). Panama Canal's net tonnage from 2014 to 2021 (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/710203/net-tonnage-panama-canal/
Panama Canal Authority . "Panama Canal's net tonnage from 2014 to 2021 (in millions)." Chart. October 13, 2021. Statista. Accessed November 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/710203/net-tonnage-panama-canal/
Panama Canal Authority . (2021). Panama Canal's net tonnage from 2014 to 2021 (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/710203/net-tonnage-panama-canal/
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Panama Canal's net tonnage from 2014 to 2021 (in millions) [Graph], Panama Canal Authority , October 13, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/710203/net-tonnage-panama-canal/
