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.
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No data available for the following countries: Paraguay, Dominica, Antigua & Barbuda, St. Kitts & Nevis and Haiti.
Values have been rounded.
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Latin America: container port cargo throughput 2019, by country
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 **** million TEUs, followed by Panama, with **** million TEUs.
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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 ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 20, 2026, from /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. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 20, 2026. /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). ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 20, 2026. /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)." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 11 Aug 2020, /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) ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/737167/latin-america-countries-container-port-throughput/ (last visited July 20, 2026)
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: /statistics/737167/latin-america-countries-container-port-throughput/
