Jamaica: Port traffic

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 Jamaica

Number of 20-foot containers passing through the ports

 Latest value 2.35
 Year 2024
 Measure million containers
 Data availability 2010 - 2024
 Average 1.82
 Min - Max 1.56 - 2.35
 Source Containerisation International
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The latest value from 2024 is 2.35 million containers, an increase from 2 million containers in 2023. In comparison, the world average is 8.90 million containers, based on data from 101 countries. Historically, the average for Jamaica from 2010 to 2024 is 1.82 million containers. The minimum value, 1.56 million containers, was reached in 2017 while the maximum of 2.35 million containers was recorded in 2024. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.
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 Recent values Jamaica: Port traffic
 2024 2.35
 2023 2.00
 2022 2.14
 2021 1.98
 2020 1.63
 2019 1.65
 2018 1.83
 2017 1.56




Definition: Port container traffic measures the flow of containers from land to sea transport modes, and vice versa, in twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs), a standard-size container. Data refer to coastal shipping as well as international journeys. Transshipment traffic is counted as two lifts at the intermediate port (once to off-load and again as an outbound lift) and includes empty units.

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