In 2020, almost 276 million short tons of cargo were processed at the Port of Houston. This represents a decrease of about three percent compared with the previous year when some 285 million short tons of cargo were handled at the port.
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Total cargo processed at the Port of Houston from 2016 to 2020
(in million short tons)
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Bureau of Transportation Statistics. (April 10, 2023). Total cargo processed at the Port of Houston from 2016 to 2020 (in million short tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 27, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1377470/cargo-throughput-port-of-houston/
Bureau of Transportation Statistics. "Total cargo processed at the Port of Houston from 2016 to 2020 (in million short tons)." Chart. April 10, 2023. Statista. Accessed June 27, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1377470/cargo-throughput-port-of-houston/
Bureau of Transportation Statistics. (2023). Total cargo processed at the Port of Houston from 2016 to 2020 (in million short tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 27, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1377470/cargo-throughput-port-of-houston/
Bureau of Transportation Statistics. "Total Cargo Processed at The Port of Houston from 2016 to 2020 (in Million Short Tons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 10 Apr 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1377470/cargo-throughput-port-of-houston/
Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Total cargo processed at the Port of Houston from 2016 to 2020 (in million short tons) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1377470/cargo-throughput-port-of-houston/ (last visited June 27, 2025)
Total cargo processed at the Port of Houston from 2016 to 2020 (in million short tons) [Graph], Bureau of Transportation Statistics, April 10, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1377470/cargo-throughput-port-of-houston/
