This statistic shows the volume of cargo handled in the container ports in selected countries in Latin America and the Caribbean in 2019. That year, Brazil topped the list, having handled approximately 10.4 million TEUs, followed by Panama, with 7.35 million TEUs.
Volume of cargo handled in container ports in Latin America and the Caribbean in 2019, by country
(in 1,000 TEUs)
The twenty-foot equivalent unit (often TEU or teu) is the shipping industry’s standard unit of measure.
Throughput is defined as the total volume of cargo handled.
The source does not specify the date of publication. The release date given is the date of access.
No data available for the following countries: Paraguay, Dominica, Antigua & Barbuda, St. Kitts & Nevis and Haiti.
Values have been rounded.
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Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean. (August 11, 2020). Volume of cargo handled in container ports in Latin America and the Caribbean in 2019, by country (in 1,000 TEUs) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/737167/latin-america-countries-container-port-throughput/
Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean. "Volume of cargo handled in container ports in Latin America and the Caribbean in 2019, by country (in 1,000 TEUs)." Chart. August 11, 2020. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/737167/latin-america-countries-container-port-throughput/
Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean. (2020). Volume of cargo handled in container ports in Latin America and the Caribbean in 2019, by country (in 1,000 TEUs). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/737167/latin-america-countries-container-port-throughput/
Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean. "Volume of Cargo Handled in Container Ports in Latin America and The Caribbean in 2019, by Country (in 1,000 Teus)." Statista, Statista Inc., 11 Aug 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/737167/latin-america-countries-container-port-throughput/
Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean, Volume of cargo handled in container ports in Latin America and the Caribbean in 2019, by country (in 1,000 TEUs) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/737167/latin-america-countries-container-port-throughput/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Volume of cargo handled in container ports in Latin America and the Caribbean in 2019, by country (in 1,000 TEUs) [Graph], Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean, August 11, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/737167/latin-america-countries-container-port-throughput/
